diff --git a/changes/bug23696 b/changes/bug23696 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d447815c84 --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/bug23696 @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ + o Minor bugfixes (scheduler, kist): + - Properly initialize the scheduler last run time counter so it is not 0 + at the first tick. Fixes bug 23696; bugfix on 0.3.2.1-alpha. diff --git a/src/or/scheduler_kist.c b/src/or/scheduler_kist.c index 9e960cdef9..5856cbea45 100644 --- a/src/or/scheduler_kist.c +++ b/src/or/scheduler_kist.c @@ -490,6 +490,16 @@ kist_scheduler_on_new_options(void) static void kist_scheduler_init(void) { + /* When initializing the scheduler, the last run could be 0 because it is + * declared static or a value in the past that was set when it was last + * used. In both cases, we want to initialize it to now so we don't risk + * using the value 0 which doesn't play well with our monotonic time + * interface. + * + * One side effect is that the first scheduler run will be at the next tick + * that is in now + 10 msec (KIST_SCHED_RUN_INTERVAL_DEFAULT) by default. */ + monotime_get(&scheduler_last_run); + kist_scheduler_on_new_options(); IF_BUG_ONCE(sched_run_interval == 0) { log_warn(LD_SCHED, "We are initing the KIST scheduler and noticed the "