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Can anyone answer these SCT questions, please ?
(re: SMART command Transport: t13/1701DT, rev. 0a)
Regarding the "LBA Segment Access" command:
1) what is/should be the expected behaviour when various RESETs occur
while the device is writing ?
2) It says "Any command, other than SCT status, issue to the drive will
this command is in progress will be terminated."
(Ignoring grammar and spelling):
a) does this mean that the new incoming command is ALSO aborted ?
b) or just the LBA Segment Access command ?
3) the last sentence (" A sequential write to any LBA on the drive ...")
a) does this REALLY mean writing to TWO or more sequential LBAs ?
b) or does it mean writing to ANY (single) LBA ?
4) At the June plenary, a reference was made to 'nesting' of this
command
(e.g. multiple LBA ranges). What changes are planned to the document
to describe this mode of operation ?
5) Please describe the bit and byte ordering of the 'start lba' in a
more specific manner
(e.g. (63:56) - - - (31:24) (23:16) (15:8) (7:0) or
(48:55) - - -(23:16) (31:24) (7:0) (15:8) or
whatever is actually expected
Thank You !!!
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