sock_release
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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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