[Xorp-hackers] A question about XrlStdRouter::create_listener()

[Bruce Simpson]

Eltony Li wrote:
> Why use default port = 0 for "new XrlPFInProcListener(_e, this);"? I 
> found the default port (0) is used for system call ,bind(...).

I assume you're referring to the XrlPFSTCP code, and that 
XrlPFInProcListener is a typo, as it contains no references to sockets 
anywhere.

In STCP, sockets are being instantiated for ephemeral RPC use, therefore 
the port chosen is ephemeral (0).