SK_ALLOC(9)                              Linux Networking                             SK_ALLOC(9)



NAME
       sk_alloc - All socket objects are allocated here

SYNOPSIS
       struct sock * sk_alloc(struct net * net, int family, gfp_t priority, struct proto * prot,
                              int kern);

ARGUMENTS
       net
           the applicable net namespace

       family
           protocol family

       priority
           for allocation (GFP_KERNEL, GFP_ATOMIC, etc)

       prot
           struct proto associated with this new sock instance

       kern
           is this to be a kernel socket?

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                               SK_ALLOC(9)