centos man page for scsi_mode_sense

Query: scsi_mode_sense

OS: centos

Section: 9

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SCSI_MODE_SENSE(9)						  SCSI mid layer						SCSI_MODE_SENSE(9)

NAME
scsi_mode_sense - issue a mode sense, falling back from 10 to six bytes if necessary.
SYNOPSIS
int scsi_mode_sense(struct scsi_device * sdev, int dbd, int modepage, unsigned char * buffer, int len, int timeout, int retries, struct scsi_mode_data * data, struct scsi_sense_hdr * sshdr);
ARGUMENTS
sdev SCSI device to be queried dbd set if mode sense will allow block descriptors to be returned modepage mode page being requested buffer request buffer (may not be smaller than eight bytes) len length of request buffer. timeout command timeout retries number of retries before failing data returns a structure abstracting the mode header data sshdr place to put sense data (or NULL if no sense to be collected). must be SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE big.
DESCRIPTION
Returns zero if unsuccessful, or the header offset (either 4 or 8 depending on whether a six or ten byte command was issued) if successful.
AUTHORS
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com> Author. Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Author.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 SCSI_MODE_SENSE(9)
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