+/**
+ * Removes a mapping. Does not program forwarding.
+ *
+ * @param eid end-host indetifier
+ * @param res_map_index index of the removed mapping
+ * @return return code
+ */
+int
+vnet_lisp_del_mapping (gid_address_t * eid, u32 * res_map_index)
+{
+ lisp_cp_main_t *lcm = vnet_lisp_cp_get_main ();
+ vnet_lisp_add_del_mapping_args_t _m_args, *m_args = &_m_args;
+ vnet_lisp_add_del_locator_set_args_t _ls_args, *ls_args = &_ls_args;
+ mapping_t *old_map;
+ u32 mi;
+
+ memset (m_args, 0, sizeof (m_args[0]));
+ if (res_map_index)
+ res_map_index[0] = ~0;
+
+ mi = gid_dictionary_lookup (&lcm->mapping_index_by_gid, eid);
+ old_map = ((u32) ~ 0 != mi) ? pool_elt_at_index (lcm->mapping_pool, mi) : 0;
+
+ if (old_map == 0 || gid_address_cmp (&old_map->eid, eid) != 0)
+ {
+ clib_warning ("cannot delete mapping for eid %U",
+ format_gid_address, eid);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ m_args->is_add = 0;
+ gid_address_copy (&m_args->eid, eid);
+ m_args->locator_set_index = old_map->locator_set_index;
+
+ /* delete mapping associated from map-cache */
+ vnet_lisp_map_cache_add_del (m_args, 0);
+
+ ls_args->is_add = 0;
+ ls_args->index = old_map->locator_set_index;
+
+ /* delete locator set */
+ vnet_lisp_add_del_locator_set (ls_args, 0);
+
+ /* delete timer associated to the mapping if any */
+ if (old_map->timer_set)
+ mapping_delete_timer (lcm, mi);
+
+ /* return old mapping index */
+ if (res_map_index)
+ res_map_index[0] = mi;
+
+ /* success */
+ return 0;
+}
+