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The update_drv command is used to inform the system about attribute changes to an installed device driver. By default, the system rereads the driver.conf(4) file and reloads the driver binary module.
The following option is supported:
Force the system to reread the driver.conf file even if the driver module cannot be unloaded.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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Availability | SUNWcsu |
A forced update of the driver.conf file reloads the driver.conf file without reloading the driver binary module. In this case, devices which can not be detached reference driver global properties from the old driver.conf file, while the remaining driver instances reference global properties in the new driver.conf file.
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