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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
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							   SOCK_RELEASE(9)