2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index c3141565d59d..48718b7f4fa0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -536,6 +536,28 @@ void bus_rescan_devices(struct bus_type * bus)
         bus_for_each_dev(bus, NULL, NULL, bus_rescan_devices_helper);
 }
 
+/**
+ * device_reprobe - remove driver for a device and probe for a new driver
+ * @dev: the device to reprobe
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+void device_reprobe(struct device *dev)
+{
+        if (dev->driver) {
+                if (dev->parent)        /* Needed for USB */
+                        down(&dev->parent->sem);
+                device_release_driver(dev);
+                if (dev->parent)
+                        up(&dev->parent->sem);
+        }
+
+        bus_rescan_devices_helper(dev, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_reprobe);
 
 struct bus_type * get_bus(struct bus_type * bus)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 58df18d9cd3e..e8ac5bcfbec7 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ extern void device_bind_driver(struct device * dev);
 extern void device_release_driver(struct device * dev);
 extern int  device_attach(struct device * dev);
 extern void driver_attach(struct device_driver * drv);
+extern void device_reprobe(struct device *dev);
 
 
 /*