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Problem

  • socket.bytesRead on a net.Socket that calls connect() more than once adds up over all its connections. Three connections that each receive 6 bytes report [6, 12, 18]. Node reports [6, 6, 6].
  • The cause is in src/js/node/net.ts. The Socket constructor sets this.bytesRead = 0 and the data handlers add to it. Nothing sets it back when connect() creates a new handle.

Fix

  • initSocketHandle now sets self.bytesRead = 0. It runs for every new handle: a connect() on a closed socket and the autoSelectFamily retry (kReinitializeHandle). A retry happens before any data arrives, so the reset there loses nothing.
  • This matches node, where bytesRead is a getter over handle.bytesRead and a new handle starts at 0. The value stays readable after close, as before.
  • Verified: test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts (new test, stock bun prints [6,12,18]). Also test/js/node/net/node-net.test.ts. Its failures in my environment are the same without this change (ECONNREFUSED on a bound port, and one timing-bound leak test).

Background

  • A net.Socket can connect again after it closes. Bun keeps the same JS object and creates a new native handle in Socket.prototype.connect, then calls initSocketHandle to reset per-connection state (_sockname, closed and ended flags).
  • bytesWritten already handles a reconnect: kAttach reads it from the new native socket.

Fixes #42303

Notes
  • Node keeps bytesRead as a prototype accessor with no setter. This PR keeps Bun's own data property, since the data handlers in net.ts assign to it. The shape difference is out of scope here.
  • node-net.test.ts results in my container: 8 net.Socket read tests fail with ECONNREFUSED on main and on this branch alike. should not leak when connect({path}) fails synchronously on a reused handle runs the same workload in about 41 s with and without the change (delta 0 pages both ways) and sits near its 60 s timeout under the debug build.

[auto-merge] gate passed · iteration 0 · 2 files touched

fails on main (without fix)
ASAN without fix: 1 FAILED
$ BUN_DEBUG_QUIET_LOGS=1 bun scripts/build.ts --profile=debug --quiet test "--reporter=junit" "--reporter-outfile=/tmp/pr_gate.xml" test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts
bun test v1.4.3 (4ff919377)

test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts:
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > pauses the new connection although the previous one was left paused [1988.30ms]
165 |       env: bunEnv,
166 |       stdout: "pipe",
167 |       stderr: "pipe",
168 |     });
169 |     const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
170 |     expect({ stdout, stderr, exitCode }).toEqual({ stdout: "[6,6,6]", stderr, exitCode: 0 });
                                               ^
error: expect(received).toEqual(expected)

  {
    "exitCode": 0,
    "stderr": "",
-   "stdout": "[6,6,6]",
+   "stdout": "[6,12,18]",
  }

- Expected  - 1
+ Received  + 1

      at <anonymous> (/workspace/bun/test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts:170:42)
(fail) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > starts bytesRead at 0 for each new connection [2122.39ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected
... (truncated)

release without fix: 1 FAILED
bun test v1.4.3-canary.1 (4ff919377)

test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts:
165 |       env: bunEnv,
166 |       stdout: "pipe",
167 |       stderr: "pipe",
168 |     });
169 |     const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
170 |     expect({ stdout, stderr, exitCode }).toEqual({ stdout: "[6,6,6]", stderr, exitCode: 0 });
                                               ^
error: expect(received).toEqual(expected)

  {
    "exitCode": 0,
    "stderr": "",
-   "stdout": "[6,6,6]",
+   "stdout": "[6,12,18]",
  }

- Expected  - 1
+ Received  + 1

      at <anonymous> (/workspace/bun/test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts:170:42)
(fail) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > starts bytesRead at 0 for each new connection [36.42ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > pauses the new connection although the previous one was left paused [41.96ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > does not crash when reconnecting while the first connect is still in flight [41.90ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > does not crash and em
... (truncated)
passes on PR (with fix)
ASAN with fix: all passed
$ BUN_DEBUG_QUIET_LOGS=1 bun scripts/build.ts --profile=debug --quiet test "--reporter=junit" "--reporter-outfile=/tmp/pr_gate.xml" test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts
bun test v1.4.3 (4ff919377)

test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts:
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > does not crash and emits connect for the new connection [1860.65ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > does not crash when reconnecting while the first connect is still in flight [1994.10ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > starts bytesRead at 0 for each new connection [2075.90ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > pauses the new connection although the previous one was left paused [2217.70ms]

 4 pass
 0 fail
 5 expect() calls
Ran 4 tests across 1 file. [4.27s]
__F:0:S:0

release with fix: all passed
$ bun scripts/build.ts --profile=release
[configured] bun-profile → bun (stripped) in 755ms (unchanged)
ninja: Entering directory `/workspace/bun/build/release'
[1/21] gen JS modules (bundle-modules)
Preprocess modules (12149ms)
Bundle modules (57ms)
Postprocesss modules (20ms)
Bundle Functions (506ms)
Generate Code (42ms)

[12.78s] Bundled "src/js" for production
  2599 kb
  197 internal modules
  13 native modules
  50 internal functions across 16 files
[1/5] cargo bun_runtime → libbun_runtime.a
�[1m�[92m   Compiling�[0m bun_runtime v0.0.0 (/workspace/bun/src/runtime)
�[1m�[92m    Finished�[0m `release` profile [optimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 6m 42s
[2/5] link bun-profile
[4/5] strip bun
[4/5] bun-profile --revision
1.4.3-canary.1+763c74eff
[build] done
bun test v1.4.3-canary.1 (763c74eff)

test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts:
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > does not crash and emits connect for the new connection [50.49ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > starts bytesRead at 0 for each new connection [52.02ms]
(pass) socket.connect() on an already-connected socket > pauses the new connection alth
... (truncated)
diff hotspot
src/js/node/net.ts                             |  2 ++
 test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+)

gate history · 1 passed · 0 rejected · iteration 0

evidence per changed file
file                                            reads  edits  tests
src/js/node/net.ts                                  1      2      5
test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts      1      1      5

root cause · written by the author bot

In Bun, socket.bytesRead was an own data property set to zero only in the Socket constructor and incremented by the data handlers, so a socket that called connect() again after closing kept accumulating bytes across connections instead of counting only the current one as Node does. The fix sets bytesRead back to zero in initSocketHandle, the function that already resets other per-connection state when a handle is created or reused, so each new connection starts from zero while the final count stays readable after close.

In node bytesRead is read off the handle, and a new connection has a new
handle, so the count covers one connection. Bun kept an own data property
that the data handlers add to, and never set it back to 0 on connect().
Reset it in initSocketHandle, which runs for every new handle.
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initSocketHandle now resets bytesRead for reused sockets. A regression test verifies that three sequential connections each report six received bytes after closure.

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Socket reconnect byte tracking

Layer / File(s) Summary
Reset and validate per-connection byte counts
src/js/node/net.ts, test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts
initSocketHandle clears bytesRead when a socket handle starts. The regression test reconnects one socket three times and expects [6, 6, 6].

Priority: ➖ Normal

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 763c7

Sockets using the supported custom onread mode can report an incorrect received-byte count after reconnecting. The fix is localized, but this compatibility gap should be addressed before relying on the new behavior for those sockets.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #42303 requires socket.bytesRead to reset for each new connection and remain readable after close. The PR summary states that initSocketHandle sets bytesRead to 0 for new or reused handl…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The reported changes modify only src/js/node/net.ts and test/js/node/net/socket-reconnect-live.test.ts. The source change implements the reset required by issue #42303. The test directly verifies …
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1776-1785: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Count bytes in the custom onread data handler.

Socket passes self[khandlers] to doConnect, and the custom handler replaces SocketHandlers2.data without incrementing self.bytesRead. Therefore, bytesRead can remain 0 after data arrives. Increment it before the kOnreadTail branch so buffered data is counted once. Add a regression test through net.connect({ onread }) that covers tail delivery and reconnects.

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       data(socket, buffer) {
         const { self } = socket.data;
         if (!self) return;
         self._unrefTimer();
+        self.bytesRead += buffer.length;
         const tail = self[kOnreadTail];
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The onread data handler that does not count bytesRead is a separate bug. #42304 fixes it, with its own tests in node-net.test.ts. This PR only resets the count when a socket connects again. The reset in initSocketHandle runs for onread sockets too, so the two changes compose.

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LGTM — one-line reset in the function that already owns per-connection state, matching Node's handle-derived bytesRead.

What was reviewed:

  • initSocketHandle call sites (only connect() when !_handle and kReinitializeHandle) — no path where the reset can clobber bytes already counted on a live connection; server-accepted sockets don't go through it.
  • bytesRead is incremented in the native data handlers (not the Readable stream), so the test's single resume() before the loop is fine across reconnects.
  • Test follows the file's existing subprocess pattern: port: 0, awaits close (which fires on error too, so no hang), drains pipes concurrently, and asserts [6,6,6] where stock Bun produces [6,12,18].
Extended reasoning...

Overview

The PR adds self.bytesRead = 0 to initSocketHandle() in src/js/node/net.ts so a net.Socket that reconnects after closing starts its byte counter fresh, matching Node.js where bytesRead is a getter over the per-connection handle. A new test in the existing socket-reconnect-live.test.ts reconnects one socket three times to a local server that writes 6 bytes and asserts [6,6,6].

Security risks

None. This is a counter reset on a JS-side data property; no untrusted input parsing, no auth/crypto/permission surface, no new native code.

Level of scrutiny

Low. The fix is one line placed in the function whose stated job (per its comment and existing body) is resetting per-connection state on reuse — it already resets _sockname, kclosed, and kended. I traced both call sites: Socket.prototype.connect invokes it only when !this._handle (a destroyed socket nulls _handle just above), and kReinitializeHandle runs during autoSelectFamily retry before any data arrives. Neither path can drop bytes from a live connection, and server-accepted sockets don't call initSocketHandle at all.

Other factors

The test matches the file's established conventions exactly (describe.concurrent, bunExe()/bunEnv, -e fixture, port: 0, Promise.all drain, combined-object assertion with stderr echoed like the sibling tests). It awaits once(s, "close") rather than sleeping, and close fires on error too so a connect failure surfaces as a wrong-array assertion rather than a hang. Pre-fix output would be [6,12,18], so the test fails under USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1. No CODEOWNERS entry covers these paths, and there are no outstanding third-party reviews.

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The review raised no action items. The call site analysis matches mine: initSocketHandle runs only for a new handle, so the reset cannot drop bytes from a live connection. No code change. CI build 114216 is still running.

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CI: 180 of 181 jobs pass. The one red job (debian 13 x64-asan) fails test/js/bun/http/serve-pending-promise-abort-leak.test.ts, which fails the same way on main and is unrelated to node:net. #42190 covers that test. Every other failure passed on retry. Ready for review.

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Heads-up from #42313: that PR turns net.Socket.bytesRead into a prototype getter over the native handle, with no setter (node's shape). The builtins run in strict mode, so self.bytesRead = 0 in initSocketHandle throws TypeError on every connect() if this PR lands on top of it. The hunks do not overlap, so git will not flag it. #42313 gets [6, 6, 6] on reconnect from the new handle's own count and carries a test for it, and it now says Fixes #42303. If #42313 lands first, this PR is not needed.

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Closing in favor of #42313, which is approved. It also replaced #42304.

Nothing in this PR is left that #42313 does not cover.

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