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. Must be called in process context.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                            FREE_NETDEV(9)