ATA_DO_SET_MODE

Section: libata Library (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

ata_do_set_mode - Program timings and issue SET FEATURES - XFER

SYNOPSIS

int ata_do_set_mode(struct ata_link * link, struct ata_device ** r_failed_dev);

ARGUMENTS

link

: link on which timings will be programmed

r_failed_dev

: out parameter for failed device

DESCRIPTION

Standard implementation of the function used to tune and set ATA device disk transfer mode (PIO3, UDMA6, etc.). If ata_dev_set_mode fails, pointer to the failing device is returned in r_failed_dev.

LOCKING

PCI/etc. bus probe sem.

RETURNS

0 on success, negative errno otherwise

AUTHOR

Jeff Garzik

: Author.