sunos man page for kstat_delete

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

NAME
       kstat_delete - remove a kstat from the system

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <sys/kstat.h>

       void kstat_delete(kstat_t *ksp);

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)

PARAMETERS
       ksp	Pointer to a currently installed kstat(9S) structure.

DESCRIPTION
       kstat_delete() removes ksp from the kstat chain and frees all associated system resources.

RETURN VALUES
       None.

CONTEXT
       kstat_delete() can be called from any context.

SEE ALSO
       kstat_create(9F), kstat_install(9F), kstat_named_init(9F), kstat(9S)

       Writing Device Drivers

NOTES
       When calling kstat_delete(), the driver must not be holding that kstat's ks_lock. Otherwise, it may deadlock with a kstat reader.

SunOS 5.10							    4 Apr 1994							  kstat_delete(9F)