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SCSI_NORMALIZE_SENSE(9) 					  SCSI mid layer					   SCSI_NORMALIZE_SENSE(9)

NAME
       scsi_normalize_sense - normalize main elements from either fixed or descriptor sense data format into a common format.

SYNOPSIS
       int scsi_normalize_sense(const u8 * sense_buffer, int sb_len, struct scsi_sense_hdr * sshdr);

ARGUMENTS
       sense_buffer
	   byte array containing sense data returned by device

       sb_len
	   number of valid bytes in sense_buffer

       sshdr
	   pointer to instance of structure that common elements are written to.

NOTES
       The "main elements" from sense data are: response_code, sense_key, asc, ascq and additional_length (only for descriptor format).

       Typically this function can be called after a device has responded to a SCSI command with the CHECK_CONDITION status.

RETURN VALUE
       1 if valid sense data information found, else 0;

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

       Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
	   Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   SCSI_NORMALIZE_SENSE(9)