[QUESTION] AF_UNIX connect behavior when listener backlog=0

From: Vito Caputo
Date: Tue Oct 23 2018 - 12:31:44 EST


The current implementation of AF_UNIX sockets immediately establishes a
new connection even when the backlog on the listener is zero.

Wouldn't it make more sense for connects to become synchronous with
accept when the listener is configured with a backlog of zero?

That way connects can be reliably refused from the listener side via
e.g. closing the listener instead of accepting the connect.

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Regards,
Vito Caputo