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detach(9E)		      Driver Entry Points		    detach(9E)

NAME
       detach - detach or suspend a device

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/ddi.h>
       #include <sys/sunddi.h>

       int prefix detach(dev_info_t  *dip,  ddi_detach_cmd_t cmd);

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)

PARAMETERS
       dip     A pointer to the device's dev_info structure.

       cmd     Type  of	 detach;  the  driver should return DDI_FAILURE if any
	       value other than DDI_DETACH or DDI_SUSPEND is passed to it.

DESCRIPTION
       The detach() function complements the attach(9E) routine.

   DDI_DETACH
       If cmd is set to DDI_DETACH, detach() is used to remove the state asso‐
       ciated  with  a given instance of a device node prior to the removal of
       that instance from the system.

       The detach() function will be called once  for  each  instance  of  the
       device  for  which there has been a successful attach(), once there are
       no longer any opens on the device. An attached instance of a driver can
       be  successfully detached only once. The detach() function should clean
       up  any	per  instance  data  initialized  in   attach(9E)   and	  call
       kmem_free(9F)  to  free any heap allocations. For information on how to
       unregister interrupt handlers, see ddi_add_intr(9F). This  should  also
       include putting the underlying device into a quiescent state so that it
       will not generate interrupts.

       Drivers that set up timeout(9F) routines should ensure  that  they  are
       cancelled before returning DDI_SUCCESS from detach().

       If  detach()  determines	 a particular instance of the device cannot be
       removed when requested because of some exceptional condition,  detach()
       must  return DDI_FAILURE, which prevents the particular device instance
       from being detached. This also prevents the driver from being unloaded.
       A  driver  instance failing the detach must ensure that no per instance
       data or state is modified or freed that would compromise the system  or
       subsequent driver operation.

       The  system guarantees that the function will only be called for a par‐
       ticular dev_info node after (and not concurrently  with)	 a  successful
       attach(9E)  of  that  device.  The system also guarantees that detach()
       will only be called when there are no outstanding open(9E) calls on the
       device.

   DDI_SUSPEND
       The DDI_SUSPEND cmd is issued when the entire system is being suspended
       and power removed from it or when the system must be made quiescent. It
       will  be	 issued	 only  to  devices  which have a reg property or which
       export a	 pm-hardware-state  property  with  the	 value	needs-suspend-
       resume.

       If  cmd is set to DDI_SUSPEND, detach() is used to suspend all activity
       of a device before power is (possibly) removed  from  the  device.  The
       steps  associated  with	suspension must include putting the underlying
       device into a quiescent state so that it will not  generate  interrupts
       or modify or access memory. Once quiescence has been obtained, detach()
       can be called with outstanding open(9E)	requests.  It  must  save  the
       hardware	 state	of the device to memory and block incoming or existing
       requests until attach() is called with DDI_RESUME.

       If the device is used to store file systems, then after DDI_SUSPEND  is
       issued,	the  device should still honor dump(9E) requests as this entry
       point may be used by suspend-resume  operation  (see  cpr(7))  to  save
       state  file.  It	 must  do  this, however, without disturbing the saved
       hardware state of the device.

       If the device driver uses automatic device Power Management  interfaces
       (driver	exports	 pm-components(9P)  property),	it  might need to call
       pm_raise_power(9F) if the current power level is lower than required to
       complete the dump(9E) request.

       Before returning successfully from a call to detach() with a command of
       DDI_SUSPEND, the driver must cancel any outstanding timeouts  and  make
       any driver threads quiescent.

       If  DDI_FAILURE	is returned for the DDI_SUSPEND cmd, either the opera‐
       tion to suspend the system or to make it quiescent will be aborted.

RETURN VALUES
       DDI_SUCCESS     For DDI_DETACH, the state  associated  with  the	 given
		       device  was  successfully removed. For DDI_SUSPEND, the
		       driver was successfully suspended.

       DDI_FAILURE     The operation failed or the request was not understood.
		       The associated state is unchanged.

CONTEXT
       This function is called from user context only.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │   ATTRIBUTE TYPE    │			   ATTRIBUTE VALUE		       │
       ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
       │Interface Stability  │ Evolving						       │
       └─────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       cpr(7),	 pm(7D),   pm(9P),  pm-components(9P),	attach(9E),  dump(9E),
       open(9E), power(9E), ddi_add_intr(9F), ddi_map_regs(9F), kmem_free(9F),
       pm_raise_power(9F), timeout(9F)

SunOS 5.10			  7 Dec 2003			    detach(9E)
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