.TH "pci_announce_device_to_drivers" 9 "pci_announce_device_to_drivers" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX .SH NAME pci_announce_device_to_drivers \- tell the drivers a new device has appeared .SH SYNOPSIS .B "void" pci_announce_device_to_drivers .BI "(struct pci_dev *" dev ");" .SH ARGUMENTS .IP "dev" 12 the device that has shown up .SH "DESCRIPTION" Notifys the drivers that a new device has appeared, and also notifys userspace through /sbin/hotplug.