Kernel functions			 net_protocol_release(9F)



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

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/neti.h>

     int net_protocol_release(net_data_t *net);

INTERFACE LEVEL
     Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)

PARAMETERS
     net

	 value	 returned   from    a	 successful    call    to
	 net_protocol_lookup.



DESCRIPTION
     This function call	is used	to indicate to the network infor-
     mation  framework that the	caller is no longer interested in
     any knowledge about the network protocol to which the param-
     eter being	passed through applies to.

RETURN VALUES
     This function returns -1 if the value passed in  is  unknown
     to	 this  framework, 0 if it is successful	and 1 to indicate
     that it could not succeed because	net_protocol_release  has
     been called too many times.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions	of the	following  attri-
     butes:
	  ____________________________________________________________
	 |	 ATTRIBUTE TYPE	       |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE	     |
	 |_____________________________|_____________________________|
	 | Interface Stability	       |	 Committed	     |
	 |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO
     net_protocol_lookup(9f), net_protocol_walk(9f)












SunOS 5.10	   Last	change:	25 March 2008			1