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Commit 439e1718 authored by Nick Mathewson's avatar Nick Mathewson :game_die:
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Light edit to protover warnings.

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......@@ -402,18 +402,19 @@ protover_get_supported_protocols(void)
* If you need to remove a version from this list, you need to make sure that
* it is not listed in the _current consensuses_: just removing it from the
* required list below is NOT ENOUGH. You need to remove it from the
* required list, and THEN let the authorities update and vote on new
* required list, and THEN let the authorities upgrade and vote on new
* consensuses without it. Only once those consensuses are out is it safe to
* remove from this list.
*
* One concrete example of a very dangerous race that could occur:
*
* If the client required protocol "HSDir=1-2" is then changed in the code
* and released to "HSDir=2" while the consensus stills lists "HSDir=1-2",
* then these clients, even very recent ones, will shutdown because they
* Suppose that the client supports protocols "HsDir=1-2" and the consensus
* requires protocols "HsDir=1-2. If the client supported protocol list is
* then changed to "HSDir=2", while the consensus stills lists "HSDir=1-2",
* then these clients, even very recent ones, will shut down because they
* don't support "HSDir=1".
*
* And so, changes need to be done in lockstep as described above.
* And so, changes need to be done in strict sequence as described above.
*
* XXX: WARNING!
*/
......@@ -454,8 +455,8 @@ protover_get_supported_protocols(void)
* network unless their presence is causing serious active harm.
*
* The following required and recommended lists MUST be changed BEFORE the
* supported list above is changed in order for those lists to appear in the
* consensus BEFORE.
* supported list above is changed, so that these lists appear in the
* consensus BEFORE clients need them.
*
* Please, see the warning in protocol_get_supported_versions().
*
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