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.TH "SD_PROBE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
sd_probe \- called during driver initialization and whenever a
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
int sd_probe  (struct device * \fIdev\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdev\fB\fR
pointer to device object
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns 0 if successful (or not interested in this scsi device 
(e.g. scanner)); 1 when there is an error.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns 0 if successful (or not interested in this scsi device 
(e.g. scanner)); 1 when there is an error.
.SH "NOTE"
.PP
this function is invoked from the scsi mid-level.
This function sets up the mapping between a given 
<host,channel,id,lun> (found in sdp) and new device name 
(e.g. /dev/sda). More precisely it is the block device major 
and minor number that is chosen here.
.PP
Assume sd_attach is not re-entrant (for time being)
Also think about \fBsd_attach\fR and \fBsd_remove\fR running coincidentally.