//+build linux package freeport import ( "fmt" "os/exec" "regexp" "strconv" ) const ephemeralPortRangeSysctlKey = "net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range" var ephemeralPortRangePatt = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s*$`) func getEphemeralPortRange() (int, int, error) { cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/sysctl", "-n", ephemeralPortRangeSysctlKey) out, err := cmd.Output() if err != nil { return 0, 0, err } val := string(out) m := ephemeralPortRangePatt.FindStringSubmatch(val) if m != nil { min, err1 := strconv.Atoi(m[1]) max, err2 := strconv.Atoi(m[2]) if err1 == nil && err2 == nil { return min, max, nil } } return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("unexpected sysctl value %q for key %q", val, ephemeralPortRangeSysctlKey) }