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Date:      Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:09:37 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Reprobing of devices after module load?
Message-ID:  <8D7CE344-05B3-4A48-8E5B-91100A48F0B1@bsdimp.com>
In-Reply-To: <201111211126.15627.jhb@freebsd.org>
References:  <CAPYw7P6nqLmdRqa2Szntnac5pc3otf75cfGkCvVz1FoazssU%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> <201111211126.15627.jhb@freebsd.org>

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On Nov 21, 2011, at 9:26 AM, John Baldwin wrote:

> On Friday, November 18, 2011 11:48:20 am Paul B. Mahol wrote:
>> Hi,
>>=20
>> Is there nice way in FreeBSD to force reprobe of devices for specific
>> driver like it is done when kernel module is loaded (via
>> DRIVER_MODULE(...) stuff)?
>=20
> Note that those probes happen for specific buses rather than for =
specific=20
> drivers.  The routine that does this currently is static=20
> (devclass_driver_added() in sys/kern/subr_bus.c).  What specific =
problem are=20
> you trying to solve?  You might be able to use BUS_DRIVER_ADDED() or=20=

> device_probe_and_attach() to achieve what you are trying to do.

You can load a dummy module that has an attach point to the bus that =
you're wanting to force a rescan on.

Warner




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