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NAME
       snd_ctl_remove - remove the control from the card and release it


SYNOPSIS
       int snd_ctl_remove  (snd_card_t * card, snd_kcontrol_t * kcontrol);


ARGUMENTS
       card   the card instance

       kcontrol
              the control instance to remove


DESCRIPTION
       Removes  the  control from the card and then releases the instance. You
       don’t need to call snd_ctl_free_one. You must be in the  write  lock  -
       down_write(&card->controls_rwsem).

       Returns 0 if successful, or a negative error code on failure.