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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst index e249e074a8d2..c764755121c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst @@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ Similarly, when the device link is added from supplier's ``->probe`` callback, ``DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_SUPPLIER`` causes the device link to be automatically purged when the supplier fails to probe or later unbinds. +If neither ``DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER`` nor ``DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_SUPPLIER`` +is set, ``DL_FLAG_AUTOPROBE_CONSUMER`` can be used to request the driver core +to probe for a driver for the consumer driver on the link automatically after +a driver has been bound to the supplier device. + +Note, however, that any combinations of ``DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER``, +``DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_SUPPLIER`` or ``DL_FLAG_AUTOPROBE_CONSUMER`` with +``DL_FLAG_STATELESS`` are invalid and cannot be used. + Limitations =========== |