---
name: "scsi_sense_desc_find"
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_sense_desc_find"
---

# scsi\_sense\_desc\_find(9)

search for a given descriptor type in descriptor sense data format.

## NAME

scsi\_sense\_desc\_find - search for a given descriptor type in descriptor sense data format.

## SYNOPSIS

**const u8 \* scsi\_sense\_desc\_find(const u8 \*** *sense\_buffer***, int** *sb\_len***, int** *desc\_type***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*sense\_buffer*

byte array of descriptor format sense data

*sb\_len*

number of valid bytes in sense\_buffer

*desc\_type*

value of descriptor type to find (e.g. 0 -\> information)

## NOTES

only valid when sense data is in descriptor format

## RETURN VALUE

pointer to start of (first) descriptor if found else NULL

## AUTHORS

**James Bottomley** \<James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com\>

Author.

**Rob Landley** \<rob@landley.net\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT