SOCK_RELEASE

Section: Linux Networking (9)
Updated: February 2011
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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.  

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