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+  o Code simplification and refactoring:
+    - Move fields related to isolating and configuring client ports
+      into a shared structure. Previously, they were duplicated across
+      port_cfg_t, listener_connection_t, and edge_connection_t.
+      Failure to copy one of them correctly had been the cause of at
+      least one bug in the past.
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