Document peer set deadlock resistance #1972
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Motivation
We need to document code that could cause deadlocks if it is changed.
Solution
Document how we avoid a potential deadlock between the peer set and crawler when the demand queue is full.
Review
Anyone can review, this is not urgent at all.
Related Issues
#1950 deadlock fix when peer set is empty