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 4.8.                 January 2017                      UNREGISTER_NETDEV(9)