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Date:      Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:21:27 +0000
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        Marcin Cieslak <saper@saper.info>
Subject:   git: fba56be09f1c - main - Do not fail 'devctl clear driver' if another driver is not found
Message-ID:  <699e5ca7.2034b.4e9ac9e0@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch main has been updated by jhb:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=fba56be09f1c344cc5805b898fbfef6066950942

commit fba56be09f1c344cc5805b898fbfef6066950942
Author:     Marcin Cieslak <saper@saper.info>
AuthorDate: 2026-02-25 01:58:59 +0000
Commit:     John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-02-25 01:58:59 +0000

    Do not fail 'devctl clear driver' if another driver is not found
    
    Detaching the bhyve(4) ppt driver from an unsupported PCI device
    should not raise a "Device not configured" error.  We do not expect
    that a new driver must take over the device in this case.
    
    Reviewed by:    imp, jhb
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52050
---
 lib/libdevctl/devctl.3 |  3 ++-
 sys/kern/subr_bus.c    | 14 +++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/libdevctl/devctl.3 b/lib/libdevctl/devctl.3
index c8a4704825c2..94fe350e524b 100644
--- a/lib/libdevctl/devctl.3
+++ b/lib/libdevctl/devctl.3
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd April 4, 2019
+.Dd February 24, 2026
 .Dt DEVCTL 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ is true,
 the device will be detached from its current device driver.
 After the device's name is reset,
 it is reprobed and attached to a suitable device driver if one is found.
+If no suitable device driver is found, no error is reported.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn devctl_rescan
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_bus.c b/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
index c9d64e3674c6..b5c1c5b61f60 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
@@ -5961,7 +5961,19 @@ devctl2_ioctl(struct cdev *cdev, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, int fflag,
 		dev->flags &= ~DF_FIXEDCLASS;
 		dev->flags |= DF_WILDCARD;
 		devclass_delete_device(dev->devclass, dev);
-		error = device_probe_and_attach(dev);
+
+		/*
+		 * Don't use device_probe_and_attach so that failing
+		 * to find a new driver isn't reported as an error.
+		 */
+		error = device_probe(dev);
+		if (error == ENXIO) {
+			error = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (error == 0) {
+			error = device_attach(dev);
+		}
 		break;
 	case DEV_RESCAN:
 		if (!device_is_attached(dev)) {


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