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Status Delivered
Workspace AIX
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 21, 2020

SO_REUSEPORT path for AIX 7.2

Our current application accepts connection using a single process and creating a child processes to process each request as per your suggestion

Please visit the below link and module on which couple of companies are already implemented on this module (https://lwn.net/Articles/542738/ )

https://blog.cloudflare.com/the-sad-state-of-linux-socket-balancing/


If you visit the below link
https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/commitdiff/740d1d9f7b7bf9c9c021abb8197718d7a2d441c9
It provide the information of including the patches to achieve it.


I have few below questions on using SO_REUSEPORT.

• what's the use of SO_REUSEPORT option and binding to the same address by different process using this option when AIX kernel will not distribute?
• Can we achieve this using SO_REUSEADDR option ?
• Is there any patch which we need to install in to OS to achieve this option?
• Is there any other OS which supports this option other than AIX?
• Checked many things about this topic in google no clarity on using this option SO_REUSEPORT ?
• This option was introduced First with BSD Linux kernel > 3.9 version in 2013, the option provided in the Richard Steven is already been implemented in our application.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
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    Mar 5, 2021

    Available in AIX 7.2. Technology Level 5

  • Guest
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    Apr 21, 2020

    Attachment (Use case): Please find this attachment contains the sample program and the logs for the reference,where the SO_REUSEPORT option is been used by every process and opened there own socket but they are unable to get client request

  • Guest
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    Apr 21, 2020

    Attachment (Use case): Sample Program and Log of using SO_REUSEPORT option which is unable to get client accept call frequently.