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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd May 17, 2011
+.Dd December 6, 2011
.Dt AHCI 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -90,12 +90,15 @@ Some controllers, such as ICH8, do not implement modes 2 and 3 with NCQ used.
Because of artificial entering latency, performance degradation in modes
4 and 5 is much smaller then in modes 2 and 3.
.Pp
-Note that interface Power Management is not compatible with
-device presence detection.
-A manual bus reset is needed on device hot-plug.
+Note that interface Power Management complicates device presence detection.
+A manual bus reset/rescan may be needed after device hot-plug, unless hardware
+implements Cold Presence Detection.
.It Va hint.ahcich. Ns Ar X Ns Va .sata_rev
setting to nonzero value limits maximum SATA revision (speed).
Values 1, 2 and 3 are respectively 1.5, 3 and 6Gbps.
+.It Va hw.ahci.force
+setting to nonzero value forces driver attach to some known AHCI-capable
+chips even if they are configured for legacy IDE emulation. Default is 1.
.El
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This driver provides the
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