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@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ Description:
74 hot-remove the PCI device and any of its children. 74 hot-remove the PCI device and any of its children.
75 Depends on CONFIG_HOTPLUG. 75 Depends on CONFIG_HOTPLUG.
76 76
77What: /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../pci_bus/.../rescan
78Date: May 2011
79Contact: Linux PCI developers <linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>
80Description:
81 Writing a non-zero value to this attribute will
82 force a rescan of the bus and all child buses,
83 and re-discover devices removed earlier from this
84 part of the device tree. Depends on CONFIG_HOTPLUG.
85
77What: /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../rescan 86What: /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../rescan
78Date: January 2009 87Date: January 2009
79Contact: Linux PCI developers <linux-pci@vger.kernel.org> 88Contact: Linux PCI developers <linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>
@@ -145,9 +154,11 @@ Date: July 2010
145Contact: Narendra K <narendra_k@dell.com>, linux-bugs@dell.com 154Contact: Narendra K <narendra_k@dell.com>, linux-bugs@dell.com
146Description: 155Description:
147 Reading this attribute will provide the firmware 156 Reading this attribute will provide the firmware
148 given name(SMBIOS type 41 string) of the PCI device. 157 given name (SMBIOS type 41 string or ACPI _DSM string) of
149 The attribute will be created only if the firmware 158 the PCI device. The attribute will be created only
150 has given a name to the PCI device. 159 if the firmware has given a name to the PCI device.
160 ACPI _DSM string name will be given priority if the
161 system firmware provides SMBIOS type 41 string also.
151Users: 162Users:
152 Userspace applications interested in knowing the 163 Userspace applications interested in knowing the
153 firmware assigned name of the PCI device. 164 firmware assigned name of the PCI device.
@@ -157,12 +168,27 @@ Date: July 2010
157Contact: Narendra K <narendra_k@dell.com>, linux-bugs@dell.com 168Contact: Narendra K <narendra_k@dell.com>, linux-bugs@dell.com
158Description: 169Description:
159 Reading this attribute will provide the firmware 170 Reading this attribute will provide the firmware
160 given instance(SMBIOS type 41 device type instance) 171 given instance (SMBIOS type 41 device type instance) of the
161 of the PCI device. The attribute will be created 172 PCI device. The attribute will be created only if the firmware
162 only if the firmware has given a device type instance 173 has given an instance number to the PCI device.
163 to the PCI device.
164Users: 174Users:
165 Userspace applications interested in knowing the 175 Userspace applications interested in knowing the
166 firmware assigned device type instance of the PCI 176 firmware assigned device type instance of the PCI
167 device that can help in understanding the firmware 177 device that can help in understanding the firmware
168 intended order of the PCI device. 178 intended order of the PCI device.
179
180What: /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../acpi_index
181Date: July 2010
182Contact: Narendra K <narendra_k@dell.com>, linux-bugs@dell.com
183Description:
184 Reading this attribute will provide the firmware
185 given instance (ACPI _DSM instance number) of the PCI device.
186 The attribute will be created only if the firmware has given
187 an instance number to the PCI device. ACPI _DSM instance number
188 will be given priority if the system firmware provides SMBIOS
189 type 41 device type instance also.
190Users:
191 Userspace applications interested in knowing the
192 firmware assigned instance number of the PCI
193 device that can help in understanding the firmware
194 intended order of the PCI device.