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.