From 849369d6c66d3054688672f97d31fceb8e8230fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: root Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 04:40:36 +0000 Subject: initial_commit --- 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 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 -- cgit v1.2.3