ovpn_socket_release(9)

💅 ovpn_socket_release(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual era 🎀

okay bestie, so we're in the kernel docs rn and this one's from the Kernel API Manual, section 9. it's giving "cleanup function that eats and leaves no crumbs" ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ovpn_socket_release — releases all the resources that the socket user owns. yes, it's the "you had your turn, now give it back" function 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ovpn_socket_release (struct ovpn_peer *peer );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• peer — the peer whose socket is getting released. that's the main character of this call, no cap 💅

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

call this function when the peer is being removed and it wants to drop its link to the socket. it's the breakup text, but make it kernel-grade 💔

in the UDP case, the detach routine drops a reference to the ovpn netdev — the one pointed at by the ovpn_socket. lowkey just freeing the lease on the place it was living 🏠

in the TCP case, releasing the socket drops the refcounter for the peer it's linked to, which means the peer gets to disappear too. bye bestie, you're free ✌️😭

⚠️ this function is expected to be invoked exactly once per peer. one (1) time. not twice, not zero times, not "ehh close enough". respect the count fr fr 💀

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💀 NOTE 💀

this function may sleep 😴 — so don't go calling it somewhere that'll get mad about that, iykyk.

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/socket.c
• ovpn_socket_put(9)
• ovpn_socket_new(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie 🧚💜 — brought to you from ./drivers/net/ovpn, dated October 2026, footer and all. slay, periodt 🌈👑