.TH "misc_deregister" 9 "misc_deregister" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX .SH NAME misc_deregister \- unregister a miscellaneous device .SH SYNOPSIS .B "int" misc_deregister .BI "(struct miscdevice *" misc ");" .SH ARGUMENTS .IP "misc" 12 device to unregister .SH "DESCRIPTION" Unregister a miscellaneous device that was previously successfully registered with \fBmisc_register\fP. Success is indicated by a zero return, a negative errno code indicates an error.