if (!connection_get_by_type(CONN_TYPE_DIR)) {
int severity = LOG_NOTICE;
/* Retry some stuff that might help the connection work. */
- if (entry_list_is_constrained(options) &&
- guards_retry_optimistic(options)) {
+ /* If we are configured with EntryNodes or UseBridges */
+ if (entry_list_is_constrained(options)) {
+ /* Retry all our guards / bridges.
+ * guards_retry_optimistic() always returns true here. */
+ int rv = guards_retry_optimistic(options);
+ tor_assert_nonfatal_once(rv);
log_fn(severity, LD_APP|LD_DIR,
"Application request when we haven't %s. "
"Optimistically trying known %s again.",
"used client functionality lately" :
"received a consensus with exits",
options->UseBridges ? "bridges" : "entrynodes");
- } else if (!options->UseBridges || num_bridges_usable() > 0) {
+ } else {
+ /* Getting directory documents doesn't help much if we have a limited
+ * number of guards */
+ tor_assert_nonfatal(!options->UseBridges);
+ tor_assert_nonfatal(!options->EntryNodes);
+ /* Retry our directory fetches, so we have a fresh set of guard info */
log_fn(severity, LD_APP|LD_DIR,
"Application request when we haven't %s. "
"Optimistically trying directory fetches again.",