man ata_host_alloc_pinfo (9): alloc host and init with port

SYNOPSIS

struct ata_host * ata_host_alloc_pinfo(struct device * dev, const struct ata_port_info *const * ppi, int n_ports);

ARGUMENTS

dev

: generic device this host is associated with

ppi

: array of ATA port_info to initialize host with

n_ports

: number of ATA ports attached to this host

DESCRIPTION

Allocate ATA host and initialize with info from ppi. If NULL terminated, ppi may contain fewer entries than n_ports. The last entry will be used for the remaining ports.

RETURNS

Allocate ATA host on success, NULL on failure.

LOCKING

Inherited from calling layer (may sleep).

AUTHOR

Jeff Garzik

: Author.