diff options
| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 01:02:30 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 01:02:30 +0000 |
| commit | 76cb841cb886eef6b3bee341a2266c76578724ad (patch) | |
| tree | f5892e5ba6cc11949952a6ce4ecbe6d516d6ce58 /Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt | |
| parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
| download | linux-76cb841cb886eef6b3bee341a2266c76578724ad.tar.xz linux-76cb841cb886eef6b3bee341a2266c76578724ad.zip | |
Adding upstream version 4.19.249.upstream/4.19.249
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt b/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..98152bcd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ + +IDE warm-plug HOWTO +=================== + +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 + +NOTE: please make sure that partitions are unmounted and that there are +no other active references to devices before doing "delete_devices" step, +also do not attempt "scan" step on devices currently in use -- otherwise +results may be unpredictable and lead to data loss if you're unlucky |