return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ata_acpi_push_id - send Identify data to drive
+ * @ap: the ata_port for the drive
+ * @ix: drive index
+ *
+ * _SDD ACPI object: for SATA mode only
+ * Must be after Identify (Packet) Device -- uses its data
+ * ATM this function never returns a failure.  It is an optional
+ * method and if it fails for whatever reason, we should still
+ * just keep going.
+ */
+int ata_acpi_push_id(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int ix)
+{
+       acpi_handle                     handle;
+       acpi_integer                    pcidevfn;
+       int                             err;
+       struct device                   *dev = ap->host->dev;
+       struct ata_device               *atadev = &ap->device[ix];
+       u32                             dev_adr;
+       acpi_status                     status;
+       struct acpi_object_list         input;
+       union acpi_object               in_params[1];
+
+       if (noacpi)
+               return 0;
+
+       if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
+               ata_dev_printk(atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
+                       "%s: ap->id: %d, ix = %d, port#: %d\n",
+                       __FUNCTION__, ap->id, ix, ap->port_no);
+
+       /* Don't continue if not a SATA device. */
+       if (!(ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_SATA)) {
+               if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
+                       ata_dev_printk(atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
+                               "%s: Not a SATA device\n", __FUNCTION__);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       /* Don't continue if device has no _ADR method.
+        * _SDD is intended for known motherboard devices. */
+       err = sata_get_dev_handle(dev, &handle, &pcidevfn);
+       if (err < 0) {
+               if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
+                       ata_dev_printk(atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
+                               "%s: sata_get_dev_handle failed (%d\n",
+                               __FUNCTION__, err);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       /* Get this drive's _ADR info, if not already known */
+       if (!atadev->obj_handle) {
+               dev_adr = SATA_ADR_RSVD;
+               err = get_sata_adr(dev, handle, pcidevfn, ix, ap, atadev,
+                                       &dev_adr);
+               if (err < 0 || dev_adr == SATA_ADR_RSVD ||
+                       !atadev->obj_handle) {
+                       if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
+                               ata_dev_printk(atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
+                                       "%s: get_sata_adr failed: "
+                                       "err=%d, dev_adr=%u, obj_handle=0x%p\n",
+                                       __FUNCTION__, err, dev_adr,
+                                       atadev->obj_handle);
+                       goto out;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* Give the drive Identify data to the drive via the _SDD method */
+       /* _SDD: set up input parameters */
+       input.count = 1;
+       input.pointer = in_params;
+       in_params[0].type = ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER;
+       in_params[0].buffer.length = sizeof(atadev->id[0] * ATA_ID_WORDS);
+       in_params[0].buffer.pointer = (u8 *)atadev->id;
+       /* Output buffer: _SDD has no output */
+
+       /* It's OK for _SDD to be missing too. */
+       swap_buf_le16(atadev->id, ATA_ID_WORDS);
+       status = acpi_evaluate_object(atadev->obj_handle, "_SDD", &input, NULL);
+       swap_buf_le16(atadev->id, ATA_ID_WORDS);
+
+       err = ACPI_FAILURE(status) ? -EIO : 0;
+       if (err < 0) {
+               if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
+                       ata_dev_printk(atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
+                               "ata%u(%u): %s _SDD error: status = 0x%x\n",
+                               ap->id, ap->device->devno,
+                               __FUNCTION__, status);
+       }
+
+       /* always return success */
+out:
+       return 0;
+}
+
+