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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd January 28, 2010
+.Dd May 17, 2011
.Dt AHCI 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ hardware command queues (up to 32 commands per port),
Native Command Queuing, SATA interface Power Management, device hot-plug
and Message Signaled Interrupts.
.Pp
+Driver supports "LED" enclosure management messages, defined by the AHCI.
+When supported by hardware, it allows to control per-port activity, locate
+and fault LEDs via the
+.Xr led 4
+API for localization and status reporting purposes.
+Supporting AHCI controllers may transmit that information to the backplane
+controllers via SGPIO interface. Backplane controllers interpret received
+statuses in some way (IBPI standard) to report them using present indicators.
+.Pp
AHCI hardware is also supported by ataahci driver from
.Xr ata 4
subsystem.
@@ -135,6 +144,15 @@ subclass 6 (SATA) and programming interface 1 (AHCI).
Also, in cooperation with atamarvell and atajmicron drivers of ata(4),
it supports AHCI part of legacy-PATA + AHCI-SATA combined controllers,
such as JMicron JMB36x and Marvell 88SX61xx.
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /dev/led/ahcich*.locate
+.It Pa /dev/led/ahcich*.act
+activity LED device nodes
+.It Pa /dev/led/ahcich*.fault
+fault LED device nodes
+.It Pa /dev/led/ahcich*.locate
+locate LED device nodes
+.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ada 4 ,
.Xr ata 4 ,
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