+/**
+ * Unlink the memory descriptor from any ME it may be linked to and release
+ * the internal resources associated with it.
+ *
+ * This function does not free the memory region associated with the MD;
+ * i.e., the memory the user allocated for this MD. If the ME associated with
+ * this MD is not NULL and was created with auto unlink enabled, the ME is
+ * unlinked as well (see LNetMEAttach()).
+ *
+ * Explicitly unlinking a MD via this function call has the same behavior as
+ * a MD that has been automatically unlinked, except that no LNET_EVENT_UNLINK
+ * is generated in the latter case.
+ *
+ * An unlinked event can be reported in two ways:
+ * - If there's no pending operations on the MD, it's unlinked immediately
+ * and an LNET_EVENT_UNLINK event is logged before this function returns.
+ * - Otherwise, the MD is only marked for deletion when this function
+ * returns, and the unlinked event will be piggybacked on the event of
+ * the completion of the last operation by setting the unlinked field of
+ * the event. No dedicated LNET_EVENT_UNLINK event is generated.
+ *
+ * Note that in both cases the unlinked field of the event is always set; no
+ * more event will happen on the MD after such an event is logged.
+ *
+ * \param mdh A handle for the MD to be unlinked.
+ *
+ * \retval 0 On success.
+ * \retval -ENOENT If \a mdh does not point to a valid MD object.
+ */