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.\"    Manual: Char devices
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "UNREGISTER_CHRDEV_RE" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Char devices"
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.SH "NAME"
unregister_chrdev_region \- unregister a range of device numbers
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ unregister_chrdev_region('u
.BI "void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t\ " "from" ", unsigned\ " "count" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIfrom\fR
.RS 4
the first in the range of numbers to unregister
.RE
.PP
\fIcount\fR
.RS 4
the number of device numbers to unregister
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function will unregister a range of
\fIcount\fR
device numbers, starting with
\fIfrom\fR\&. The caller should normally be the one who allocated those numbers in the first place\&.\&.\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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