ovpn_socket_new(9)

ovpn_socket_new(9) 💅 — your Kernel API Manual bestie

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie! today’s main character is ovpn_socket_new(9), and honestly? iconic. we’re creating a new socket and initializing it, periodt. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ovpn_socket_new — create a new socket and initialize it 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct ovpn_socket * ovpn_socket_new (struct socket *sock , struct
       ovpn_peer *peer );

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• sock — the kernel socket to embed, literally the socket we’re tucking in 🧚
• peer — the peer reachable via this socket, iykyk 👑

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

an openvpn socket on success or a negative error code otherwise. slay when it works, and if not? negative error code, no cap. 💀

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/socket.c — go read the source, bestie
• ovpn_socket_put(9)
• ovpn_socket_release(9)

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made with 💖 from ./drivers/net/ovpn — October 2026