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29.Dd April 27, 2016
30.Dt BUS_RESCAN 9
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm BUS_RESCAN
34.Nd "rescan a bus checking for devices that have been added or removed"
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In sys/param.h
37.In sys/bus.h
38.Ft void
39.Fn BUS_RESCAN "device_t dev"
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Fn BUS_RESCAN
43method is called to request a rescan of the child devices on a bus device.
44The method should add any devices that have been added since the previous
45scan and remove devices that have been removed.
46This method is not required to re-examine existing devices to determine if
47their properties have changed.
48This method is also not required to propagate the rescan request to child
49devices.
50.Sh SEE ALSO
51.Xr device 9
52