+static inline int ata_check_ready(u8 status)
+{
+ /* Some controllers report 0x77 or 0x7f during intermediate
+ * not-ready stages.
+ */
+ if (status == 0x77 || status == 0x7f)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* 0xff indicates either no device or device not ready */
+ if (status == 0xff)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ return !(status & ATA_BUSY);
+}
+