ata_scsi_dma_need_drain(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ¦‹ ata_scsi_dma_need_drain(9) πŸ¦‹

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for ata_scsi_dma_need_drain(9) β€” yes, the title is a whole mouthful, but we're gonna get through it together. πŸ’–

✨ NAME ✨

  • ata_scsi_dma_need_drain β€” Check whether data transfer may overflow.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool ata_scsi_dma_need_drain (struct request *rq );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • rq β€” request to be checked. That's the whole assignment, bestie.

πŸ’… DESCRIPTION πŸ’…

okay so picture this: ATAPI commands which transfer variable length data to host might overflow due to application error or hardware bug. 😭 This function checks whether overflow should be drained and ignored for request.

LOCKING: None. No locks, no drama β€” it's giving zero locking. ✨

⭐ RETURN ⭐

Return line, verbatim: 1 if ; otherwise, 0. πŸ’€ yes, exactly like that β€” semicolon and all. We're not inventing a condition, bestie. 😭

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

Kernel file: ./drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c


okay that's the whole page, bestie 🫢 source path is ./drivers/ata, date is October 2026, and the page is ata_scsi_dma_need_drain(9). slay and bye πŸ’–βœ¨

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