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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c | 20 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c index e770480fec5c..f2093982b3db 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c @@ -1634,6 +1634,24 @@ struct scsi_device *__scsi_add_device(struct Scsi_Host *shost, uint channel, } EXPORT_SYMBOL(__scsi_add_device); +/** + * scsi_add_device - creates a new SCSI (LU) instance + * @host: the &Scsi_Host instance where the device is located + * @channel: target channel number (rarely other than %0) + * @target: target id number + * @lun: LUN of target device + * + * Probe for a specific LUN and add it if found. + * + * Notes: This call is usually performed internally during a SCSI + * bus scan when an HBA is added (i.e. scsi_scan_host()). So it + * should only be called if the HBA becomes aware of a new SCSI + * device (LU) after scsi_scan_host() has completed. If successful + * this call can lead to sdev_init() and sdev_configure() callbacks + * into the LLD. + * + * Return: %0 on success or negative error code on failure + */ int scsi_add_device(struct Scsi_Host *host, uint channel, uint target, u64 lun) { @@ -2025,6 +2043,8 @@ static void do_scan_async(void *_data, async_cookie_t c) /** * scsi_scan_host - scan the given adapter * @shost: adapter to scan + * + * Notes: Should be called after scsi_add_host() **/ void scsi_scan_host(struct Scsi_Host *shost) { |