Manage Primary
Defect List Header
This header indicates
the
total
number of bytes in the set of descriptors
to
follow. Each
descriptor consists of an 8-byte physical sector address or bytes from index address. Each
address is bounds checked by the Target.
If
any address is out of bounds an ILLEGAL
REQUEST Sense Key is generated, and the format operation is discontinued.
Manage Primary Defect
List
Header Format
Bit
Byte
7
I
6
I
5
I
4
I
3
I
2
I
1
I
0
00
Reserved
01 Vendor
Unique
= 0
02-03
(MSB=02)
Defect
List
Length
(LSB=03)
Delect List Length. Specifies the
total
length in bytes of the defect descriptors
that
follow and
does not include the initialization
pattern,
if
used. The length of the defect descriptors varies
with the format of the defect list. The length of the defect list with n descriptors is 8n bytes.
Defect Descriptors (If any)
Bit
Byte
7
I
6
I
5
I
4
I
3
I
00
to
07
Defect
Descriptor
1 (see specific
table
for
length)
:
0-1*8
Defect
Descriptor
n (see specific
table
for
length)
to
0-1*8+7
8-14
Vendor Unique Command Descriptions
2
I
1
I
0
DRAFT
1/18/93 09:58