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diff --git a/lib/libdevctl/devctl.3 b/lib/libdevctl/devctl.3
index 866bb6a..a4fe062 100644
--- a/lib/libdevctl/devctl.3
+++ b/lib/libdevctl/devctl.3
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd April 27, 2016
+.Dd August 29, 2016
.Dt DEVCTL 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm devctl ,
.Nm devctl_attach ,
+.Nm devctl_clear_driver ,
.Nm devctl_delete ,
.Nm devctl_detach ,
.Nm devctl_disable ,
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@
.Ft int
.Fn devctl_attach "const char *device"
.Ft int
+.Fn devctl_clear_driver "const char *device" "bool force"
+.Ft int
.Fn devctl_delete "const char *device" "bool force"
.Ft int
.Fn devctl_detach "const char *device" "bool force"
@@ -166,12 +169,30 @@ the device will be detached from its current device driver before it is
attached to the new device driver.
.Pp
The
+.Fn devctl_clear_driver
+function resets a device so that it can be attached to any valid device
+driver rather than only drivers with a previously specified name.
+This function is used to undo a previous call to
+.Fn devctl_set_driver .
+If the device is already attached and
+.Fa force
+is false,
+the request will fail.
+If the device is already attached and
+.Fa force
+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.
+.Pp
+The
.Fn devctl_rescan
function rescans a bus device checking for devices that have been added or
removed.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
-.Rv -std devctl_attach devctl_delete devctl_detach devctl_disable \
-devctl_enable devctl_suspend devctl_rescan devctl_resume devctl_set_driver
+.Rv -std devctl_attach devctl_clear_driver devctl_delete devctl_detach \
+devctl_disable devctl_enable devctl_suspend devctl_rescan devctl_resume \
+devctl_set_driver
.Sh ERRORS
In addition to specific errors noted below,
all of the
@@ -302,6 +323,24 @@ The new device driver failed to attach.
.El
.Pp
The
+.Fn devctl_clear_driver
+function may fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EBUSY
+The device is currently attached to a device driver and
+.Fa force
+is false.
+.It Bq Er EBUSY
+The current device driver for
+.Fa device
+is busy and cannot detach at this time.
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+The device is not configured for a specific device driver name.
+.It Bq Er ENXIO
+The device driver chosen after reprobing failed to attach.
+.El
+.Pp
+The
.Fn devctl_rescan
function may fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
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