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NET_PROTOCOL_RELEASE 9F "Mar 5, 2012"
NAME
net_protocol_release - indicate that a reference to a network protocol is no longer required
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/neti.h>

int net_protocol_release(net_handle_t info);
INTERFACE LEVEL
illumos DDI specific (illumos DDI).
PARAMETERS
info

value returned from a successful call to net_protocol_lookup(9F).

DESCRIPTION
The net_protocol_release() function indicates to the network information framework that the caller is no longer interested in any knowledge about the network protocol to which the parameter being passed through applies.
RETURN VALUES
The net_protocol_release() function returns: -1

The value passed in is unknown to this framework.

0

Successful completion.

1

Unsuccessful because this function has been called too many times.

CONTEXT
The net_protocol_release() function may be called from user, kernel, or interrupt context.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Committed
SEE ALSO
net_protocol_lookup(9F), net_protocol_walk(9F), attributes(5)