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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

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

April 2019 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.