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FREE_NETDEV(9)						      Network device support						    FREE_NETDEV(9)

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.

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