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diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt b/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt
index 880c085b951b..891435a72fce 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ HPSA specific entries in /sys
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/rescan
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/firmware_revision
+ /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/resettable
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/transport_mode
the host "rescan" attribute is a write only attribute. Writing to this
@@ -66,6 +67,17 @@ HPSA specific entries in /sys
or "simple" mode. This is controlled by the "hpsa_simple_mode" module
parameter.
+ The "resettable" read-only attribute indicates whether a particular
+ controller is able to honor the "reset_devices" kernel parameter. If the
+ device is resettable, this file will contain a "1", otherwise, a "0". This
+ parameter is used by kdump, for example, to reset the controller at driver
+ load time to eliminate any outstanding commands on the controller and get the
+ controller into a known state so that the kdump initiated i/o will work right
+ and not be disrupted in any way by stale commands or other stale state
+ remaining on the controller from the previous kernel. This attribute enables
+ kexec tools to warn the user if they attempt to designate a device which is
+ unable to honor the reset_devices kernel parameter as a dump device.
+
HPSA specific disk attributes:
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