[tor-bugs] #17873 [Tor]: replacing 0.0.0.0 listeners at runtime fails

Sun Dec 20 22:03:45 UTC 2015

#17873: replacing 0.0.0.0 listeners at runtime fails
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium       |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final
Component:  Tor          |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  easy         |  Actual Points:
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  Sponsor:               |
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Comment (by teor):

 One method of resolving this general issue is to use "SO_REUSEPORT" on
 recent Linux kernels.

 However, this may not be a good idea:
 * there are security implications to port reuse, and
 * not all platforms have this feature.

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