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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 2.6.					     July 2010							 DEVICE_REPROBE(9)