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.Dd June 16, 1998
.Dt DEVICE_ENABLE 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm device_enable ,
.Nm device_disable ,
.Nm device_is_enabled
.Nd manipulate device enabled flag
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/param.h
.In sys/bus.h
.Ft void
.Fn device_enable "device_t dev"
.Ft void
.Fn device_disable "device_t dev"
.Ft int
.Fn device_is_enabled "device_t dev"
.Sh 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
.Fn device_disable ,
to re-enable it, call
.Fn device_enable
and to test to see if a device is enabled, call
.Fn device_is_enabled .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr device 9
.Sh AUTHORS
This manual page was written by
.An Doug Rabson .