Re: (ITS#6389) Allow setting syncrepl keepalive

[hyc@symas.com]

quanah@zimbra.com wrote:
> Full_Name: Quanah Gibson-Mount
> Version: 2.4.19
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> Submission from: (NULL) (209.131.62.113)

> When configuring a replica using syncrepl, it should be possible to have an
> option that sets the keepalive used for the tcp connection between the replica
> and master.  Support for this was added to libldap, but no corresponding support
> was added to the syncrepl stanza.  I'd suggest a keyword like "keepalive" for
> configuring this, based in seconds.

This is low priority. Few platforms provide support for
process/socket-specific keepalive settings. Usually you just set it
system-wide in the kernel. (Note that a single setting is insufficient, there
are 3 parameters that need to be set in concert.)

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