Chapter 27. TCP Functions

27.1. Introduction

This chapter presents numerous TCP functions that we need to cover before discussing TCP input in the next two chapters:

Image tcp_drain is the protocol’s drain function, called when the kernel is out of mbufs. It does nothing.

Image tcp_drop aborts a connection by sending an RST.

Image tcp_close performs the normal TCP connection termination: send a FIN and wait for the four-way exchange to complete. ...

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