Merge release-20200219.0-27-gc37b196 (automated)

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go b/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
index ce5527391..3dc5d87d6 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
@@ -341,9 +341,15 @@ type ControlMessages struct {
 // networking stack.
 type Endpoint interface {
 	// Close puts the endpoint in a closed state and frees all resources
-	// associated with it.
+	// associated with it. Close initiates the teardown process, the
+	// Endpoint may not be fully closed when Close returns.
 	Close()
 
+	// Abort initiates an expedited endpoint teardown. As compared to
+	// Close, Abort prioritizes closing the Endpoint quickly over cleanly.
+	// Abort is best effort; implementing Abort with Close is acceptable.
+	Abort()
+
 	// Read reads data from the endpoint and optionally returns the sender.
 	//
 	// This method does not block if there is no data pending. It will also