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31.Dd June 16, 1998
32.Dt DEVICE_ENABLE 9
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm device_enable ,
36.Nm device_disable ,
37.Nm device_is_enabled
38.Nd manipulate device enabled flag
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.In sys/param.h
41.In sys/bus.h
42.Ft void
43.Fn device_enable "device_t dev"
44.Ft void
45.Fn device_disable "device_t dev"
46.Ft int
47.Fn device_is_enabled "device_t dev"
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49Each device has an enabled flag associated with it.
50A device is
51enabled by default when it is created but may be disabled (for
52instance to prevent a destructive or time consuming probe attempt).
53To disable a device, call
54.Fn device_disable ,
55to re-enable it, call
56.Fn device_enable
57and to test to see if a device is enabled, call
58.Fn device_is_enabled .
59.Sh SEE ALSO
60.Xr device 9
61.Sh AUTHORS
62This manual page was written by
63.An Doug Rabson .
64