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Rafael J. Wysocki4f3549d2013-05-02 22:15:29 +02001What: /sys/devices/.../online
2Date: April 2013
3Contact: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
4Description:
5 The /sys/devices/.../online attribute is only present for
6 devices whose bus types provide .online() and .offline()
7 callbacks. The number read from it (0 or 1) reflects the value
8 of the device's 'offline' field. If that number is 1 and '0'
9 (or 'n', or 'N') is written to this file, the device bus type's
10 .offline() callback is executed for the device and (if
11 successful) its 'offline' field is updated accordingly. In
12 turn, if that number is 0 and '1' (or 'y', or 'Y') is written to
13 this file, the device bus type's .online() callback is executed
14 for the device and (if successful) its 'offline' field is
15 updated as appropriate.
16
17 After a successful execution of the bus type's .offline()
18 callback the device cannot be used for any purpose until either
19 it is removed (i.e. device_del() is called for it), or its bus
20 type's .online() is exeucted successfully.