rust-lang / rust-lang/rust

Tracking Issue for `tcp_keepalive`

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Description

Feature gate: #![feature(tcp_keepalive)]

This is a tracking issue for exposing SO_KEEPALIVE on TcpStream, which asks the OS to send keepalive packets over the stream automatically.

Public API
impl TcpStream {
    pub fn set_keepalive(&self, keepalive: bool) -> io::Result<()>;
    pub fn keepalive(&self) -> io::Result<bool>;
}
Steps / History

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  • ACP: rust-lang/libs-team#...
  • Implementation: #...
  • Final comment period (FCP)^1
  • Stabilization PR
Unresolved Questions
  • None yet.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source file or test is named; start by reviewing the public TcpStream API and the tcp_keepalive feature gate described in the issue. This issue is complete only after the remaining final comment period and stabilization PR steps are finished.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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