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.TH "ATA_ALTSTATUS" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
ata_altstatus \- Read device alternate status reg
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
u8 ata_altstatus  (struct ata_port * \fIap\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIap\fB\fR
port where the device is
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Reads ATA taskfile alternate status register for
currently-selected device and return its value.
.SH "NOTE"
.PP
may NOT be used as the \fBcheck_altstatus\fR entry in
ata_port_operations.
.SH "LOCKING"
.PP
Inherited from caller.