Kernel Functions for Drivers             netprotocolrelease(9F)



NAME
     netprotocolrelease - indicate that a reference to  a  net-
     work protocol is no longer required

SYNOPSIS
     #include 

     int netprotocolrelease(netdatat *net);


INTERFACE LEVEL
     Solaris DI specific (Solaris DI).

PARAMETERS
     net    value   returned   from   a   successful   call    to
            netprotocollookup(9F).


DESCRIPTION
     The netprotocolrelease() 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 netprotocolrelease() 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 netprotocolrelease() function may be called from user,
     kernel, or interrupt context.

ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:











SunOS 5.11           Last change: 1 May 2008                    1






Kernel Functions for Drivers             netprotocolrelease(9F)



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWcsu                     
    
     Interface Stability          Committed                   
    


SEE ALSO
     netprotocollookup(9F),    netprotocolwalk(9F),    attri-
     butes(5)











































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