---
name: "cfg80211_unlink_bss"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.16"
version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cfg80211_unlink_bss"
---

# cfg80211\_unlink\_bss(9)

unlink BSS from internal data structures

## NAME

cfg80211\_unlink\_bss - unlink BSS from internal data structures

## SYNOPSIS

**void cfg80211\_unlink\_bss(struct wiphy \*** *wiphy***, struct cfg80211\_bss \*** *bss***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*wiphy*

the wiphy

*bss*

the bss to remove

## DESCRIPTION

This function removes the given BSS from the internal data structures thereby making it no longer show up in scan results etc. Use this function when you detect a BSS is gone. Normally BSSes will also time out, so it is not necessary to use this function at all.

## AUTHOR

**Johannes Berg** \<johannes@sipsolutions.net\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT