SCSI_EXECUTE(9)                           SCSI mid layer                          SCSI_EXECUTE(9)



NAME
       scsi_execute - insert request and wait for the result

SYNOPSIS
       int scsi_execute(struct scsi_device * sdev, const unsigned char * cmd, int data_direction,
                        void * buffer, unsigned bufflen, unsigned char * sense, int timeout,
                        int retries, u64 flags, int * resid);

ARGUMENTS
       sdev
           scsi device

       cmd
           scsi command

       data_direction
           data direction

       buffer
           data buffer

       bufflen
           len of buffer

       sense
           optional sense buffer

       timeout
           request timeout in seconds

       retries
           number of times to retry request

       flags
           or into request flags;

       resid
           optional residual length

DESCRIPTION
       returns the req->errors value which is the scsi_cmnd result field.

AUTHORS
       James Bottomley <James.Bottomley AT hansenpartnership.com>
           Author.

       Rob Landley <rob AT landley.net>
           Author.

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