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Add `RDS_CMSG_RXPATH_LATENCY` to `socket`

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Since Nov 29, 2024.

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Description

Feature or enhancement

Proposal:

This issue suggests adding new RDS constants.

s = /* a RDS type socket */
msg, ancdata, flags, addr = s.recvmsg(2048, socket.CMSG_LEN(5 * 128))
for cmsg_level, cmsg_type, cmsg_data in ancdata:
    if cmsg_type == RDS_CMSG_RXPATH_LATENCY:
        # some processing

It‘s used to query the rx-path(that's receive) latency of RDS. Usually used to optimize RDS communication, such as controlling the number of connections and other strategies

Has this already been discussed elsewhere?

No response given

Links to previous discussion of this feature:

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Linked PRs
  • gh-127384

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the socket module's handling of RDS ancillary data and the recvmsg path described in the proposal. Check the linked PR gh-127384 for the current implementation and any expected test coverage; done means the RDS_CMSG_RXPATH_LATENCY constant is exposed and usable with the shown ancillary-data flow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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