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-rw-r--r--changes/read_circpriorityhalflife_correctly4
-rw-r--r--doc/spec/dir-spec.txt6
-rw-r--r--src/or/relay.c4
3 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/changes/read_circpriorityhalflife_correctly b/changes/read_circpriorityhalflife_correctly
index 9fcbd6923..651e4db28 100644
--- a/changes/read_circpriorityhalflife_correctly
+++ b/changes/read_circpriorityhalflife_correctly
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
- Fix a stupid parenthesization error that made every possible value
of CircPriorityHalflifeMsec get treated as "1 msec". Bugfix on
0.2.2.7-alpha.
-
+ - Rename CircPriorityHalflifeMsec to CircuitPriorityHalflifeMsec,
+ so authorities can tell newer relays about the option without
+ breaking older ones.
diff --git a/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt b/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt
index cfe6cd8f9..b88e838f3 100644
--- a/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt
+++ b/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt
@@ -1149,9 +1149,11 @@
transit in the network at any given time. Obeyed by Tor 0.2.1.20
and later.
- "CircPriorityHalflifeMsec" -- the halflife parameter used when
+ "CircuitPriorityHalflifeMsec" -- the halflife parameter used when
weighting which circuit will send the next cell. Obeyed by Tor
- 0.2.2.7-alpha and later.
+ 0.2.2.10-alpha and later. (Versions of Tor between 0.2.2.7-alpha
+ and 0.2.2.10-alpha recognized a "CircPriorityHalflifeMsec" parameter,
+ but mishandled it badly.)
The authority section of a vote contains the following items, followed
in turn by the authority's current key certificate:
diff --git a/src/or/relay.c b/src/or/relay.c
index c417cbedc..fab2d8896 100644
--- a/src/or/relay.c
+++ b/src/or/relay.c
@@ -1865,9 +1865,9 @@ cell_ewma_set_scale_factor(or_options_t *options, networkstatus_t *consensus)
source = "CircuitPriorityHalflife in configuration";
} else if (consensus &&
(halflife_ms = networkstatus_get_param(
- consensus, "CircPriorityHalflifeMsec", -1)) >= 0) {
+ consensus, "CircuitPriorityHalflifeMsec", -1)) >= 0) {
halflife = ((double)halflife_ms)/1000.0;
- source = "CircPriorityHalflifeMsec in consensus";
+ source = "CircuitPriorityHalflifeMsec in consensus";
} else {
halflife = EWMA_DEFAULT_HALFLIFE;
source = "Default value";