the return of reset_connection

allows user to force persistent connection to close, needed for when
you want to benefit from changes applied to the current play but persistent connections
prevent them from being realized.

lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py

@@ -902,8 +902,10 @@ class StrategyBase:
                     if not host.name in self._tqm._unreachable_hosts:
                         iterator._host_states[host.name].run_state = iterator.ITERATING_COMPLETE
                 msg="ending play"
-        #elif meta_action == 'reset_connection':
-        #    connection_info.connection.close()
+        elif meta_action == 'reset_connection':
+            connection = connection_loader.get(play_context.connection, play_context, '/dev/null')
+            connection.reset()
+            msg= 'reset connection'
         else:
             raise AnsibleError("invalid meta action requested: %s" % meta_action, obj=task._ds)