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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] daemon: Set SO_REUSEADDR on listening sockets.
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 12:57:07 -0800
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To: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>
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Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk> writes:

> From: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>
>
> Without this, you can silently lose the ability to receive IPv4
> connections if you stop and restart the daemon.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>

I've always wanted to ask HPA and Linus about this why we did
not do SO_REUSEADDR.  I've seen some non-git servers also not
using it, giving me an excuse to take a coffee break during work
;-).  Is it because they predate REUSEADDR, or is there a valid
reason to avoid using REUSEADDR under certain conditions?