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.\"    Manual: Linux Networking
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "STRUCT SOCKET" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Linux Networking"
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.SH "NAME"
struct_socket \- general BSD socket
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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struct socket {
  socket_state state;
  short type;
  unsigned long flags;
  struct socket_wq __rcu * wq;
  struct file * file;
  struct sock * sk;
  const struct proto_ops * ops;
};  
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.SH "MEMBERS"
.PP
state
.RS 4
socket state (\fBSS_CONNECTED\fR, etc)
.RE
.PP
type
.RS 4
socket type (\fBSOCK_STREAM\fR, etc)
.RE
.PP
flags
.RS 4
socket flags (\fBSOCK_NOSPACE\fR, etc)
.RE
.PP
wq
.RS 4
wait queue for several uses
.RE
.PP
file
.RS 4
File back pointer for gc
.RE
.PP
sk
.RS 4
internal networking protocol agnostic socket representation
.RE
.PP
ops
.RS 4
protocol specific socket operations
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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