Merge branch 'dmi-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvar...

[linux.git] / Documentation / driver-api / device_link.rst

diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst
index 1b5020ec6517b06ae01e0f57db976bc41ce81d5b..bc2d89af88ce2da221cfac37dee585dd4c11ca42 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ State machine
   :c:func:`driver_bound()`.)
 
 * Before a consumer device is probed, presence of supplier drivers is
-  verified by checking that links to suppliers are in ``DL_STATE_AVAILABLE``
+  verified by checking the consumer device is not in the wait_for_suppliers
+  list and by checking that links to suppliers are in ``DL_STATE_AVAILABLE``
   state.  The state of the links is updated to ``DL_STATE_CONSUMER_PROBE``.
   (Call to :c:func:`device_links_check_suppliers()` from
   :c:func:`really_probe()`.)