From 76cb841cb886eef6b3bee341a2266c76578724ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 03:02:30 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 4.19.249. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt (limited to 'Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3