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ATA_HOST_ALLOC_PINFO(9) 					  libata Library					   ATA_HOST_ALLOC_PINFO(9)

NAME
       ata_host_alloc_pinfo - alloc host and init with port_info array

SYNOPSIS
       struct ata_host * ata_host_alloc_pinfo(struct device * dev, const struct ata_port_info *const * ppi, int n_ports);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
	   generic device this host is associated with

       ppi
	   array of ATA port_info to initialize host with

       n_ports
	   number of ATA ports attached to this host

DESCRIPTION
       Allocate ATA host and initialize with info from ppi. If NULL terminated, ppi may contain fewer entries than n_ports. The last entry will be
       used for the remaining ports.

RETURNS
       Allocate ATA host on success, NULL on failure.

LOCKING
       Inherited from calling layer (may sleep).

AUTHOR
       Jeff Garzik
	   Author.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   ATA_HOST_ALLOC_PINFO(9)