1STRUCT SOCKET(9) Linux Networking STRUCT SOCKET(9)
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6 struct_socket - general BSD socket
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9 struct socket {
10 socket_state state;
11 short type;
12 unsigned long flags;
13 struct socket_wq * wq;
14 struct file * file;
15 struct sock * sk;
16 const struct proto_ops * ops;
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21 socket state (SS_CONNECTED, etc)
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24 socket type (SOCK_STREAM, etc)
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27 socket flags (SOCK_ASYNC_NOSPACE, etc)
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30 wait queue for several uses
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33 File back pointer for gc
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36 internal networking protocol agnostic socket representation
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39 protocol specific socket operations
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42Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2011 STRUCT SOCKET(9)