entrynodes: Be specific about how many primary descriptors we miss.

src/or/entrynodes.c

@@ -3440,15 +3440,16 @@ guards_retry_optimistic(const or_options_t *options)
 }
 
 /**
- * Return true iff we know enough directory information to construct
- * circuits through all of the primary guards we'd currently use.
- */
-int
-guard_selection_have_enough_dir_info_to_build_circuits(guard_selection_t *gs)
+ * Check if we are missing any crucial dirinfo for the guard subsystem to
+ * work. Return NULL if everything went well, otherwise return a newly
+ * allocated string with an informative error message. */
+char *
+guard_selection_get_dir_info_status_str(guard_selection_t *gs)
 {
   if (!gs->primary_guards_up_to_date)
     entry_guards_update_primary(gs);
 
+  char *ret_str = NULL;
   int n_missing_descriptors = 0;
   int n_considered = 0;
   int num_primary_to_check;
@@ -3470,15 +3471,25 @@ guard_selection_have_enough_dir_info_to_build_circuits(guard_selection_t *gs)
       break;
   } SMARTLIST_FOREACH_END(guard);
 
-  return n_missing_descriptors == 0;
+  /* If we are not missing any descriptors, return NULL. */
+  if (!n_missing_descriptors) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  /* otherwise return a helpful error string */
+  tor_asprintf(&ret_str, "We're missing descriptors for %d/%d of our "
+               "primary entry guards",
+               n_missing_descriptors, num_primary_to_check);
+
+  return ret_str;
 }
 
 /** As guard_selection_have_enough_dir_info_to_build_circuits, but uses
  * the default guard selection. */
-int
-entry_guards_have_enough_dir_info_to_build_circuits(void)
+char *
+entry_guards_get_dir_info_status_str(void)
 {
-  return guard_selection_have_enough_dir_info_to_build_circuits(
+  return guard_selection_get_dir_info_status_str(
                                         get_guard_selection_info());
 }
 

src/or/entrynodes.h

@@ -572,9 +572,8 @@ int getinfo_helper_entry_guards(control_connection_t *conn,
 int entries_known_but_down(const or_options_t *options);
 void entries_retry_all(const or_options_t *options);
 
-int guard_selection_have_enough_dir_info_to_build_circuits(
-                                                    guard_selection_t *gs);
-int entry_guards_have_enough_dir_info_to_build_circuits(void);
+char *entry_guards_get_dir_info_status_str(void);
+char *guard_selection_get_dir_info_status_str(guard_selection_t *gs);
 
 void entry_guards_free_all(void);
 

src/or/nodelist.c

@@ -2300,11 +2300,14 @@ update_router_have_minimum_dir_info(void)
 
   using_md = consensus->flavor == FLAV_MICRODESC;
 
-  if (! entry_guards_have_enough_dir_info_to_build_circuits()) {
-    strlcpy(dir_info_status, "We're missing descriptors for some of our "
-            "primary entry guards", sizeof(dir_info_status));
-    res = 0;
-    goto done;
+  { /* Check entry guard dirinfo status */
+    char *guard_error = entry_guards_get_dir_info_status_str();
+    if (guard_error) {
+      strlcpy(dir_info_status, guard_error, sizeof(dir_info_status));
+      tor_free(guard_error);
+      res = 0;
+      goto done;
+    }
   }
 
   /* Check fraction of available paths */