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ATA_QC_NEW(9) libata Core Internals ATA_QC_NEW(9)

NAME

ata_qc_new - Request an available ATA command, for queueing

SYNOPSIS

struct ata_queued_cmd * ata_qc_new(struct ata_port * ap);

ARGUMENTS

ap

target port

DESCRIPTION

Some ATA host controllers may implement a queue depth which is less than ATA_MAX_QUEUE. So we shouldn´t allocate a tag which is beyond the hardware limitation.

LOCKING

None.

AUTHOR

Jeff Garzik

Author.

COPYRIGHT

May 2024 Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.