NAME

device_enable, device_disable, device_is_enabled — manipulate device enabled flag

SYNOPSIS

#include < sys/param.h>
#include < sys/bus.h>

void
device_enable( device_t dev);

void
device_disable( device_t dev);

int
device_is_enabled( device_t dev);

DESCRIPTION

Each device has an enabled flag associated with it. A device is enabled by default when it is created but may be disabled (for instance to prevent a destructive or time consuming probe attempt). To disable a device, call device_disable(), to re-enable it, call device_enable() and to test to see if a device is enabled, call device_is_enabled().

SEE ALSO

device(9)

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Doug Rabson.