Intstead of adding YAD (yet another directive ;) ), would it be possible to somehow leverage Listen itself, maybe with some sort of flag?
> On Mar 7, 2016, at 6:41 AM, Jan Kaluža <jkal...@redhat.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > attached patch adds new "FreeListen" directive. The difference between > "Listen" and "FreeListen" is that "FreeListen" sets the IP_FREEBIND socket > option on platforms where this is available. > > It is therefore possible to start the server even when particular IP address > set in the "FreeListen" is not configured yet. > > This is needed for httpd startup with systemd when one wants to use > particular IP address to bind. There is no way how to start httpd after the > IP address has been configured in systemd and according to systemd > developers, the applications should become more robust to handle network > changes like that. The full reasoning is explained here [1]. > > The patch needs latest APR-trunk currently, but it could be rewritten to set > IP_FREEBIND directly instead of using APR API (We use that way for REUSEADDR > socket option). > > Do you think FreeListen is good name for this feature, or would you > name/implement it differently? > > [1] https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget/ > > Regards, > Jan Kaluza > <httpd-trunk-freelisten.patch>
