Revert "[Bugfix] Bind api server port before starting engine (vllm-project#8491)"

This reverts commit 47f5e03.

Author: dtrifiro

vllm/entrypoints/openai/api_server.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import os
 import re
 import signal
-import socket
 import tempfile
 from argparse import Namespace
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
@@ -526,9 +525,6 @@ async def run_server(args, **uvicorn_kwargs) -> None:
     logger.info("vLLM API server version %s", VLLM_VERSION)
     logger.info("args: %s", args)
 
-    temp_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-    temp_socket.bind(("", args.port))
-
     def signal_handler(*_) -> None:
         # Interrupt server on sigterm while initializing
         raise KeyboardInterrupt("terminated")
@@ -545,8 +541,6 @@ def signal_handler(*_) -> None:
         model_config = await async_engine_client.get_model_config()
         init_app_state(async_engine_client, model_config, app.state, args)
 
-        temp_socket.close()
-
         shutdown_task = await serve_http(
             app,
             limit_concurrency=async_engine_client.limit_concurrency,