ide: add warm-plug support for IDE devices (take 2)

[firefly-linux-kernel-4.4.55.git] / Documentation / ide / warm-plug-howto.txt

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+IDE warm-plug HOWTO
+===================
+
+To warm-plug devices on a port 'idex':
+
+# echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/delete_devices
+
+unplug old device(s) and plug new device(s)
+
+# echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/scan
+
+done