libATA

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libATA is a library used inside the Linux kernel to support ATA host controllers and devices.{{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Brian |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898036651 |title=How Linux works : what every superuser should know |date=2015 |isbn=978-1-59327-645-4 |edition=2nd |location=San Francisco, CA |oclc=898036651 |page=62}} libATA provides an ATA driver API, class transports for ATA and ATAPI devices, and SCSI / ATA Translation for ATA devices according to the T10 SAT specification. Features include power management, Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, PATA/SATA, ATAPI, port multiplier, hot swapping and Native Command Queuing.{{Cite web|url=https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Software_status|title = Software status|website=ata Wiki}}{{user-generated source|date=November 2022}}