ATA_ID_STRING(9)                          libata Library                         ATA_ID_STRING(9)



NAME
       ata_id_string - Convert IDENTIFY DEVICE page into string

SYNOPSIS
       void ata_id_string(const u16 * id, unsigned char * s, unsigned int ofs, unsigned int len);

ARGUMENTS
       id
           IDENTIFY DEVICE results we will examine

       s
           string into which data is output

       ofs
           offset into identify device page

       len
           length of string to return. must be an even number.

DESCRIPTION
       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.

       LOCKING: caller.

AUTHOR
       Jeff Garzik
           Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                          ATA_ID_STRING(9)