Deletes a network interface from the network interface list.
#include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/errno.h> #include <net/if.h>
if_detach (ifp) struct ifnet *ifp;
| ifp | Points to the interface network (ifnet) structure that describes the network interface to delete. |
The if_detach kernel service deletes a Network Interface Driver (NID) entry from the network interface list.
The if_detach kernel service can be called from either the process or interrupt environment.
| 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. |
The if_detach kernel service is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
The if_attach kernel service.
Network Kernel Services in AIX Kernel Extensions and Device Support Programming Concepts.