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ATA_DEV_REVALIDATE(9)					       libata Core Internals					     ATA_DEV_REVALIDATE(9)

NAME
       ata_dev_revalidate - Revalidate ATA device

SYNOPSIS
       int ata_dev_revalidate(struct ata_device * dev, unsigned int new_class, unsigned int readid_flags);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
	   device to revalidate

       new_class
	   new class code

       readid_flags
	   read ID flags

DESCRIPTION
       Re-read IDENTIFY page, make sure dev is still attached to the port and reconfigure it according to the new IDENTIFY page.

LOCKING
       Kernel thread context (may sleep)

RETURNS
       0 on success, negative errno otherwise

AUTHOR
       Jeff Garzik
	   Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						     ATA_DEV_REVALIDATE(9)