[libtorrent] Latency in torrent startup

[Alexandre b. <ale...@gm...>]

Hi!

Here are two GETs I sniffed with ethereal, on a computer running:

simple_client.exe compiled using libtorrent (CVS 2005-03-07 14:45)

Time 1.484616
/tracker/announce.php?info_hash=%e5%04%24%ea%86%06%88%19%e16%f2O%3d7%c2%a2%85%ea%8ds&peer_id=-LT0100-*NRWQK2.8fM0&port=6881&uploaded=0&downloaded=0&left=16777250&event=started&key=83a081c4&compact=1&numwant=0&no_peer_id=1

Time 123.492474
/tracker/announce.php?info_hash=%e5%04%24%ea%86%06%88%19%e16%f2O%3d7%c2%a2%85%ea%8ds&peer_id=-LT0100-*NRWQK2.8fM0&port=6881&uploaded=0&downloaded=13320226&left=0&event=completed&key=83a081c4&compact=1&numwant=999&no_peer_id=1

The download doesn't start until the second GET is sent.  Seems to
happen everytime except the first time the executable is started on a
machine.  Weird.

Alex