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.TH "__DEV_REMOVE_PACK" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
__dev_remove_pack \- remove packet handler
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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\fB
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void __dev_remove_pack  (struct packet_type * \fIpt\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIpt\fB\fR
packet type declaration
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Remove a protocol handler that was previously added to the kernel
protocol handlers by \fBdev_add_pack\fR\&. The passed &packet_type is removed
from the kernel lists and can be freed or reused once this function
returns. 
.PP
The packet type might still be in use by receivers
and must not be freed until after all the CPU's have gone
through a quiescent state.