.\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2025 John Baldwin <[email protected]> .Dd February 5, 2025 .Dt BUS_HINTED_CHILD 9 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm BUS_HINTED_CHILD .Nd notify a bus device about a potential child device identified by hints .Sh SYNOPSIS .In sys/param.h .In sys/bus.h .Ft void .Fn BUS_HINTED_CHILD "device_t dev" "const char *dname" "int dunit" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn BUS_HINTED_CHILD method is invoked by the .Xr bus_enumerate_hinted_children 9 function for each set of named hints whose .Dq at hint matches the bus device .Fa dev . Typically, this method should determine if the set of hints for the given device name and unit sufficiently describe a new device. If so, a new device should be added via .Xr BUS_ADD_CHILD 9 . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr BUS_ADD_CHILD 9 , .Xr bus_enumerate_hinted_children 9 , .Xr device 9 .Sh HISTORY The .Fn BUS_HINTED_CHILD method first appeared in .Fx 6.2 .
