-static inline struct ata_link *ata_port_first_link(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
- if (sata_pmp_attached(ap))
- return ap->pmp_link;
- return &ap->link;
-}
-
-static inline struct ata_link *ata_port_next_link(struct ata_link *link)
-{
- struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
-
- if (ata_is_host_link(link)) {
- if (!sata_pmp_attached(ap))
- return NULL;
- return ap->pmp_link;
- }
+/*
+ * Iterators
+ *
+ * ATA_LITER_* constants are used to select link iteration mode and
+ * ATA_DITER_* device iteration mode.
+ *
+ * For a custom iteration directly using ata_{link|dev}_next(), if
+ * @link or @dev, respectively, is NULL, the first element is
+ * returned. @dev and @link can be any valid device or link and the
+ * next element according to the iteration mode will be returned.
+ * After the last element, NULL is returned.
+ */
+enum ata_link_iter_mode {
+ ATA_LITER_EDGE, /* if present, PMP links only; otherwise,
+ * host link. no slave link */
+ ATA_LITER_HOST_FIRST, /* host link followed by PMP or slave links */
+ ATA_LITER_PMP_FIRST, /* PMP links followed by host link,
+ * slave link still comes after host link */
+};