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.TH "SOCK_RELEASE" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
sock_release \- close a socket
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
void sock_release  (struct socket * \fIsock\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIsock\fB\fR
socket to close
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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.