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.TH "ATA_ID_STRING" "9" "June 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.11\&" "libata Library"
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.SH "NAME"
ata_id_string \- Convert IDENTIFY DEVICE page into string
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ ata_id_string('u
.BI "void ata_id_string(const\ u16\ *\ " "id" ", unsigned\ char\ *\ " "s" ", unsigned\ int\ " "ofs" ", unsigned\ int\ " "len" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIconst u16 * id\fR
.RS 4
IDENTIFY DEVICE results we will examine
.RE
.PP
\fIunsigned char * s\fR
.RS 4
string into which data is output
.RE
.PP
\fIunsigned int ofs\fR
.RS 4
offset into identify device page
.RE
.PP
\fIunsigned int len\fR
.RS 4
length of string to return\&. must be an even number\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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\&.
.PP
LOCKING: caller\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBJeff Garzik\fR
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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