---
title: free
framework: networkingdriverkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: networkingdriverkit/iousernetworkpacketbufferpool/free
---

# free

Releases the resources owned by the network packet buffer pool object.

## Declaration

```occ
virtual void free();
```

## See Also

### Creating a Buffer Pool

- [Create](networkingdriverkit/iousernetworkpacketbufferpool/create.md)
- [init](networkingdriverkit/iousernetworkpacketbufferpool/init.md)