kernel/linux.git/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c, branch v7.1

ata: libata-sata: simplify ata_sas_queuecmd()

2026-02-24T00:40:58+00:00

Change ata_sas_queuecmd() to return early the result of __ata_scsi_queuecmd() and remove the rc local variable. This simplifies the code without any functional change. Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke

Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00

This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using git grep -l '\

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

ata: libata-sata: Improve link_power_management_supported sysfs attribute

2026-01-13T13:00:02+00:00

The link_power_management_supported sysfs attribute is currently set as true even for ata ports that lack a .set_lpm() callback, e.g. dummy ports. This is a bit silly, because while writing to the link_power_management_policy sysfs attribute will make ata_scsi_lpm_store() update ap->target_lpm_policy (thus sysfs will reflect the new value) and call ata_port_schedule_eh() for the port, it is essentially a no-op. This is because for a port without a .set_lpm() callback, once EH gets to run, the ata_eh_link_set_lpm() will simply return, since the port does not provide a .set_lpm() callback. Thus, make sure that the link_power_management_supported sysfs attribute is set to false for ports that lack a .set_lpm() callback. This way the link_power_management_policy sysfs attribute will no longer be writable, so we will no longer be misleading users to think that their sysfs write actually does something. Fixes: 0060beec0bfa ("ata: libata-sata: Add link_power_management_supported sysfs attribute") Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel Tested-by: Wolf Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal

ata: libata-sata: Add link_power_management_supported sysfs attribute

2025-07-31T03:56:21+00:00

A port link power management (LPM) policy can be controlled using the link_power_management_policy sysfs host attribute. However, this attribute exists also for hosts that do not support LPM and in such case, attempting to change the LPM policy for the host (port) will fail with -EOPNOTSUPP. Introduce the new sysfs link_power_management_supported host attribute to indicate to the user if a the port and the devices connected to the port for the host support LPM, which implies that the link_power_management_policy attribute can be used. Since checking that a port and its devices support LPM is common between the new ata_scsi_lpm_supported_show() function and the existing ata_scsi_lpm_store() function, the new helper ata_scsi_lpm_supported() is introduced. Fixes: 413e800cadbf ("ata: libata-sata: Disallow changing LPM state if not supported") Reported-by: Borah, Chaitanya Kumar Reported-by: kernel test robot Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202507251014.a5becc3b-lkp@intel.com Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal Reviewed-by: Martin K. Petersen

ata: libata-eh: Simplify reset operation management

2025-07-16T07:31:43+00:00

Introduce struct ata_reset_operations to aggregate in a single structure the definitions of the 4 reset methods (prereset, softreset, hardreset and postreset) for a port. This new structure is used in struct ata_port to define the reset methods for a regular port (reset field) and for a port-multiplier port (pmp_reset field). A pointer to either of these fields replaces the 4 reset method arguments passed to ata_eh_recover() and ata_eh_reset(). The definition of the reset methods for all drivers is changed to use the reset and pmp_reset fields in struct ata_port_operations. A large number of files is modifed, but no functional changes are introduced. Suggested-by: Niklas Cassel Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal Reviewed-by: Niklas Cassel Reviewed-by: Martin K. Petersen Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250716020315.235457-3-dlemoal@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel

ata: libata-sata: Disallow changing LPM state if not supported

2025-07-02T10:01:33+00:00

Modify ata_scsi_lpm_store() to return an error if a user attempts to set a link power management policy for a port that does not support LPM, that is, ports flagged with ATA_FLAG_NO_LPM. Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal Reviewed-by: Niklas Cassel Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250701125321.69496-6-dlemoal@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel

ata: libata-scsi: Do not set the INFORMATION field twice for ATA PT

2025-04-25T01:23:14+00:00

For ATA PASS-THROUGH + fixed format sense data + NCQ autosense the INFORMATION sense data field is being written twice: - 1st write: (redundant) scsi_set_sense_information() sets the INFORMATION field to ATA LBA. This is incorrect for ATA PASS-THROUGH. - 2nd write: (correct) ata_scsi_set_passthru_sense_fields() sets the INFORMATION field to ATA ERROR/STATUS/DEVICE/COUNT(7:0) as per SAT spec. There is no user-visible issue because second write overwrites the incorrect data from the first write. This patch eliminates the reduntant write by moving the INFORMATION sense data field population logic to ata_scsi_qc_complete(). Signed-off-by: Igor Pylypiv Reviewed-by: Niklas Cassel Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal

ata: libata-sata: Use BIT() macro to convert tag to bit field

2025-04-20T23:59:07+00:00

The BIT() macro is commonly used in the kernel. Make use of it when converting a tag, fetched from the Successful NCQ Commands log or the NCQ Command Error log, to a bit field. This makes the code easier to read. Suggested-by: Igor Pylypiv Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke Reviewed-by: Igor Pylypiv Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal

ata: libata-sata: Simplify sense_valid fetching

2025-04-20T23:59:00+00:00

While the SENSE DATA VALID field in the ACS-6 specification is 47 bits, we are currently only fetching 32 bits, because these are the only bits that we care about (these bits represent the tags (which can be 0-31)). Thus, replace the existing logic with a simple get_unaligned_le32(). While at it, change the type of sense_valid to u32. Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke Reviewed-by: Igor Pylypiv Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal