---
name: "ata_dump_status"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ata_dump_status"
---

# ata\_dump\_status(9)

user friendly display of error info

## NAME

ata\_dump\_status - user friendly display of error info

## SYNOPSIS

**void ata\_dump\_status(unsigned** *id***, struct ata\_taskfile \*** *tf***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*id*

id of the port in question

*tf*

ptr to filled out taskfile

## DESCRIPTION

Decode and dump the ATA error/status registers for the user so that they have some idea what really happened at the non make-believe layer.

LOCKING: inherited from caller

## AUTHOR

**Jeff Garzik**

Author.

## COPYRIGHT