Remove the control from the card and release it
int snd_ctl_remove(struct snd_card * card, struct snd_kcontrol * kcontrol);
card
the card instance
kcontrol
the control instance to remove
Removes the control from the card and then releases the instance. You don't need to call snd_ctl_free_one. You must be in the write lock - down_write(card->controls_rwsem).
0 if successful, or a negative error code on failure.