Re: [PATCH] ata: libata-core: Return sense data in descriptor format by default

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On 24/08/12 05:15PM, Niklas Cassel wrote:
> Sense data can be in either fixed format or descriptor format.
> 
> SAT-6 revision 1, 10.4.6 Control mode page, says that if the D_SENSE bit
> is set to zero (i.e., fixed format sense data), then the SATL should
> return fixed format sense data for ATA PASS-THROUGH commands.
> 
> A lot of user space programs incorrectly assume that the sense data is in
> descriptor format, without checking the RESPONSE CODE field of the
> returned sense data (to see which format the sense data is in).
> 

Tested-by: Christian Heusel <christian@xxxxxxxxx>

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