Why did bind() ephemeral port selection change from monotonically increasing to randomization?
Issue
- Why did bind() ephemeral port selection change from monotonically increasing to randomization? Possible ephemeral(or local) ports depend on the values of ip_local_port_range and ip_local_reserved_ports. But the method of selection is fixed in kernel code.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, 7
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