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| author | Yuval Adam <_@yuv.al> | 2017-08-30 08:25:59 +0000 |
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| committer | Yuval Adam <_@yuv.al> | 2017-08-30 08:25:59 +0000 |
| commit | 8e4bff4cab0ddac6060645b0715210484d02ff40 (patch) | |
| tree | 3a5c3024371a04692a3a6d9974d001cdff8ebf84 /Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt | |
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diff --git a/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt b/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..98152bcd --- /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 |