SCSI_EXECUTE

Section: SCSI mid layer (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

scsi_execute - insert request and wait for the result

SYNOPSIS

int scsi_execute(struct scsi_device * sdev, const unsigned char * cmd, int data_direction, void * buffer, unsigned bufflen, unsigned char * sense, int timeout, int retries, int flags, int * );

ARGUMENTS

sdev

: scsi device

cmd

: scsi command

data_direction

: data direction

buffer

: data buffer

bufflen

: len of buffer

sense

: optional sense buffer

timeout

: request timeout in seconds

retries

: number of times to retry request

flags

: or into request flags;

resid

: optional residual length

DESCRIPTION

returns the req->errors value which is the scsi_cmnd result field.

AUTHORS

James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>

: Author.

Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>

: Author.

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