return connection.socket()
      }
    }

    return null
  }

  private fun <E : IOException?> timeoutExit(cause: E): E {
    if (timeoutEarlyExit) return cause
    if (!timeout.exit()) return cause

    val e = InterruptedIOException("timeout")
    if (cause != null) e.initCause(cause)
    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") // E is either IOException or IOException?
    return e as E
  }