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| SOCK_ALLOC(9) | Linux Networking | SOCK_ALLOC(9) |
NAME¶
sock_alloc - allocate a socket
SYNOPSIS¶
struct socket * sock_alloc(void);
ARGUMENTS¶
void
no arguments
DESCRIPTION¶
Allocate a new inode and socket object. The two are bound together and initialised. The socket is then returned. If we are out of inodes NULL is returned.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11 |