Tor takes longer to start since upgrading to 0.3.4
Tor 0.3.4.8 takes much longer to start than Tor 0.2.9.16 on the same hardware. The time to start the Tor process and create the auth cookie is pretty much unchanged (3 seconds on the Moto G 4G), but the time between logging "Auth cookie created" and logging "Creating hidden service" has increased (from 4 seconds to 19 on the Moto G 4G).
Results for 5 runs with each version:
| Tor version | Mean (seconds) | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
| 0.2.9.16 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| 0.3.4.8 | 19.0 | 1.8 |