ata_std_qc_defer (9) - Linux Manuals

ata_std_qc_defer: Check whether a qc needs to be deferred

Command to display ata_std_qc_defer manual in Linux: $ man 9 ata_std_qc_defer

NAME

ata_std_qc_defer - Check whether a qc needs to be deferred

SYNOPSIS

int ata_std_qc_defer(struct ata_queued_cmd * qc);

ARGUMENTS

: ATA command in question

DESCRIPTION

Non-NCQ commands cannot run with any other command, NCQ or not. As upper layer only knows the queue depth, we are responsible for maintaining exclusion. This function checks whether a new command qc can be issued.

LOCKING: spin_lock_irqsave(host lock)

RETURN

ATA_DEFER_* if deferring is needed, 0 otherwise.

AUTHOR

Jeff Garzik

: Author.