node:net: keep the process alive while an early-unref'd/paused socket is still connecting - #39856

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Aug 22, 2026

Commits on Aug 21, 2026

node:net: keep the process alive while a socket that was unref'd or paused early is still connecting
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Address review: hold the loop from connect start, TLS upgrade inherits the ref preference, cover pause()/in-flight cases
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Simplify: latch only pre-open ref()/unref(), don't pause a half-connected socket natively
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test: don't require the paused client to cross its high-water mark before checking reads stopped
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