Add socket.SO_REUSEPORT_LB and use it in socket.create_server(reuse_port=True) and BaseEventLoop.create_server(reuse_port=True)
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
SO_REUSEPORT_LB is defined in freebsd: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?setsockopt(2)
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere
Links to previous discussion of this feature:
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Linked PRs
- gh-124961
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Research direction
Start by tracing the implementations of socket.create_server(reuse_port=True) and BaseEventLoop.create_server(reuse_port=True), then review the linked gh-124961 work. Done means SO_REUSEPORT_LB is exposed and the requested server paths use it appropriately on FreeBSD.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100