--- name: "scsi_normalize_sense" section: "9" platform: "linux" package: "linux-manual-3.16" version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1" release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/scsi_normalize_sense" --- # scsi\_normalize\_sense(9) normalize main elements from either fixed or descriptor sense data format into a common format. ## NAME scsi\_normalize\_sense - normalize main elements from either fixed or descriptor sense data format into a common format. ## SYNOPSIS **int scsi\_normalize\_sense(const u8 \*** *sense\_buffer***, int** *sb\_len***, struct scsi\_sense\_hdr \*** *sshdr***);** ## ARGUMENTS *sense\_buffer* byte array containing sense data returned by device *sb\_len* number of valid bytes in sense\_buffer *sshdr* pointer to instance of structure that common elements are written to. ## NOTES The “main elements” from sense data are: response\_code, sense\_key, asc, ascq and additional\_length (only for descriptor format). Typically this function can be called after a device has responded to a SCSI command with the CHECK\_CONDITION status. ## RETURN VALUE 1 if valid sense data information found, else 0; ## AUTHORS **James Bottomley** \ Author. **Rob Landley** \ Author. ## COPYRIGHT