rdc_pata_prereset(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for rdc_pata_prereset(9) 💅 this one is literally the prereset for a PATA host controller, and it’s giving “small but crucial kernel moment” energy 🎀

• rdc_pata_prereset — prereset for PATA host controller. no cap. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int rdc_pata_prereset (struct ata_link *link , unsigned long deadline );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• link — Target link. that’s the link getting the prereset treatment, periodt 💅
• deadline — deadline jiffies for the operation. yes, jiffies. time math has entered the chat ⏰

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

The whole DESCRIPTION is short and iconic:

LOCKING: None (inherited from caller).

Translation: it does not bring its own locking, bestie — it inherits that from whoever called it. that’s the vibe 🔒

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/ata/pata_rdc.c — the source home of this whole situation 🦋
• rdc_pata_cable_detect(9)
• rdc_set_piomode(9)
• rdc_set_dmamode(9)
• rdc_init_one(9)

okay that’s the page, bestie 🧚‍♀️ source/version: ./drivers/ata • date: October 2026 — mwah, go read the kernel source and slay 💖👑