ali_set_dmamode(9)

💅 ali_set_dmamode(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a lil kernel function page and it's short but it's iconic, so let's get into it 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ali_set_dmamode — set initial DMA mode data 🦋

like, it's the setup girlie that gets your DMA mode data in place before anything else happens. main character energy fr fr.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ali_set_dmamode (struct ata_port *ap , struct ata_device *adev );

that's it. no return value. it's a void function bestie, it does the thing and it does NOT report back 😌

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• ap — the ATA interface 💫 (the port, the big picture, the vibes)
• adev — the ATA device 🫶 (the actual device being set up)

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so basically it programs the ALi registers for DMA mode. that's the whole bit. it's short but it's important — no cap 💀

ngl this description is doing the absolute bare minimum, but that's the manpage's business, not mine 😭

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• the kernel file ./drivers/ata/pata_ali.c 📁 (this is where all the related stuff lives, iykyk)
• ali_c2_cable_detect(9)
• ali_20_filter(9)
• ali_fifo_control(9)
• ali_program_modes(9)
• ali_set_piomode(9)
• ali_warn_atapi_dma(9)
• ali_lock_sectors(9)
• ali_check_atapi_dma(9)
• ali_init_chipset(9)
• ali_init_one(9)

that's the whole friend group right there 👑 go read them too, they're all part of the ALi saga 💜

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and that's the page!! mwah 💅 this one came from ./drivers/ata and it's dated October 2026, so jot that down in your notes bestie — see u in the next manpage 🌸✨🦋