DEVICE_REPROBE(9)                 Device drivers infrastructure                 DEVICE_REPROBE(9)



NAME
       device_reprobe - remove driver for a device and probe for a new driver

SYNOPSIS
       int device_reprobe(struct device * dev);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
           the device to reprobe

DESCRIPTION
       This function detaches the attached driver (if any) for the given device and restarts the
       driver probing process. It is intended to use if probing criteria changed during a devices
       lifetime and driver attachment should change accordingly.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                         DEVICE_REPROBE(9)