mv_send_fis(9)

💅 mv_send_fis(9) 💅

okay so bestie, this one is mv_send_fis(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it’s literally giving “send a FIS” energy. The whole vibe: send a FIS using the "Vendor-Unique FIS" register. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

• mv_send_fis — literally “Send a FIS, using the "Vendor-Unique FIS" register” 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

unsigned int mv_send_fis (struct ata_port *ap , u32 *fis , int nwords );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ap — ATA port to send a FIS 🫶
• fis — fis to be sent
• nwords — number of 32-bit words in the fis

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./drivers/ata/sata_mv.c — that’s the file, iykyk.

• mv_save_cached_regs(9)
• mv_write_cached_reg(9)
• mv_stop_edma_engine(9)
• mv_port_start(9)
• mv_port_stop(9)
• mv_fill_sg(9)
• mv_sff_irq_clear(9)
• mv_check_atapi_dma(9)
• mv_bmdma_setup(9)
• mv_bmdma_start(9)
• mv_bmdma_stop_ap(9)
• mv_bmdma_status(9)
• mv_qc_prep(9)
• mv_qc_prep_iie(9)
• mv_sff_check_status(9)
• mv_qc_issue_fis(9)
• mv_qc_issue(9)
• mv_err_intr(9)
• mv_host_intr(9)
• mv_interrupt(9)
• mv_port_init(9)
• mv_init_host(9)
• mv_platform_probe(9)
• mv_print_info(9)
• mv_pci_init_one(9)

💌 cute sign-off: source/version ./drivers/ata · date October 2026 · page mv_send_fis(9) — mwah, bye bestie! 💋