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<toc></toc>
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+ <chapter id="libataIntroduction">
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+ <title>Introduction</title>
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+ <para>
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+ libATA is a library used inside the Linux kernel to support ATA host
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+ controllers and devices. libATA provides an ATA driver API, class
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+ transports for ATA and ATAPI devices, and SCSI<->ATA translation
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+ for ATA devices according to the T10 SAT specification.
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+ </para>
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+ <para>
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+ This Guide documents the libATA driver API, library functions, library
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+ internals, and a couple sample ATA low-level drivers.
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+ </para>
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+ </chapter>
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+
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<chapter id="libataThanks">
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<title>Thanks</title>
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<para>
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The bulk of the ATA knowledge comes thanks to long conversations with
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- Andre Hedrick (www.linux-ide.org).
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+ Andre Hedrick (www.linux-ide.org), and long hours pondering the ATA
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+ and SCSI specifications.
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</para>
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<para>
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Thanks to Alan Cox for pointing out similarities
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Jeff Garzik