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.TH "E1000_CLOSE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
e1000_close \- Disables a network interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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int e1000_close  (struct net_device * \fInetdev\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fInetdev\fB\fR
network interface device structure
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns 0, this is not allowed to fail
.PP
The close entry point is called when an interface is de-activated
by the OS.  The hardware is still under the drivers control, but
needs to be disabled.  A global MAC reset is issued to stop the
hardware, and all transmit and receive resources are freed.