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diff --git a/sys/kern/bus_if.m b/sys/kern/bus_if.m
index c5350beaf9c9..7b8a13501e9b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/bus_if.m
+++ b/sys/kern/bus_if.m
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ METHOD struct resource_list * get_resource_list {
#
# Is the hardware described by _child still attached to the system?
#
+# This method should return 0 if the device is not present. It should
+# return -1 if it is present. Any errors in determining should be
+# returned as a normal errno value. Client drivers are to assume that
+# the device is present, even if there is an error determining if it is
+# there. Busses are to try to avoid returning errors, but newcard will return
+# an error if the device fails to implement this method.
+#
METHOD int child_present {
device_t _dev;
device_t _child;