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ATA_ID_STRING(9)						  libata Library						  ATA_ID_STRING(9)

NAME
       ata_id_string - Convert IDENTIFY DEVICE page into string

SYNOPSIS
       void ata_id_string(const u16 * id, unsigned char * s, unsigned int ofs, unsigned int len);

ARGUMENTS
       id
	   IDENTIFY DEVICE results we will examine

       s
	   string into which data is output

       ofs
	   offset into identify device page

       len
	   length of string to return. must be an even number.

DESCRIPTION
       The strings in the IDENTIFY DEVICE page are broken up into 16-bit chunks. Run through the string, and output each 8-bit chunk linearly,
       regardless of platform.

LOCKING
       caller.

AUTHOR
       Jeff Garzik
	   Author.

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