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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/libata.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/libata.rst index 5da27a749246..93d97fe78e3f 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/libata.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/libata.rst @@ -283,18 +283,25 @@ interrupts, start DMA engine, etc. ``->error_handler()`` is a driver's hook into probe, hotplug, and recovery and other exceptional conditions. The primary responsibility of an -implementation is to call :c:func:`ata_do_eh` or :c:func:`ata_bmdma_drive_eh` -with a set of EH hooks as arguments: +implementation is to call :c:func:`ata_std_error_handler`. -'prereset' hook (may be NULL) is called during an EH reset, before any -other actions are taken. +:c:func:`ata_std_error_handler` will perform a standard error handling sequence +to resurect failed devices, detach lost devices and add new devices (if any). +This function will call the various reset operations for a port, as needed. +These operations are as follows. -'postreset' hook (may be NULL) is called after the EH reset is -performed. Based on existing conditions, severity of the problem, and -hardware capabilities, +* The 'prereset' operation (which may be NULL) is called during an EH reset, + before any other action is taken. -Either 'softreset' (may be NULL) or 'hardreset' (may be NULL) will be -called to perform the low-level EH reset. +* The 'postreset' hook (which may be NULL) is called after the EH reset is + performed. Based on existing conditions, severity of the problem, and hardware + capabilities, + +* Either the 'softreset' operation or the 'hardreset' operation will be called + to perform the low-level EH reset. If both operations are defined, + 'hardreset' is preferred and used. If both are not defined, no low-level reset + is performed and EH assumes that an ATA class device is connected through the + link. :: |