opensolaris man page for net_protocol_release

net_protocol_release(9F)				   Kernel Functions for Drivers 				  net_protocol_release(9F)

NAME
       net_protocol_release - indicate that a reference to a network protocol is no longer required

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/neti.h>

       int net_protocol_release(net_data_t *net);

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

PARAMETERS
       net    value returned from a successful call to net_protocol_lookup(9F).

DESCRIPTION
       The net_protocol_release() function indicates to the network information framework that the caller is no longer interested in any knowledge
       about the network protocol to which the parameter being passed through applies.

RETURN VALUES
       The net_protocol_release() function returns:

       -1    The value passed in is unknown to this framework.

       0     Successful completion.

       1     Unsuccessful because this function has been called too many times.

CONTEXT
       The net_protocol_release() function may be called from user,  kernel, or interrupt context.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Committed 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       net_protocol_lookup(9F), net_protocol_walk(9F), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    1 May 2008						  net_protocol_release(9F)