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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. On success 0 is returned, on a failure a negative  errno
       code is returned.

       This  is  just  a  wrapper for unregister_netdevice that takes the rtnl
       semaphore.   In   general   you   want   to   use    this    and    not
       unregister_netdevice.