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| SOCK_RELEASE(9) | Linux Networking | SOCK_RELEASE(9) |
NAME¶
sock_release - close a socket
SYNOPSIS¶
void sock_release(struct socket * sock);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct socket * sock
socket to close
DESCRIPTION¶
The socket is released from the protocol stack if it has a release callback, and the inode is then released if the socket is bound to an inode not a file.
COPYRIGHT¶
| July 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12 |