}
/** If there are entries in <b>routers</b> with exactly the same ed25519 keys,
- * remove the older one. May alter the order of the list. */
+ * remove the older one. If they are exactly the same age, remove the one
+ * with the greater descriptor digest. May alter the order of the list. */
static void
routers_make_ed_keys_unique(smartlist_t *routers)
{
if ((ri2 = digest256map_get(by_ed_key, pk))) {
/* Duplicate; must omit one. Set the omit_from_vote flag in whichever
* one has the earlier published_on. */
- if (ri2->cache_info.published_on < ri->cache_info.published_on) {
+ const time_t ri_pub = ri->cache_info.published_on;
+ const time_t ri2_pub = ri2->cache_info.published_on;
+ if (ri2_pub < ri_pub ||
+ (ri2_pub == ri_pub &&
+ memcmp(ri->cache_info.signed_descriptor_digest,
+ ri2->cache_info.signed_descriptor_digest,DIGEST_LEN)<0)) {
digest256map_set(by_ed_key, pk, ri);
ri2->omit_from_vote = 1;
} else {