ata_task_ioctl(9)

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💅 ata_task_ioctl(9)

okay so we're in the Kernel API Manual today bestie, and this little icon is ata_task_ioctl — the handler for the HDIO_DRIVE_TASK ioctl. yes, that's a lot of capital letters. breathe. it's giving low-level realness and honestly we're obsessed. 🌈

✨ NAME ✨

ata_task_ioctl — the handler for the HDIO_DRIVE_TASK ioctl. that's it, that's the whole vibe 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ata_task_ioctl (struct scsi_device *scsidev , void __user *arg );

like literally just that. two args. slay. ✨

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • scsidev — the device we're issuing the command to. main character energy fr 💅
  • arg — the user-provided data we need for issuing the command. it comes from userspace, so handle it with the respect (and the care) it deserves 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so what does it do? it's the handler for HDIO_DRIVE_TASK. that's the whole description, no cap — the manpage keeps it cute and brief and we are respecting that. 😌

LOCKING: this part is defined by the SCSI layer. and per the original, we don't really care. 😭 not in a rude way!! in a "the SCSI layer already sorted it out, girlboss" way. the locking is their problem and they ate. 👑

⭐ RETURN ⭐

  • 0 (zero) on success — we love a win 🎉
  • a negative errno on error — not the vibe, but at least it's informative 💀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c — go say hi 🫶

and here's the whole friend group, in order, no one left behind:

like... the whole squad. ate and left zero crumbs. 👑✨

that's the page bestie!! 💖 this lil beauty ships from ./drivers/ata and it's dated October 2026 — write that down, it's canon. mwah 💋🎀

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