.TH "sppp_detach" 9 "sppp_detach" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX .SH NAME sppp_detach \- release PPP resources from a device .SH SYNOPSIS .B "void" sppp_detach .BI "(struct net_device *" dev ");" .SH ARGUMENTS .IP "dev" 12 Network device to release .SH "DESCRIPTION" Stop and free up any PPP/HDLC resources used by this interface. This must be called before the device is freed.