SCSICmds_REQUEST_SENSE_Defs.h

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Overview

This file contains all definitions for the data returned from the REQUEST SENSE (0x03) command and from auto sense on protocols that support it.

Typedefs

SCSI_Sense_Data

SCSI_Sense_Data

typedef struct SCSI_Sense_Data { 
    UInt8 VALID_RESPONSE_CODE; // 7 = Valid. 6-0 = Response Code. 
    UInt8 SEGMENT_NUMBER; // Segment number 
    UInt8 SENSE_KEY; // 7 = FILEMARK, 6 = EOM, 5 = ILI, 3-0 = SENSE KEY. 
    UInt8 INFORMATION_1; // INFORMATION. 
    UInt8 INFORMATION_2; // INFORMATION. 
    UInt8 INFORMATION_3; // INFORMATION. 
    UInt8 INFORMATION_4; // INFORMATION. 
    UInt8 ADDITIONAL_SENSE_LENGTH; // Number of additional bytes available in sense data 
    UInt8 COMMAND_SPECIFIC_INFORMATION_1; // Command Specific Information 
    UInt8 COMMAND_SPECIFIC_INFORMATION_2; // Command Specific Information 
    UInt8 COMMAND_SPECIFIC_INFORMATION_3; // Command Specific Information 
    UInt8 COMMAND_SPECIFIC_INFORMATION_4; // Command Specific Information 
    UInt8 ADDITIONAL_SENSE_CODE; // Additional Sense Code 
    UInt8 ADDITIONAL_SENSE_CODE_QUALIFIER; // Additional Sense Code Qualifier 
    UInt8 FIELD_REPLACEABLE_UNIT_CODE; // Field Replaceable Unit Code 
    UInt8 SKSV_SENSE_KEY_SPECIFIC_MSB; // 7 = Sense Key Specific Valid bit, 6-0 Sense Key Specific MSB 
    UInt8 SENSE_KEY_SPECIFIC_MID; // Sense Key Specific Middle 
    UInt8 SENSE_KEY_SPECIFIC_LSB; // Sense Key Specific LSB 
} SCSI_Sense_Data;

Discussion

The basic SCSI Request Sense data structure.

Enumerated Types

EOM bit field definitions
FILEMARK bit field definitions
ILI bit field definitions
kSenseDefaultSize
Sense Key definitions
Sense Response Codes
Sense Valid

EOM bit field definitions

enum { 
    kSENSE_EOM_Set = 0x40, 
    kSENSE_EOM_Not_Set = 0x00, 
    kSENSE_EOM_Mask = 0x40 
};

Constants

kSENSE_EOM_Set: End Of Medium bit is set.
kSENSE_EOM_Not_Set: End Of Medium bit is not set.
kSENSE_EOM_Mask: Mask to use when checking the SENSE_KEY field for the EOM bit.

Discussion

Masks and values to determine the End Of Medium bit field.

FILEMARK bit field definitions

enum { 
    kSENSE_FILEMARK_Set = 0x80, 
    kSENSE_FILEMARK_Not_Set = 0x00, 
    kSENSE_FILEMARK_Mask = 0x80 
};

Constants

kSENSE_FILEMARK_Set: Filemark bit is set.
kSENSE_FILEMARK_Not_Set: Filemark bit is not set.
kSENSE_FILEMARK_Mask: Mask to use when checking the SENSE_KEY field for the FILEMARK bit.

Discussion

Masks and values to determine the FileMark bit field.

ILI bit field definitions

enum { 
    kSENSE_ILI_Set = 0x20, 
    kSENSE_ILI_Not_Set = 0x00, 
    kSENSE_ILI_Mask = 0x20 
};

Constants

kSENSE_ILI_Set: Incorrect Length Indicator bit is set.
kSENSE_ILI_Not_Set: Incorrect Length Indicator bit is not set.
kSENSE_ILI_Mask: Mask to use when checking the SENSE_KEY field for the ILI bit.

Discussion

Masks and values to determine the Incorrect Length Indicator bit field.

kSenseDefaultSize

enum { 
    kSenseDefaultSize = 18 
};

Discussion

The default size for SCSI Request Sense data.

Sense Key definitions

enum { 
    kSENSE_KEY_NO_SENSE = 0x00, 
    kSENSE_KEY_RECOVERED_ERROR = 0x01, 
    kSENSE_KEY_NOT_READY = 0x02, 
    kSENSE_KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR = 0x03, 
    kSENSE_KEY_HARDWARE_ERROR = 0x04, 
    kSENSE_KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST = 0x05, 
    kSENSE_KEY_UNIT_ATTENTION = 0x06, 
    kSENSE_KEY_DATA_PROTECT = 0x07, 
    kSENSE_KEY_BLANK_CHECK = 0x08, 
    kSENSE_KEY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC = 0x09, 
    kSENSE_KEY_COPY_ABORTED = 0x0A, 
    kSENSE_KEY_ABORTED_COMMAND = 0x0B, 
    /* SENSE KEY 0x0C is obsoleted */
    kSENSE_KEY_VOLUME_OVERFLOW = 0x0D, 
    kSENSE_KEY_MISCOMPARE = 0x0E, 
    /* SENSE KEY 0x0F is reserved */
    kSENSE_KEY_Mask = 0x0F 
};

Constants

kSENSE_KEY_NO_SENSE: No sense data is present.
kSENSE_KEY_RECOVERED_ERROR: A recovered error has occurred.
kSENSE_KEY_NOT_READY: Device server is not ready.
kSENSE_KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR: Device server detected a medium error.
kSENSE_KEY_HARDWARE_ERROR: Device server detected a hardware error.
kSENSE_KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST: Device server detected an illegal request.
kSENSE_KEY_UNIT_ATTENTION: Device server indicates a unit attention condition.
kSENSE_KEY_DATA_PROTECT: Device server indicates a data protect condition.
kSENSE_KEY_BLANK_CHECK: Device server indicates a blank check condition.
kSENSE_KEY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC: Device server indicates a vendor specific condition.
kSENSE_KEY_COPY_ABORTED: Device server indicates a copy aborted condition.
kSENSE_KEY_ABORTED_COMMAND: Device server indicates an aborted command condition.
kSENSE_KEY_VOLUME_OVERFLOW: Device server indicates a volume overflow condition.
kSENSE_KEY_MISCOMPARE: Device server indicates a miscompare condition.
kSENSE_KEY_Mask: Mask to use when checking the SENSE_KEY field for the SENSE_KEY value.

Discussion

Masks and values to determine the SENSE_KEY.

Sense Response Codes

enum { 
    kSENSE_RESPONSE_CODE_Current_Errors = 0x70, 
    kSENSE_RESPONSE_CODE_Deferred_Errors = 0x71, 
    kSENSE_RESPONSE_CODE_Mask = 0x7F 
};

Constants

kSENSE_RESPONSE_CODE_Current_Errors: Response code indicating current errors are reported.
kSENSE_RESPONSE_CODE_Deferred_Errors: Response code indicating deferred errors are reported.
kSENSE_RESPONSE_CODE_Mask: Mask to use when checking the VALID_RESPONSE_CODE field.

Discussion

Masks and values to determine the Response Code.

Sense Valid

enum { 
    kSENSE_DATA_VALID = 0x80, 
    kSENSE_NOT_DATA_VALID = 0x00, 
    kSENSE_DATA_VALID_Mask = 0x80 
};

Constants

kSENSE_DATA_VALID: Sense data is valid.
kSENSE_NOT_DATA_VALID: Sense data is not valid.
kSENSE_DATA_VALID_Mask: Validity mask to use when checking the VALID_RESPONSE_CODE field.

Discussion

Masks to use to determine if sense data is valid or not.

Last Updated: 2009-10-14