---
name: "i2o_device_claim_release"
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/i2o_device_claim_release"
---

# i2o\_device\_claim\_release(9)

release a device that the OSM is using

## NAME

i2o\_device\_claim\_release - release a device that the OSM is using

## SYNOPSIS

**int i2o\_device\_claim\_release(struct i2o\_device \*** *dev***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

device to release

## DESCRIPTION

Drop a claim by an OSM on a given I2O device.

AC - some devices seem to want to refuse an unclaim until they have finished internal processing. It makes sense since you don't want a new device to go reconfiguring the entire system until you are done. Thus we are prepared to wait briefly.

Returns 0 on success or negative error code on failure.

## COPYRIGHT