What does the "1" in "ata1" mean in dmesg log output?

bgoodr · 11-28-2010, 01:52 PM

Basic question: What does the "1" mean in dmesg log output shown below:

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgoodr

I see this in /var/log/dmesg

Code:

[    1.521871] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9f0 ctl 0xbf0 bmdma 0xe000 irq 22
[    1.988030] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[    2.038686] ata1.00: ATA-7: ST3320620NS, 3.AEG, max UDMA/133
[    2.038688] ata1.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
[    2.105336] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133

Also, what does the "00" in the "ata1.00" mean?

If I can manage to understand this basic question, then it is likely I can get a final answer to more complicated thread.

Thanks,
bg

Tinkster · 11-28-2010, 04:11 PM

And I mod-slapped the intentional diversion ...

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