centos man page for scsi_execute

SCSI_EXECUTE(9) 						  SCSI mid layer						   SCSI_EXECUTE(9)

NAME
       scsi_execute - insert request and wait for the result

SYNOPSIS
       int scsi_execute(struct scsi_device * sdev, const unsigned char * cmd, int data_direction, void * buffer, unsigned bufflen,
			unsigned char * sense, int timeout, int retries, int flags, int * resid);

ARGUMENTS
       sdev
	   scsi device

       cmd
	   scsi command

       data_direction
	   data direction

       buffer
	   data buffer

       bufflen
	   len of buffer

       sense
	   optional sense buffer

       timeout
	   request timeout in seconds

       retries
	   number of times to retry request

       flags
	   or into request flags;

       resid
	   optional residual length

DESCRIPTION
       returns the req->errors value which is the scsi_cmnd result field.

AUTHORS
       James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
	   Author.

       Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
	   Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014							   SCSI_EXECUTE(9)