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UNREGISTER_NETDEV(9) Network device support UNREGISTER_NETDEV(9)

NAME

unregister_netdev - remove device from the kernel

SYNOPSIS

void unregister_netdev(struct net_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS

dev
device

DESCRIPTION

This function shuts down a device interface and removes it from the kernel tables.
This is just a wrapper for unregister_netdevice that takes the rtnl semaphore. In general you want to use this and not unregister_netdevice.

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February 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16