[PATCH v1 2/2] thunderbolt: Additional step for built-in module to power on

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The device will not appear until we rescan the bus.

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst
index 9b55952039a6..86987c566d6a 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst
@@ -235,4 +235,9 @@ For example the intel-wmi-thunderbolt driver exposes this attribute in:
   To force the power to on, write 1 to this attribute file.
   To disable force power, write 0 to this attribute file.
 
+In some cases (usually when thunderbolt.ko is built-in) the additional
+step should be performed::
+
+  # echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan
+
 Note: it's currently not possible to query the force power state of a platform.
-- 
2.14.2

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