Allow server sockets to rebind to same port if there is nothing actively listening on that port.

net/socket/tcp_server_socket_libevent.cc

Index: net/socket/tcp_server_socket_libevent.cc
diff --git a/net/socket/tcp_server_socket_libevent.cc b/net/socket/tcp_server_socket_libevent.cc
index ef8d1b1bcbef21f851decf142c01181d9c5e1c30..1475d7b9dfc6f69e6aae7ebe5854b820d156574a 100644
--- a/net/socket/tcp_server_socket_libevent.cc
+++ b/net/socket/tcp_server_socket_libevent.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ TCPServerSocketLibevent::TCPServerSocketLibevent(
     const net::NetLog::Source& source)
     : socket_(kInvalidSocket),
       accept_socket_(NULL),
+      reuse_addr_(false),
       net_log_(BoundNetLog::Make(net_log, NetLog::SOURCE_SOCKET)) {
   net_log_.BeginEvent(NetLog::TYPE_SOCKET_ALIVE,
                       source.ToEventParametersCallback());
@@ -63,11 +64,16 @@ int TCPServerSocketLibevent::Listen(const IPEndPoint& address, int backlog) {
     return result;
   }
 
+  int result = SetSocketOptions();
+  if (result < 0) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
   SockaddrStorage storage;
   if (!address.ToSockAddr(storage.addr, &storage.addr_len))
     return ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 
-  int result = bind(socket_, storage.addr, storage.addr_len);
+  result = bind(socket_, storage.addr, storage.addr_len);
   if (result < 0) {
     PLOG(ERROR) << "bind() returned an error";
     result = MapSystemError(errno);
@@ -190,4 +196,22 @@ void TCPServerSocketLibevent::OnFileCanWriteWithoutBlocking(int fd) {
   NOTREACHED();
 }
 
+void TCPServerSocketLibevent::AllowAddressReuse() {

[Sergey Ulanov, 2012/09/12 21:52:35]

nit: It's best to put method implementations in the same order as in the header.
Put this one after Accept()?

[justinlin, 2012/09/13 07:12:56]

Done.

+  DCHECK(CalledOnValidThread());
+  DCHECK_EQ(socket_, kInvalidSocket);
+
+  reuse_addr_ = true;
+}
+
+int TCPServerSocketLibevent::SetSocketOptions() {
+  int true_value = 1;
+  if (reuse_addr_) {
+    int rv = setsockopt(socket_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &true_value,
+                        sizeof(true_value));
+    if (rv < 0)
+      return MapSystemError(errno);
+  }
+  return OK;
+}
+
 }  // namespace net