if_detach Kernel Service

Purpose

Deletes a network interface from the network interface list.

Syntax

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/errno.h>
#include <net/if.h>

if_detach ( ifp)
struct ifnet *ifp;

Parameter

Item Description
ifp Points to the interface network (ifnet) structure that describes the network interface to delete.

Description

The if_detach kernel service deletes a Network Interface Driver (NID) entry from the network interface list.

Execution Environment

The if_detach kernel service can be called from either the process or interrupt environment.

Return Values

Item Description
0 Indicates that the network interface was successfully deleted.
ENOENT Indicates that the if_detach kernel service could not find the NID in the network interface list.