[tor-bugs] #28229 [Core Tor/Tor]: Possible race condition opening SOCKS Port in test_rebind.py

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#28229: Possible race condition opening SOCKS Port in test_rebind.py
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:  rl1987
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Low                                  |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.4.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-ci, rare?, 035-backport,         |  Actual Points:
  040-backport, tor-ci-fail-sometimes,           |
  041-should                                     |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 A failure every 2 weeks doesn't seem that bad. But I agree that we should
 fix this issue if we can.

 Can we reduce the frequency of this issue by adding a delay in the script?
 Can we bind to localhost, to avoid issues with remote scanners?

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