ata_port_wait_eh(9)
β¨ ata_port_wait_eh β¨
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual π
this one's from the ata_port_wait_eh(9) page and it's honestly so chill. let's get into it π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
ata_port_wait_eh β bestie, this bad boy just waits for the currently pending EH to complete. that's it. that's the whole vibe check β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void ata_port_wait_eh (struct ata_port *ap );
π ARGUMENTS π
apβ the port you're waiting on for EH. that's your main character argument right there π
π DESCRIPTION π
so like, this function literally just waits until the currently pending EH is complete. no cap, that's the whole thing. it's giving patient bestie energy π§
LOCKING: Kernel thread context (may sleep). so like, yes it can sleep, don't come for her π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
okay this list is LONG but we don't skip a single one, periodt. these all live in the kernel file ./drivers/ata/libata-eh.c iykyk:
__ata_ehi_push_desc(9)ata_ehi_push_desc(9)ata_ehi_clear_desc(9)ata_port_desc(9)ata_port_pbar_desc(9)ata_internal_cmd_timeout(9)ata_internal_cmd_timed_out(9)ata_eh_acquire(9)ata_eh_release(9)ata_scsi_error(9)ata_scsi_cmd_error_handler(9)ata_scsi_port_error_handler(9)ata_eh_set_pending(9)ata_qc_schedule_eh(9)ata_std_sched_eh(9)ata_std_end_eh(9)ata_port_schedule_eh(9)ata_link_abort(9)ata_port_abort(9)__ata_port_freeze(9)ata_port_freeze(9)ata_eh_freeze_port(9)ata_eh_thaw_port(9)ata_eh_qc_complete(9)ata_eh_qc_retry(9)ata_dev_disable(9)ata_eh_detach_dev(9)ata_eh_about_to_do(9)ata_eh_done(9)ata_err_string(9)atapi_eh_tur(9)ata_eh_decide_disposition(9)ata_eh_request_sense(9)atapi_eh_request_sense(9)ata_eh_analyze_serror(9)ata_eh_analyze_tf(9)ata_eh_speed_down_verdict(9)ata_eh_speed_down(9)ata_eh_worth_retry(9)ata_eh_quiet(9)ata_eh_link_set_lpm(9)ata_eh_link_autopsy(9)ata_eh_autopsy(9)ata_get_cmd_name(9)ata_eh_link_report(9)ata_eh_report(9)ata_eh_set_mode(9)atapi_eh_clear_ua(9)ata_eh_maybe_retry_flush(9)ata_eh_recover(9)ata_eh_finish(9)ata_std_error_handler(9)ata_eh_handle_port_suspend(9)ata_eh_handle_port_resume(9)
like I said... iconic but LONG list. she ate though π
π friendly reminder: you're in kernel thread context and you MAY sleep. so like, don't panic if she dozes off. it's fine. it's allowed. go off queen π΄π
that's the whole page bestie π hope this helped!! this gem comes to you from ./drivers/ata and it's dated October 2026 β mwah, stay slaying with your kernel debugging fr fr πβ¨π
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- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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