01-27-2018
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nv_sata
nv_sata(7D) Devices nv_sata(7D)
NAME
nv_sata - Nvidia ck804/mcp55 SATA controller driver
SYNOPSIS
sata@unit-address
DESCRIPTION
The nv_sata driver is a SATA HBA driver that supports Nvidia ck804 and mcp55 SATA HBA controllers. Note that while these Nvidia con-
trollers support standard SATA features including SATA-II drives, NCQ, hotplug and ATAPI drives, the driver currently does not support NCQ
features.
CONFIGURATION
The nv_sata module contains no user configurable parameters.
FILES
/kernel/drv/nv_sata
32-bit ELF kernel module (x86).
/kernel/drv/amd64/nv_sata
64-bit ELF kernel module (x86).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attribute:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Architecture |x86 |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWnvsata |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
cfgadm(1M), cfgadm_sata(1M), prtconf(1M), sata(7D), sd(7D)
Writing Device Drivers
SunOS 5.11 22 Jul 2008 nv_sata(7D)