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linux/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz f74c91413e ide: add warm-plug support for IDE devices (take 2)
* Add 'struct class ide_port_class' ('ide_port' class) and a 'struct
  device *portdev' ('ide_port' class device) in ide_hwif_t.

* Register 'ide_port' class in ide_init() and unregister it in
  cleanup_module().

* Create ->portdev in ide_register_port () and unregister it in
  ide_unregister().

* Add "delete_devices" class device attribute for unregistering IDE devices
  on a port and "scan" one for probing+registering IDE devices on a port.

* Add ide_sysfs_register_port() helper for registering "delete_devices"
  and "scan" attributes with ->portdev.  Call it in ide_device_add_all().

* Document IDE warm-plug support in Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt.

v2:
* Convert patch from using 'struct class_device' to use 'struct device'.
  (thanks to Kay Sievers for doing it)

Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
2008-04-18 00:46:23 +02:00

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IDE warm-plug HOWTO
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To warm-plug devices on a port 'idex':
# echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/delete_devices
unplug old device(s) and plug new device(s)
# echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/scan
done