[gnutls-devel] GnuTLS | tests/scripts/common.sh: avoid ephemeral port range in GETPORT (!2056)

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Alexander Sosedkin created a merge request: https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/merge_requests/2056

Project:Branches: asosedkin/gnutls:getport-avoid-ephemeral to gnutls/gnutls:master
Author:   Alexander Sosedkin



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* tests/scripts/common.sh: avoid ephemeral port range in GETPORT

The idea is to avoid a race condition between checking the port
and some outgoing connection snatching it before the server binds to it.
We're still racing against others, just outside of the ephemeral range.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Sosedkin <asosedkin at redhat.com>

## Checklist
 * [x] Commits have `Signed-off-by:` with name/author being identical to the commit author
 * [ ] Code modified for feature
 * [ ] Test suite updated with functionality tests
 * [ ] Test suite updated with negative tests
 * [ ] Documentation updated / NEWS entry present (for non-trivial changes)

## Reviewer's checklist:
 * [ ] Any issues marked for closing are addressed
 * [ ] There is a test suite reasonably covering new functionality or modifications
 * [ ] Function naming, parameters, return values, types, etc., are consistent and according to `CONTRIBUTION.md`
 * [ ] This feature/change has adequate documentation added
 * [ ] No obvious mistakes in the code

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