diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8b019ed084..ce714406b5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.2.9-alpha - 2010-??-??
       "memcpyfail".
     - Make the DNSPort option work with libevent 2.x. Don't alter the
       behaviour for libevent 1.x. Fixes bug 1143. Found by SwissTorExit.
-
+    - Emit an GUARD DROPPED event for a case we missed.
+    - Make more fields in the controller protocol case-insensitive as
+      documented in control-spec.txt.
 
   o Code simplifications and refactoring:
     - Generate our manpage and HTML documentation using Asciidoc.  This
@@ -35,6 +37,20 @@ Changes in version 0.2.2.9-alpha - 2010-??-??
       AUTHORS file had its content merged into the people page on the
       website. The roadmaps and design doc can now be found in the
       projects directory in svn.
+    - Enabled various circuit build timeout constants to be controlled
+      by consensus parameters. Also set better defaults for these
+      parameters based on experimentation on broadband and simulated
+      high latency links.
+
+  o Minor features:
+    - The 'EXTENDCIRCUIT' control port command can now be used with
+      a circ id of 0 and no path. This will cause Tor to build a new
+      'fast' general purpose circuit using its own path selection
+      algorithms.
+    - Added a BUILDTIMEOUT_SET control port event to describe changes
+      to the circuit build timeout.
+    - Future-proof the controller protocol a bit by ignoring keyword
+      arguments we do not recognize.
 
   o Removed features:
     - Stop shipping parts of the website and the design paper in the
diff --git a/doc/spec/control-spec.txt b/doc/spec/control-spec.txt
index 73f0b020a9..7d3312a5a8 100644
--- a/doc/spec/control-spec.txt
+++ b/doc/spec/control-spec.txt
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
          "INFO" / "NOTICE" / "WARN" / "ERR" / "NEWDESC" / "ADDRMAP" /
          "AUTHDIR_NEWDESCS" / "DESCCHANGED" / "STATUS_GENERAL" /
          "STATUS_CLIENT" / "STATUS_SERVER" / "GUARD" / "NS" / "STREAM_BW" /
-         "CLIENTS_SEEN" / "NEWCONSENSUS"
+         "CLIENTS_SEEN" / "NEWCONSENSUS" / "BUILDTIMEOUT_SET"
 
   Any events *not* listed in the SETEVENTS line are turned off; thus, sending
   SETEVENTS with an empty body turns off all event reporting.
@@ -606,15 +606,20 @@
 3.10. EXTENDCIRCUIT
 
   Sent from the client to the server.  The format is:
-      "EXTENDCIRCUIT" SP CircuitID SP
-                      ServerSpec *("," ServerSpec)
-                      [SP "purpose=" Purpose] CRLF
+      "EXTENDCIRCUIT" SP CircuitID
+                      [SP ServerSpec *("," ServerSpec)
+                       SP "purpose=" Purpose] CRLF
 
   This request takes one of two forms: either the CircuitID is zero, in
-  which case it is a request for the server to build a new circuit according
-  to the specified path, or the CircuitID is nonzero, in which case it is a
-  request for the server to extend an existing circuit with that ID according
-  to the specified path.
+  which case it is a request for the server to build a new circuit,
+  or the CircuitID is nonzero, in which case it is a request for the
+  server to extend an existing circuit with that ID according to the
+  specified path.
+
+  If the CircuitID is 0, the controller has the option of providing
+  a path for Tor to use to build the circuit. If it does not provide
+  a path, Tor will select one automatically from high capacity nodes
+  according to path-spec.txt.
 
   If CircuitID is 0 and "purpose=" is specified, then the circuit's
   purpose is set. Two choices are recognized: "general" and
@@ -1656,6 +1661,38 @@
 
   [First added in 0.2.1.13-alpha]
 
+4.1.16. New circuit buildtime has been set.
+
+  The syntax is:
+     "650" SP "BUILDTIMEOUT_SET" SP Type SP "TOTAL_TIMES=" Total SP
+        "TIMEOUT_MS=" Timeout SP "XM=" Xm SP "ALPHA=" Alpha SP
+        "CUTOFF_QUANTILE=" Quantile CRLF
+     Type = "COMPUTED" / "RESET" / "SUSPENDED" / "DISCARD" / "RESUME"
+     Total = Integer count of timeouts stored
+     Timeout = Integer timeout in milliseconds
+     Xm = Estimated integer Pareto parameter Xm in milliseconds
+     Alpha = Estimated floating point Paredo paremter alpha
+     Quantile = Floating point CDF quantile cutoff point for this timeout
+
+  A new circuit build timeout time has been set. If Type is "COMPUTED",
+  Tor has computed the value based on historical data. If Type is "RESET",
+  initialization or drastic network changes have caused Tor to reset
+  the timeout back to the default, to relearn again. If Type is
+  "SUSPENDED", Tor has detected a loss of network connectivity and has
+  temporarily changed the timeout value to the default until the network
+  recovers. If type is "DISCARD", Tor has decided to discard timeout
+  values that likely happened while the network was down. If type is
+  "RESUME", Tor has decided to resume timeout calculation.
+
+  The Total value is the count of circuit build times Tor used in
+  computing this value. It is capped internally at the maximum number
+  of build times Tor stores (NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE).
+
+  The Timeout itself is provided in milliseconds. Internally, Tor rounds
+  this value to the nearest second before using it.
+
+  [First added in 0.2.2.7-alpha]
+
 5. Implementation notes
 
 5.1. Authentication
diff --git a/src/or/circuitbuild.c b/src/or/circuitbuild.c
index 300da7eed0..08ee58416b 100644
--- a/src/or/circuitbuild.c
+++ b/src/or/circuitbuild.c
@@ -79,6 +79,111 @@ static int onion_append_hop(crypt_path_t **head_ptr, extend_info_t *choice);
 
 static void entry_guards_changed(void);
 
+static int32_t
+circuit_build_times_max_timeouts(void)
+{
+  int32_t num = networkstatus_get_param(NULL, "cbtmaxtimeouts",
+          CBT_DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT);
+  return num;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+circuit_build_times_min_circs_to_observe(void)
+{
+  int32_t num = networkstatus_get_param(NULL, "cbtmincircs",
+                CBT_DEFAULT_MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
+  return num;
+}
+
+double
+circuit_build_times_quantile_cutoff(void)
+{
+  int32_t num = networkstatus_get_param(NULL, "cbtquantile",
+                CBT_DEFAULT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF);
+  return num/100.0;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+circuit_build_times_test_frequency(void)
+{
+  int32_t num = networkstatus_get_param(NULL, "cbttestfreq",
+                CBT_DEFAULT_TEST_FREQUENCY);
+  return num;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+circuit_build_times_min_timeout(void)
+{
+  int32_t num = networkstatus_get_param(NULL, "cbtmintimeout",
+                CBT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE);
+  return num;
+}
+
+int32_t
+circuit_build_times_initial_timeout(void)
+{
+  int32_t num = networkstatus_get_param(NULL, "cbtinitialtimeout",
+                CBT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE);
+  return num;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+circuit_build_times_recent_circuit_count(void)
+{
+  int32_t num = networkstatus_get_param(NULL, "cbtrecentcount",
+                CBT_DEFAULT_RECENT_CIRCUITS);
+  return num;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function is called when we get a consensus update.
+ *
+ * It checks to see if we have changed any consensus parameters
+ * that require reallocation or discard of previous stats.
+ */
+void
+circuit_build_times_new_consensus_params(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
+                                         networkstatus_t *ns)
+{
+  int32_t num = networkstatus_get_param(ns, "cbtrecentcount",
+                   CBT_DEFAULT_RECENT_CIRCUITS);
+
+  if (num != cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs) {
+    int8_t *recent_circs;
+    log_notice(LD_CIRC, "Changing recent timeout size from %d to %d",
+               cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs, num);
+
+    tor_assert(num > 0);
+    tor_assert(cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop);
+
+    /*
+     * Technically this is a circular array that we are reallocating
+     * and memcopying. However, since it only consists of either 1s
+     * or 0s, and is only used in a statistical test to determine when
+     * we should discard our history after a sufficient number of 1's
+     * have been reached, it is fine if order is not preserved or
+     * elements are lost.
+     *
+     * cbtrecentcount should only be changing in cases of severe network
+     * distress anyway, so memory correctness here is paramount over
+     * doing acrobatics to preserve the array.
+     */
+    recent_circs = tor_malloc_zero(sizeof(int8_t)*num);
+    memcpy(recent_circs, cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop,
+           sizeof(int8_t)*MIN(num, cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs));
+
+    // Adjust the index if it needs it.
+    if (num < cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs) {
+      cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx = MIN(num-1,
+              cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx);
+    }
+
+    tor_free(cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop);
+    cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop = recent_circs;
+    cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs = num;
+  }
+}
+
 /** Make a note that we're running unit tests (rather than running Tor
  * itself), so we avoid clobbering our state file. */
 void
@@ -96,13 +201,13 @@ circuit_build_times_get_initial_timeout(void)
   double timeout;
   if (!unit_tests && get_options()->CircuitBuildTimeout) {
     timeout = get_options()->CircuitBuildTimeout*1000;
-    if (timeout < BUILD_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE) {
+    if (timeout < circuit_build_times_min_timeout()) {
       log_warn(LD_CIRC, "Config CircuitBuildTimeout too low. Setting to %ds",
-               BUILD_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE/1000);
-      timeout = BUILD_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE;
+               circuit_build_times_min_timeout()/1000);
+      timeout = circuit_build_times_min_timeout();
     }
   } else {
-    timeout = BUILD_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE;
+    timeout = circuit_build_times_initial_timeout();
   }
   return timeout;
 }
@@ -133,7 +238,11 @@ void
 circuit_build_times_init(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 {
   memset(cbt, 0, sizeof(*cbt));
+  cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs = circuit_build_times_recent_circuit_count();
+  cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop = tor_malloc_zero(sizeof(int8_t)*
+                                      cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs);
   cbt->timeout_ms = circuit_build_times_get_initial_timeout();
+  control_event_buildtimeout_set(cbt, BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_RESET);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -161,10 +270,11 @@ circuit_build_times_rewind_history(circuit_build_times_t *cbt, int n)
   }
 
   cbt->build_times_idx -= n;
-  cbt->build_times_idx %= NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE;
+  cbt->build_times_idx %= CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE;
 
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    cbt->circuit_build_times[(i+cbt->build_times_idx)%NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE]=0;
+    cbt->circuit_build_times[(i+cbt->build_times_idx)
+                             %CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE]=0;
   }
 
   if (cbt->total_build_times > n) {
@@ -188,7 +298,7 @@ circuit_build_times_rewind_history(circuit_build_times_t *cbt, int n)
 int
 circuit_build_times_add_time(circuit_build_times_t *cbt, build_time_t time)
 {
-  tor_assert(time <= BUILD_TIME_MAX);
+  tor_assert(time <= CBT_BUILD_TIME_MAX);
   if (time <= 0) {
     log_warn(LD_CIRC, "Circuit build time is %u!", time);
     return -1;
@@ -198,11 +308,11 @@ circuit_build_times_add_time(circuit_build_times_t *cbt, build_time_t time)
   log_info(LD_CIRC, "Adding circuit build time %u", time);
 
   cbt->circuit_build_times[cbt->build_times_idx] = time;
-  cbt->build_times_idx = (cbt->build_times_idx + 1) % NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE;
-  if (cbt->total_build_times < NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE)
+  cbt->build_times_idx = (cbt->build_times_idx + 1) % CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE;
+  if (cbt->total_build_times < CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE)
     cbt->total_build_times++;
 
-  if ((cbt->total_build_times % BUILD_TIMES_SAVE_STATE_EVERY) == 0) {
+  if ((cbt->total_build_times % CBT_SAVE_STATE_EVERY) == 0) {
     /* Save state every n circuit builds */
     if (!unit_tests && !get_options()->AvoidDiskWrites)
       or_state_mark_dirty(get_or_state(), 0);
@@ -219,7 +329,7 @@ circuit_build_times_max(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 {
   int i = 0;
   build_time_t max_build_time = 0;
-  for (i = 0; i < NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
+  for (i = 0; i < CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
     if (cbt->circuit_build_times[i] > max_build_time)
       max_build_time = cbt->circuit_build_times[i];
   }
@@ -232,14 +342,14 @@ build_time_t
 circuit_build_times_min(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 {
   int i = 0;
-  build_time_t min_build_time = BUILD_TIME_MAX;
-  for (i = 0; i < NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
+  build_time_t min_build_time = CBT_BUILD_TIME_MAX;
+  for (i = 0; i < CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
     if (cbt->circuit_build_times[i] && /* 0 <-> uninitialized */
         cbt->circuit_build_times[i] < min_build_time)
       min_build_time = cbt->circuit_build_times[i];
   }
-  if (min_build_time == BUILD_TIME_MAX) {
-    log_warn(LD_CIRC, "No build times less than BUILD_TIME_MAX!");
+  if (min_build_time == CBT_BUILD_TIME_MAX) {
+    log_warn(LD_CIRC, "No build times less than CBT_BUILD_TIME_MAX!");
   }
   return min_build_time;
 }
@@ -249,7 +359,7 @@ circuit_build_times_min(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
  * Calculate and return a histogram for the set of build times.
  *
  * Returns an allocated array of histrogram bins representing
- * the frequency of index*BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH millisecond
+ * the frequency of index*CBT_BIN_WIDTH millisecond
  * build times. Also outputs the number of bins in nbins.
  *
  * The return value must be freed by the caller.
@@ -262,14 +372,14 @@ circuit_build_times_create_histogram(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
   build_time_t max_build_time = circuit_build_times_max(cbt);
   int i, c;
 
-  *nbins = 1 + (max_build_time / BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH);
+  *nbins = 1 + (max_build_time / CBT_BIN_WIDTH);
   histogram = tor_malloc_zero(*nbins * sizeof(build_time_t));
 
   // calculate histogram
-  for (i = 0; i < NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
+  for (i = 0; i < CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
     if (cbt->circuit_build_times[i] == 0) continue; /* 0 <-> uninitialized */
 
-    c = (cbt->circuit_build_times[i] / BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH);
+    c = (cbt->circuit_build_times[i] / CBT_BIN_WIDTH);
     histogram[c]++;
   }
 
@@ -277,7 +387,7 @@ circuit_build_times_create_histogram(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
 }
 
 /**
- * Return the most frequent build time (rounded to BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH ms).
+ * Return the most frequent build time (rounded to CBT_BIN_WIDTH ms).
  *
  * Ties go in favor of the slower time.
  */
@@ -295,7 +405,7 @@ circuit_build_times_mode(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 
   tor_free(histogram);
 
-  return max_bin*BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH+BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH/2;
+  return max_bin*CBT_BIN_WIDTH+CBT_BIN_WIDTH/2;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -326,7 +436,7 @@ circuit_build_times_update_state(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
     line->key = tor_strdup("CircuitBuildTimeBin");
     line->value = tor_malloc(25);
     tor_snprintf(line->value, 25, "%d %d",
-            i*BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH+BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH/2, histogram[i]);
+            i*CBT_BIN_WIDTH+CBT_BIN_WIDTH/2, histogram[i]);
     next = &(line->next);
   }
 
@@ -349,9 +459,9 @@ circuit_build_times_shuffle_and_store_array(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
                                             int num_times)
 {
   int n = num_times;
-  if (num_times > NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE) {
+  if (num_times > CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE) {
     log_notice(LD_CIRC, "Decreasing circuit_build_times size from %d to %d",
-               num_times, NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
+               num_times, CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
   }
 
   /* This code can only be run on a compact array */
@@ -362,9 +472,9 @@ circuit_build_times_shuffle_and_store_array(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
     raw_times[n] = tmp;
   }
 
-  /* Since the times are now shuffled, take a random NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE
-   * subset (ie the first NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE values) */
-  for (n = 0; n < MIN(num_times, NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE); n++) {
+  /* Since the times are now shuffled, take a random CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE
+   * subset (ie the first CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE values) */
+  for (n = 0; n < MIN(num_times, CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE); n++) {
     circuit_build_times_add_time(cbt, raw_times[n]);
   }
 }
@@ -406,7 +516,7 @@ circuit_build_times_parse_state(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
       build_time_t ms;
       int ok;
       ms = (build_time_t)tor_parse_ulong(ms_str, 0, 0,
-                                         BUILD_TIME_MAX, &ok, NULL);
+                                         CBT_BUILD_TIME_MAX, &ok, NULL);
       if (!ok) {
         *msg = tor_strdup("Unable to parse circuit build times: "
                           "Unparsable bin number");
@@ -452,7 +562,7 @@ circuit_build_times_parse_state(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
   circuit_build_times_shuffle_and_store_array(cbt, loaded_times, loaded_cnt);
 
   /* Verify that we didn't overwrite any indexes */
-  for (i=0; i < NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
+  for (i=0; i < CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
     if (!cbt->circuit_build_times[i])
       break;
     tot_values++;
@@ -461,7 +571,7 @@ circuit_build_times_parse_state(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
            "Loaded %d/%d values from %d lines in circuit time histogram",
            tot_values, cbt->total_build_times, N);
   tor_assert(cbt->total_build_times == tot_values);
-  tor_assert(cbt->total_build_times <= NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
+  tor_assert(cbt->total_build_times <= CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
   circuit_build_times_set_timeout(cbt);
   tor_free(loaded_times);
   return *msg ? -1 : 0;
@@ -488,7 +598,7 @@ circuit_build_times_update_alpha(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
    * and less frechet-like. */
   cbt->Xm = circuit_build_times_mode(cbt);
 
-  for (i=0; i< NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
+  for (i=0; i< CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
     if (!x[i]) {
       continue;
     }
@@ -593,19 +703,22 @@ void
 circuit_build_times_add_timeout_worker(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
                                        double quantile_cutoff)
 {
+  // XXX: This may be failing when the number of samples is small?
+  // Keep getting values for the largest timeout bucket over and over
+  // again... Probably because alpha is very very large in that case..
   build_time_t gentime = circuit_build_times_generate_sample(cbt,
-              quantile_cutoff, MAX_SYNTHETIC_QUANTILE);
+              quantile_cutoff, CBT_MAX_SYNTHETIC_QUANTILE);
 
   if (gentime < (build_time_t)tor_lround(cbt->timeout_ms)) {
     log_warn(LD_CIRC,
              "Generated a synthetic timeout LESS than the current timeout: "
              "%ums vs %lfms using Xm: %d a: %lf, q: %lf",
              gentime, cbt->timeout_ms, cbt->Xm, cbt->alpha, quantile_cutoff);
-  } else if (gentime > BUILD_TIME_MAX) {
+  } else if (gentime > CBT_BUILD_TIME_MAX) {
     log_info(LD_CIRC,
              "Generated a synthetic timeout larger than the max: %u",
              gentime);
-    gentime = BUILD_TIME_MAX;
+    gentime = CBT_BUILD_TIME_MAX;
   } else {
     log_info(LD_CIRC, "Generated synthetic circuit build time %u for timeout",
             gentime);
@@ -649,7 +762,7 @@ circuit_build_times_count_pretimeouts(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
           ((double)cbt->pre_timeouts)/
                     (cbt->pre_timeouts+cbt->total_build_times);
     /* Make sure it doesn't exceed the synthetic max */
-    timeout_quantile *= MAX_SYNTHETIC_QUANTILE;
+    timeout_quantile *= CBT_MAX_SYNTHETIC_QUANTILE;
     cbt->Xm = circuit_build_times_mode(cbt);
     tor_assert(cbt->Xm > 0);
     /* Use current timeout to get an estimate on alpha */
@@ -669,7 +782,7 @@ int
 circuit_build_times_needs_circuits(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 {
   /* Return true if < MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE */
-  if (cbt->total_build_times < MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE)
+  if (cbt->total_build_times < circuit_build_times_min_circs_to_observe())
     return 1;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -682,11 +795,14 @@ int
 circuit_build_times_needs_circuits_now(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 {
   return circuit_build_times_needs_circuits(cbt) &&
-    approx_time()-cbt->last_circ_at > BUILD_TIMES_TEST_FREQUENCY;
+    approx_time()-cbt->last_circ_at > circuit_build_times_test_frequency();
 }
 
 /**
  * Called to indicate that the network showed some signs of liveness.
+ *
+ * This function is called every time we receive a cell. Avoid
+ * syscalls, events, and other high-intensity work.
  */
 void
 circuit_build_times_network_is_live(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
@@ -705,7 +821,7 @@ circuit_build_times_network_circ_success(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 {
   cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop[cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx] = 0;
   cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx++;
-  cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx %= RECENT_CIRCUITS;
+  cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx %= cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -736,7 +852,7 @@ circuit_build_times_network_timeout(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
     /* Count a one-hop timeout */
     cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop[cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx]=1;
     cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx++;
-    cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx %= RECENT_CIRCUITS;
+    cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx %= cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs;
   }
 }
 
@@ -751,7 +867,7 @@ int
 circuit_build_times_network_check_live(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 {
   time_t now = approx_time();
-  if (cbt->liveness.nonlive_timeouts >= NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT) {
+  if (cbt->liveness.nonlive_timeouts >= CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT) {
     if (!cbt->liveness.nonlive_discarded) {
       cbt->liveness.nonlive_discarded = 1;
       log_notice(LD_CIRC, "Network is no longer live (too many recent "
@@ -759,10 +875,13 @@ circuit_build_times_network_check_live(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
                 (long int)(now - cbt->liveness.network_last_live));
       /* Only discard NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT-1 because we stopped
        * counting after that */
-      circuit_build_times_rewind_history(cbt, NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT-1);
+      circuit_build_times_rewind_history(cbt,
+                     CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT-1);
+      control_event_buildtimeout_set(cbt, BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_DISCARD);
     }
     return 0;
-  } else if (cbt->liveness.nonlive_timeouts >= NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT) {
+  } else if (cbt->liveness.nonlive_timeouts >=
+                CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT) {
     if (cbt->timeout_ms < circuit_build_times_get_initial_timeout()) {
       log_notice(LD_CIRC,
                 "Network is flaky. No activity for %ld seconds. "
@@ -770,9 +889,17 @@ circuit_build_times_network_check_live(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
                 (long int)(now - cbt->liveness.network_last_live),
                 tor_lround(circuit_build_times_get_initial_timeout()/1000));
       cbt->timeout_ms = circuit_build_times_get_initial_timeout();
+      cbt->liveness.net_suspended = 1;
+      control_event_buildtimeout_set(cbt, BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_SUSPENDED);
     }
 
     return 0;
+  } else if (cbt->liveness.net_suspended) {
+    log_notice(LD_CIRC,
+              "Network activity has resumed. "
+              "Resuming circuit timeout calculations.");
+    cbt->liveness.net_suspended = 0;
+    control_event_buildtimeout_set(cbt, BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_RESUME);
   }
 
   return 1;
@@ -796,19 +923,20 @@ circuit_build_times_network_check_changed(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 
   /* how many of our recent circuits made it to the first hop but then
    * timed out? */
-  for (i = 0; i < RECENT_CIRCUITS; i++) {
+  for (i = 0; i < cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs; i++) {
     timeout_count += cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop[i];
   }
 
   /* If 80% of our recent circuits are timing out after the first hop,
    * we need to re-estimate a new initial alpha and timeout. */
-  if (timeout_count < MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT) {
+  if (timeout_count < circuit_build_times_max_timeouts()) {
     return 0;
   }
 
   circuit_build_times_reset(cbt);
   memset(cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop, 0,
-          sizeof(cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop));
+          sizeof(*cbt->liveness.timeouts_after_firsthop)*
+          cbt->liveness.num_recent_circs);
   cbt->liveness.after_firsthop_idx = 0;
 
   /* Check to see if this has happened before. If so, double the timeout
@@ -819,6 +947,8 @@ circuit_build_times_network_check_changed(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
     cbt->timeout_ms = circuit_build_times_get_initial_timeout();
   }
 
+  control_event_buildtimeout_set(cbt, BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_RESET);
+
   log_notice(LD_CIRC,
             "Network connection speed appears to have changed. Resetting "
             "timeout to %lds after %d timeouts and %d buildtimes.",
@@ -857,13 +987,14 @@ circuit_build_times_add_timeout(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
     cbt->pre_timeouts++;
     log_info(LD_CIRC,
              "Not enough circuits yet to calculate a new build timeout."
-             " Need %d more.",
-             MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE-cbt->total_build_times);
+             " Need %d more.", circuit_build_times_min_circs_to_observe()
+                               - cbt->total_build_times);
     return 0;
   }
 
   circuit_build_times_count_pretimeouts(cbt);
-  circuit_build_times_add_timeout_worker(cbt, BUILDTIMEOUT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF);
+  circuit_build_times_add_timeout_worker(cbt,
+           circuit_build_times_quantile_cutoff());
 
   return 1;
 }
@@ -875,7 +1006,7 @@ circuit_build_times_add_timeout(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
 void
 circuit_build_times_set_timeout(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
 {
-  if (cbt->total_build_times < MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE) {
+  if (cbt->total_build_times < circuit_build_times_min_circs_to_observe()) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -883,16 +1014,18 @@ circuit_build_times_set_timeout(circuit_build_times_t *cbt)
   circuit_build_times_update_alpha(cbt);
 
   cbt->timeout_ms = circuit_build_times_calculate_timeout(cbt,
-                                BUILDTIMEOUT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF);
+                                circuit_build_times_quantile_cutoff());
 
   cbt->have_computed_timeout = 1;
 
-  if (cbt->timeout_ms < BUILD_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE) {
+  if (cbt->timeout_ms < circuit_build_times_min_timeout()) {
     log_warn(LD_CIRC, "Set buildtimeout to low value %lfms. Setting to %dms",
-             cbt->timeout_ms, BUILD_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE);
-    cbt->timeout_ms = BUILD_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE;
+             cbt->timeout_ms, circuit_build_times_min_timeout());
+    cbt->timeout_ms = circuit_build_times_min_timeout();
   }
 
+  control_event_buildtimeout_set(cbt, BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_COMPUTED);
+
   log_info(LD_CIRC,
            "Set circuit build timeout to %lds (%lfms, Xm: %d, a: %lf) "
            "based on %d circuit times", tor_lround(cbt->timeout_ms/1000),
@@ -3296,6 +3429,7 @@ entry_guard_register_connect_status(const char *digest, int succeeded,
                "Removing from the list. %d/%d entry guards usable/new.",
                entry->nickname, buf,
                num_live_entry_guards()-1, smartlist_len(entry_guards)-1);
+      control_event_guard(entry->nickname, entry->identity, "DROPPED");
       entry_guard_free(entry);
       smartlist_del_keeporder(entry_guards, idx);
       log_entry_guards(LOG_INFO);
diff --git a/src/or/control.c b/src/or/control.c
index c08d6a2440..9840ea6294 100644
--- a/src/or/control.c
+++ b/src/or/control.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 #define EVENT_STREAM_BANDWIDTH_USED   0x0014
 #define EVENT_CLIENTS_SEEN     0x0015
 #define EVENT_NEWCONSENSUS     0x0016
-#define _EVENT_MAX             0x0016
+#define EVENT_BUILDTIMEOUT_SET     0x0017
+#define _EVENT_MAX             0x0017
 /* If _EVENT_MAX ever hits 0x0020, we need to make the mask wider. */
 
 /** Bitfield: The bit 1&lt;&lt;e is set if <b>any</b> open control
@@ -922,6 +923,8 @@ handle_control_setevents(control_connection_t *conn, uint32_t len,
         event_code = EVENT_CLIENTS_SEEN;
       else if (!strcasecmp(ev, "NEWCONSENSUS"))
         event_code = EVENT_NEWCONSENSUS;
+      else if (!strcasecmp(ev, "BUILDTIMEOUT_SET"))
+        event_code = EVENT_BUILDTIMEOUT_SET;
       else {
         connection_printf_to_buf(conn, "552 Unrecognized event \"%s\"\r\n",
                                  ev);
@@ -2000,12 +2003,12 @@ handle_control_getinfo(control_connection_t *conn, uint32_t len,
 static uint8_t
 circuit_purpose_from_string(const char *string)
 {
-  if (!strcmpstart(string, "purpose="))
+  if (!strcasecmpstart(string, "purpose="))
     string += strlen("purpose=");
 
-  if (!strcmp(string, "general"))
+  if (!strcasecmp(string, "general"))
     return CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_C_GENERAL;
-  else if (!strcmp(string, "controller"))
+  else if (!strcasecmp(string, "controller"))
     return CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_CONTROLLER;
   else
     return CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_UNKNOWN;
@@ -2037,6 +2040,31 @@ getargs_helper(const char *command, control_connection_t *conn,
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/** Helper.  Return the first element of <b>sl</b> at index <b>start_at</b> or
+ * higher that starts with <b>prefix</b>, case-insensitive.  Return NULL if no
+ * such element exists. */
+static const char *
+find_element_starting_with(smartlist_t *sl, int start_at, const char *prefix)
+{
+  int i;
+  for (i = start_at; i < smartlist_len(sl); ++i) {
+    const char *elt = smartlist_get(sl, i);
+    if (!strcasecmpstart(elt, prefix))
+      return elt;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/** Helper.  Return true iff s is an argument that we should treat as a
+ * key-value pair. */
+static int
+is_keyval_pair(const char *s)
+{
+  /* An argument is a key-value pair if it has an =, and it isn't of the form
+   * $fingeprint=name */
+  return strchr(s, '=') && s[0] != '$';
+}
+
 /** Called when we get an EXTENDCIRCUIT message.  Try to extend the listed
  * circuit, and report success or failure. */
 static int
@@ -2052,27 +2080,49 @@ handle_control_extendcircuit(control_connection_t *conn, uint32_t len,
 
   router_nicknames = smartlist_create();
 
-  args = getargs_helper("EXTENDCIRCUIT", conn, body, 2, -1);
+  args = getargs_helper("EXTENDCIRCUIT", conn, body, 1, -1);
   if (!args)
     goto done;
 
   zero_circ = !strcmp("0", (char*)smartlist_get(args,0));
+
+  if (zero_circ) {
+    const char *purp = find_element_starting_with(args, 1, "PURPOSE=");
+
+    if (purp) {
+      intended_purpose = circuit_purpose_from_string(purp);
+      if (intended_purpose == CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_UNKNOWN) {
+        connection_printf_to_buf(conn, "552 Unknown purpose \"%s\"\r\n", purp);
+        SMARTLIST_FOREACH(args, char *, cp, tor_free(cp));
+        smartlist_free(args);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if ((smartlist_len(args) == 1) ||
+        (smartlist_len(args) >= 2 && is_keyval_pair(smartlist_get(args, 1)))) {
+        // "EXTENDCIRCUIT 0" || EXTENDCIRCUIT 0 foo=bar"
+        circ = circuit_launch_by_router(intended_purpose, NULL,
+                CIRCLAUNCH_NEED_CAPACITY);
+        if (!circ) {
+          connection_write_str_to_buf("551 Couldn't start circuit\r\n", conn);
+        } else {
+          connection_printf_to_buf(conn, "250 EXTENDED %lu\r\n",
+                    (unsigned long)circ->global_identifier);
+        }
+        goto done;
+    }
+    // "EXTENDCIRCUIT 0 router1,router2" ||
+    // "EXTENDCIRCUIT 0 router1,router2 PURPOSE=foo"
+  }
+
   if (!zero_circ && !(circ = get_circ(smartlist_get(args,0)))) {
     connection_printf_to_buf(conn, "552 Unknown circuit \"%s\"\r\n",
                              (char*)smartlist_get(args, 0));
+    goto done;
   }
+
   smartlist_split_string(router_nicknames, smartlist_get(args,1), ",", 0, 0);
 
-  if (zero_circ && smartlist_len(args)>2) {
-    char *purp = smartlist_get(args,2);
-    intended_purpose = circuit_purpose_from_string(purp);
-    if (intended_purpose == CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_UNKNOWN) {
-      connection_printf_to_buf(conn, "552 Unknown purpose \"%s\"\r\n", purp);
-      SMARTLIST_FOREACH(args, char *, cp, tor_free(cp));
-      smartlist_free(args);
-      goto done;
-    }
-  }
   SMARTLIST_FOREACH(args, char *, cp, tor_free(cp));
   smartlist_free(args);
   if (!zero_circ && !circ) {
@@ -2162,7 +2212,7 @@ handle_control_setcircuitpurpose(control_connection_t *conn,
   }
 
   {
-    char *purp = smartlist_get(args,1);
+    const char *purp = find_element_starting_with(args,1,"PURPOSE=");
     new_purpose = circuit_purpose_from_string(purp);
     if (new_purpose == CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_UNKNOWN) {
       connection_printf_to_buf(conn, "552 Unknown purpose \"%s\"\r\n", purp);
@@ -2207,9 +2257,9 @@ handle_control_attachstream(control_connection_t *conn, uint32_t len,
   } else if (!zero_circ && !(circ = get_circ(smartlist_get(args, 1)))) {
     connection_printf_to_buf(conn, "552 Unknown circuit \"%s\"\r\n",
                              (char*)smartlist_get(args, 1));
-  } else if (circ && smartlist_len(args) > 2) {
-    char *hopstring = smartlist_get(args, 2);
-    if (!strcasecmpstart(hopstring, "HOP=")) {
+  } else if (circ) {
+    const char *hopstring = find_element_starting_with(args,2,"HOP=");
+    if (hopstring) {
       hopstring += strlen("HOP=");
       hop = (int) tor_parse_ulong(hopstring, 10, 0, INT_MAX,
                                   &hop_line_ok, NULL);
@@ -2317,9 +2367,9 @@ handle_control_postdescriptor(control_connection_t *conn, uint32_t len,
       }
     } else if (!strcasecmpstart(option, "cache=")) {
       option += strlen("cache=");
-      if (!strcmp(option, "no"))
+      if (!strcasecmp(option, "no"))
         cache = 0;
-      else if (!strcmp(option, "yes"))
+      else if (!strcasecmp(option, "yes"))
         cache = 1;
       else {
         connection_printf_to_buf(conn, "552 Unknown cache request \"%s\"\r\n",
@@ -2501,17 +2551,17 @@ handle_control_resolve(control_connection_t *conn, uint32_t len,
   args = smartlist_create();
   smartlist_split_string(args, body, " ",
                          SPLIT_SKIP_SPACE|SPLIT_IGNORE_BLANK, 0);
-  if (smartlist_len(args) &&
-      !strcasecmp(smartlist_get(args, 0), "mode=reverse")) {
-    char *cp = smartlist_get(args, 0);
-    smartlist_del_keeporder(args, 0);
-    tor_free(cp);
-    is_reverse = 1;
+  {
+    const char *modearg = find_element_starting_with(args, 0, "mode=");
+    if (modearg && !strcasecmp(modearg, "mode=reverse"))
+      is_reverse = 1;
   }
   failed = smartlist_create();
   SMARTLIST_FOREACH(args, const char *, arg, {
-      if (dnsserv_launch_request(arg, is_reverse)<0)
-        smartlist_add(failed, (char*)arg);
+      if (!is_keyval_pair(arg)) {
+          if (dnsserv_launch_request(arg, is_reverse)<0)
+            smartlist_add(failed, (char*)arg);
+      }
   });
 
   send_control_done(conn);
@@ -3440,6 +3490,51 @@ control_event_newconsensus(const networkstatus_t *consensus)
            consensus->routerstatus_list, EVENT_NEWCONSENSUS, "NEWCONSENSUS");
 }
 
+/** Called when we compute a new circuitbuildtimeout */
+int
+control_event_buildtimeout_set(const circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
+                        buildtimeout_set_event_t type)
+{
+  const char *type_string = NULL;
+  double qnt = circuit_build_times_quantile_cutoff();
+
+  if (!control_event_is_interesting(EVENT_BUILDTIMEOUT_SET))
+    return 0;
+
+  switch (type) {
+    case BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_COMPUTED:
+      type_string = "COMPUTED";
+      break;
+    case BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_RESET:
+      type_string = "RESET";
+      qnt = 1.0;
+      break;
+    case BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_SUSPENDED:
+      type_string = "SUSPENDED";
+      qnt = 1.0;
+      break;
+    case BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_DISCARD:
+      type_string = "DISCARD";
+      qnt = 1.0;
+      break;
+    case BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_RESUME:
+      type_string = "RESUME";
+      break;
+    default:
+      type_string = "UNKNOWN";
+      break;
+  }
+
+  send_control_event(EVENT_BUILDTIMEOUT_SET, ALL_FORMATS,
+                     "650 BUILDTIMEOUT_SET %s TOTAL_TIMES=%lu "
+                     "TIMEOUT_MS=%lu XM=%lu ALPHA=%lf CUTOFF_QUANTILE=%lf\r\n",
+                     type_string, (unsigned long)cbt->total_build_times,
+                     (unsigned long)cbt->timeout_ms,
+                     (unsigned long)cbt->Xm, cbt->alpha, qnt);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /** Called when a single local_routerstatus_t has changed: Sends an NS event
  * to any controller that cares. */
 int
diff --git a/src/or/networkstatus.c b/src/or/networkstatus.c
index 507875ab2a..a507f1be2d 100644
--- a/src/or/networkstatus.c
+++ b/src/or/networkstatus.c
@@ -1680,6 +1680,7 @@ networkstatus_set_current_consensus(const char *consensus,
     dirvote_recalculate_timing(get_options(), now);
     routerstatus_list_update_named_server_map();
     cell_ewma_set_scale_factor(get_options(), current_consensus);
+    circuit_build_times_new_consensus_params(&circ_times, current_consensus);
   }
 
   if (!from_cache) {
diff --git a/src/or/or.h b/src/or/or.h
index e0b86387fa..434de7819e 100644
--- a/src/or/or.h
+++ b/src/or/or.h
@@ -3002,49 +3002,27 @@ void entry_guards_free_all(void);
 
 /* Circuit Build Timeout "public" functions and structures. */
 
+/** Total size of the circuit timeout history to accumulate.
+ * 1000 is approx 2.5 days worth of continual-use circuits. */
+#define CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE 1000
+
 /** Maximum quantile to use to generate synthetic timeouts.
  *  We want to stay a bit short of 1.0, because longtail is
  *  loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong. */
-#define MAX_SYNTHETIC_QUANTILE 0.985
-
-/** Minimum circuits before estimating a timeout */
-#define MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE 500
-
-/** Total size of the circuit timeout history to accumulate.
- * 5000 is approx 1.5 weeks worth of continual-use circuits. */
-#define NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE 5000
+#define CBT_MAX_SYNTHETIC_QUANTILE 0.985
 
 /** Width of the histogram bins in milliseconds */
-#define BUILDTIME_BIN_WIDTH ((build_time_t)50)
-
-/** Cutoff point on the CDF for our timeout estimation.
- * TODO: This should be moved to the consensus */
-#define BUILDTIMEOUT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF 0.8
+#define CBT_BIN_WIDTH ((build_time_t)50)
 
 /** A build_time_t is milliseconds */
 typedef uint32_t build_time_t;
-#define BUILD_TIME_MAX ((build_time_t)(INT32_MAX))
-
-/** Lowest allowable value for CircuitBuildTimeout in milliseconds */
-#define BUILD_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE (3*1000)
-
-/** Initial circuit build timeout in milliseconds */
-#define BUILD_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE (60*1000)
-
-/** How often in seconds should we build a test circuit */
-#define BUILD_TIMES_TEST_FREQUENCY 60
+#define CBT_BUILD_TIME_MAX ((build_time_t)(INT32_MAX))
 
 /** Save state every 10 circuits */
-#define BUILD_TIMES_SAVE_STATE_EVERY 10
+#define CBT_SAVE_STATE_EVERY 10
 
 /* Circuit Build Timeout network liveness constants */
 
-/**
- * How many circuits count as recent when considering if the
- * connection has gone gimpy or changed.
- */
-#define RECENT_CIRCUITS 20
-
 /**
  * Have we received a cell in the last N circ attempts?
  *
@@ -3053,7 +3031,7 @@ typedef uint32_t build_time_t;
  * at which point we switch back to computing the timeout from
  * our saved history.
  */
-#define NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT (RECENT_CIRCUITS*3/20)
+#define CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT (3)
 
 /**
  * This tells us when to toss out the last streak of N timeouts.
@@ -3061,7 +3039,15 @@ typedef uint32_t build_time_t;
  * If instead we start getting cells, we switch back to computing the timeout
  * from our saved history.
  */
-#define NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT (NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT*2)
+#define CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT (CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT*2)
+
+/* Circuit build times consensus parameters */
+
+/**
+ * How many circuits count as recent when considering if the
+ * connection has gone gimpy or changed.
+ */
+#define CBT_DEFAULT_RECENT_CIRCUITS 20
 
 /**
  * Maximum count of timeouts that finish the first hop in the past
@@ -3070,10 +3056,28 @@ typedef uint32_t build_time_t;
  * This tells us to abandon timeout history and set
  * the timeout back to BUILD_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE.
  */
-#define MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT (RECENT_CIRCUITS*4/5)
+#define CBT_DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT (CBT_DEFAULT_RECENT_CIRCUITS*9/10)
 
-#if MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT < 1 || NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT < 1 || \
-  NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT < 1
+/** Minimum circuits before estimating a timeout */
+#define CBT_DEFAULT_MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE 100
+
+/** Cutoff percentile on the CDF for our timeout estimation. */
+#define CBT_DEFAULT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF 80
+double circuit_build_times_quantile_cutoff(void);
+
+/** How often in seconds should we build a test circuit */
+#define CBT_DEFAULT_TEST_FREQUENCY 60
+
+/** Lowest allowable value for CircuitBuildTimeout in milliseconds */
+#define CBT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MIN_VALUE (2*1000)
+
+/** Initial circuit build timeout in milliseconds */
+#define CBT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE (60*1000)
+int32_t circuit_build_times_initial_timeout(void);
+
+#if CBT_DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT < 1 || \
+    CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT < 1 || \
+    CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT < 1
 #error "RECENT_CIRCUITS is set too low."
 #endif
 
@@ -3087,18 +3091,22 @@ typedef struct {
   int nonlive_discarded;
   /** Circular array of circuits that have made it to the first hop. Slot is
    * 1 if circuit timed out, 0 if circuit succeeded */
-  int8_t timeouts_after_firsthop[RECENT_CIRCUITS];
+  int8_t *timeouts_after_firsthop;
+  /** Number of elements allocated for the above array */
+  int num_recent_circs;
   /** Index into circular array. */
   int after_firsthop_idx;
+  /** The network is not live. Timeout gathering is suspended */
+  int net_suspended;
 } network_liveness_t;
 
 /** Structure for circuit build times history */
 typedef struct {
   /** The circular array of recorded build times in milliseconds */
-  build_time_t circuit_build_times[NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE];
+  build_time_t circuit_build_times[CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE];
   /** Current index in the circuit_build_times circular array */
   int build_times_idx;
-  /** Total number of build times accumulated. Maxes at NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE */
+  /** Total number of build times accumulated. Max CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE */
   int total_build_times;
   /** Information about the state of our local network connection */
   network_liveness_t liveness;
@@ -3130,6 +3138,8 @@ int circuit_build_times_add_time(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
 int circuit_build_times_needs_circuits(circuit_build_times_t *cbt);
 int circuit_build_times_needs_circuits_now(circuit_build_times_t *cbt);
 void circuit_build_times_init(circuit_build_times_t *cbt);
+void circuit_build_times_new_consensus_params(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
+                                              networkstatus_t *ns);
 
 #ifdef CIRCUIT_PRIVATE
 double circuit_build_times_calculate_timeout(circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
@@ -3583,6 +3593,15 @@ typedef enum or_conn_status_event_t {
   OR_CONN_EVENT_NEW          = 4,
 } or_conn_status_event_t;
 
+/** Used to indicate the type of a buildtime event */
+typedef enum buildtimeout_set_event_t {
+  BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_COMPUTED  = 0,
+  BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_RESET     = 1,
+  BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_SUSPENDED = 2,
+  BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_DISCARD = 3,
+  BUILDTIMEOUT_SET_EVENT_RESUME = 4
+} buildtimeout_set_event_t;
+
 void control_update_global_event_mask(void);
 void control_adjust_event_log_severity(void);
 
@@ -3648,6 +3667,8 @@ int control_event_server_status(int severity, const char *format, ...)
   CHECK_PRINTF(2,3);
 int control_event_guard(const char *nickname, const char *digest,
                         const char *status);
+int control_event_buildtimeout_set(const circuit_build_times_t *cbt,
+                                   buildtimeout_set_event_t type);
 
 int init_cookie_authentication(int enabled);
 smartlist_t *decode_hashed_passwords(config_line_t *passwords);
diff --git a/src/test/test.c b/src/test/test.c
index 8b84290446..760558b65a 100644
--- a/src/test/test.c
+++ b/src/test/test.c
@@ -479,11 +479,12 @@ test_circuit_timeout(void)
   circuitbuild_running_unit_tests();
 #define timeout0 (build_time_t)(30*1000.0)
   initial.Xm = 750;
-  circuit_build_times_initial_alpha(&initial, BUILDTIMEOUT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF,
+  circuit_build_times_initial_alpha(&initial,
+                                    CBT_DEFAULT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF/100.0,
                                     timeout0);
   do {
     int n = 0;
-    for (i=0; i < MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
+    for (i=0; i < CBT_DEFAULT_MIN_CIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE; i++) {
       if (circuit_build_times_add_time(&estimate,
               circuit_build_times_generate_sample(&initial, 0, 1)) == 0) {
         n++;
@@ -491,23 +492,23 @@ test_circuit_timeout(void)
     }
     circuit_build_times_update_alpha(&estimate);
     timeout1 = circuit_build_times_calculate_timeout(&estimate,
-                                  BUILDTIMEOUT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF);
+                                  CBT_DEFAULT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF/100.0);
     circuit_build_times_set_timeout(&estimate);
     log_warn(LD_CIRC, "Timeout is %lf, Xm is %d", timeout1, estimate.Xm);
     /* XXX: 5% distribution error may not be the right metric */
   } while (fabs(circuit_build_times_cdf(&initial, timeout0) -
                 circuit_build_times_cdf(&initial, timeout1)) > 0.05
                 /* 5% error */
-           && estimate.total_build_times < NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
+           && estimate.total_build_times < CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
 
-  test_assert(estimate.total_build_times < NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
+  test_assert(estimate.total_build_times < CBT_NCIRCUITS_TO_OBSERVE);
 
   circuit_build_times_update_state(&estimate, &state);
   test_assert(circuit_build_times_parse_state(&final, &state, &msg) == 0);
 
   circuit_build_times_update_alpha(&final);
   timeout2 = circuit_build_times_calculate_timeout(&final,
-                                 BUILDTIMEOUT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF);
+                                 CBT_DEFAULT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF/100.0);
 
   circuit_build_times_set_timeout(&final);
   log_warn(LD_CIRC, "Timeout is %lf, Xm is %d", timeout2, final.Xm);
@@ -519,19 +520,19 @@ test_circuit_timeout(void)
     int build_times_idx = 0;
     int total_build_times = 0;
 
-    final.timeout_ms = BUILD_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE;
-    estimate.timeout_ms = BUILD_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE;
+    final.timeout_ms = CBT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE;
+    estimate.timeout_ms = CBT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INITIAL_VALUE;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < RECENT_CIRCUITS*2; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < CBT_DEFAULT_RECENT_CIRCUITS*2; i++) {
       circuit_build_times_network_circ_success(&estimate);
       circuit_build_times_add_time(&estimate,
             circuit_build_times_generate_sample(&estimate, 0,
-                BUILDTIMEOUT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF));
+                CBT_DEFAULT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF/100.0));
       estimate.have_computed_timeout = 1;
       circuit_build_times_network_circ_success(&estimate);
       circuit_build_times_add_time(&final,
             circuit_build_times_generate_sample(&final, 0,
-                BUILDTIMEOUT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF));
+                CBT_DEFAULT_QUANTILE_CUTOFF/100.0));
       final.have_computed_timeout = 1;
     }
 
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ test_circuit_timeout(void)
 
     build_times_idx = estimate.build_times_idx;
     total_build_times = estimate.total_build_times;
-    for (i = 0; i < NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_TIMEOUT_COUNT; i++) {
       test_assert(circuit_build_times_network_check_live(&estimate));
       test_assert(circuit_build_times_network_check_live(&final));
 
@@ -559,12 +560,12 @@ test_circuit_timeout(void)
     test_assert(!circuit_build_times_network_check_live(&estimate));
     test_assert(!circuit_build_times_network_check_live(&final));
 
-    for ( ; i < NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT; i++) {
+    for ( ; i < CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT; i++) {
       if (circuit_build_times_add_timeout(&estimate, 0,
                 (time_t)(approx_time()-estimate.timeout_ms/1000.0-1)))
         estimate.have_computed_timeout = 1;
 
-      if (i < NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT-1) {
+      if (i < CBT_NETWORK_NONLIVE_DISCARD_COUNT-1) {
         if (circuit_build_times_add_timeout(&final, 0,
                 (time_t)(approx_time()-final.timeout_ms/1000.0-1)))
           final.have_computed_timeout = 1;
@@ -587,11 +588,11 @@ test_circuit_timeout(void)
     circuit_build_times_network_is_live(&estimate);
     circuit_build_times_network_is_live(&final);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < CBT_DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT; i++) {
       if (circuit_build_times_add_timeout(&estimate, 1, approx_time()-1))
         estimate.have_computed_timeout = 1;
 
-      if (i < MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT-1) {
+      if (i < CBT_DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT-1) {
         if (circuit_build_times_add_timeout(&final, 1, approx_time()-1))
           final.have_computed_timeout = 1;
       }
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ test_circuit_timeout(void)
 
     test_assert(estimate.liveness.after_firsthop_idx == 0);
     test_assert(final.liveness.after_firsthop_idx ==
-                MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT-1);
+                CBT_DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_TIMEOUT_COUNT-1);
 
     test_assert(circuit_build_times_network_check_live(&estimate));
     test_assert(circuit_build_times_network_check_live(&final));