How can I increase the TCP listen backlog value of a socket when the application has a hardcoded value?

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Issue

  • The application has a hard coded value for the listen backlog that cannot be changed via its configuration file
  • We need the value to be larger
  • Application changes will take too long

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • TCP application with hard-coded listen() backlog parameter

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