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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.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						      UNREGISTER_NETDEV(9)