SCSI_PREP_ASYNC_SCAN(9) SCSI mid layer SCSI_PREP_ASYNC_SCAN(9)NAMEscsi_prep_async_scan - prepare for an async scan
SYNOPSIS
struct async_scan_data *
scsi_prep_async_scan(struct Scsi_Host * shost);
ARGUMENTS
shost
the host which will be scanned
RETURNS
a cookie to be passed to scsi_finish_async_scan
Tells the midlayer this host is going to do an asynchronous scan. It
reserves the host´s position in the scanning list and ensures that
other asynchronous scans started after this one won´t affect the
ordering of the discovered devices.
AUTHORS
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
Author.
Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Author.
COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2013 SCSI_PREP_ASYNC_SCAN(9)