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SK_ALLOC(9) Linux Networking SK_ALLOC(9)

NAME

sk_alloc - All socket objects are allocated here

SYNOPSIS

struct sock * sk_alloc(struct net * net, int family, gfp_t priority, struct proto * prot, int kern);

ARGUMENTS

net
the applicable net namespace

family

protocol family

priority

for allocation (GFP_KERNEL, GFP_ATOMIC, etc)

prot

struct proto associated with this new sock instance

kern

is this to be a kernel socket?

COPYRIGHT

April 2019 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.