*
     * Since we can't ACK settings on the current reader thread (the reader thread can't write) we
     * execute all peer settings logic on the writer thread. This relies on the fact that the
     * writer task queue won't reorder tasks; otherwise settings could be applied in the opposite
     * order than received.
     */
    fun applyAndAckSettings(
      clearPrevious: Boolean,

    // cheats and does not attempt every possible permutation. Instead, it only considers wildcards
    // in the leftmost position. We assert this fact when we generate the public suffix file. If
    // this assertion ever fails we'll need to refactor this implementation.
    var wildcardMatch: String? = null
    if (domainLabelsUtf8Bytes.size > 1) {