device_enable (9)

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Copyright (c) 1998 Doug Rabson

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(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man9/device_enable.9freebsd".)

NAME

device_enable device_disable device_is_enabled - manipulate device enabled flag

SYNOPSIS

In sys/param.h In sys/bus.h Ft void Fn device_enable device_t dev Ft void Fn device_disable device_t dev Ft int Fn device_is_enabled device_t dev

DESCRIPTION

Each device has an enabled flag associated with it. A device is enabled by default when it is created but may be disabled (for instance to prevent a destructive or time consuming probe attempt). To disable a device, call Fn device_disable , to re-enable it, call Fn device_enable and to test to see if a device is enabled, call Fn device_is_enabled .

SEE ALSO

device(9)

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by An Doug Rabson .