FREE_NETDEV

Section: Network device support (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

free_netdev - free network device  

SYNOPSIS

void free_netdev(struct net_device * dev);
 

ARGUMENTS

dev

device
 

DESCRIPTION

This function does the last stage of destroying an allocated device interface. The reference to the device object is released. If this is the last reference then it will be freed.  

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