EXECUTE_DRIVE_CMD

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Updated: 06 October 2005
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NAME

execute_drive_cmd - issue special drive command

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

ide_startstop_t execute_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t * drive, struct request * rq);

ARGUMENTS

drive: the drive to issue th command on
rq: the request structure holding the command

DESCRIPTION

execute_drive_cmd issues a special drive command, usually initiated by ioctl from the external hdparm program. The command can be a drive command, drive task or taskfile operation. Weirdly you can call it with NULL to wait for all commands to finish. Don't do this as that is due to change

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