---
name: "ieee80211_unregister_hw"
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/ieee80211_unregister_hw"
---

# ieee80211\_unregister\_hw(9)

Unregister a hardware device

## NAME

ieee80211\_unregister\_hw - Unregister a hardware device

## SYNOPSIS

**void ieee80211\_unregister\_hw(struct ieee80211\_hw \*** *hw***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*hw*

the hardware to unregister

## DESCRIPTION

This function instructs mac80211 to free allocated resources and unregister netdevices from the networking subsystem.

## AUTHOR

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

Author.

## COPYRIGHT