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ATA_TF_READ_BLOCK(9) libata Core Internals ATA_TF_READ_BLOCK(9)

NAME

ata_tf_read_block - Read block address from ATA taskfile

SYNOPSIS

u64 ata_tf_read_block(struct ata_taskfile * tf, struct ata_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS

tf
ATA taskfile of interest
dev
ATA device tf belongs to

LOCKING

None.
Read block address from tf. This function can handle all three address formats - LBA, LBA48 and CHS. tf->protocol and flags select the address format to use.

RETURNS

Block address read from tf.

AUTHOR

Jeff Garzik
Author.

COPYRIGHT

February 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16