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SG_READCAP(8) SG3_UTILS SG_READCAP(8)
NAME
sg_readcap - send SCSI READ CAPACITY command
SYNOPSIS
sg_readcap [--16] [--brief] [--help] [--hex] [--lba=LBA] [--long] [--pmi] [--raw] [--ver-
bose] [--version] DEVICE
sg_readcap [-16] [-b] [-h] [-H] [-lba=LBA] [-pmi] [-r] [-v] [-V] DEVICE
DESCRIPTION
The normal action of the SCSI READ CAPACITY command is to fetch the number of blocks (and
block size) from the DEVICE.
The SCSI READ CAPACITY command (both 10 and 16 byte cdbs) actually yield the block address
of the last block and the block size. The number of blocks is thus one plus the block
address of the last block (as blocks are counted origin zero (i.e. starting at block
zero)). This is the source of many "off by one" errors.
The READ CAPACITY(16) response provides additional information not found in the READ
CAPACITY(10) response. This includes protection and logical block provisioning informa-
tion, plus the number of logical blocks per physical block. So even though the media size
may not exceed what READ CAPACITY(10) can show, it may still be useful to examine the
response to READ CAPACITY(16). Sadly there are horrible SCSI command set implementations
in the wild that crash when the READ CAPACITY(16) command is sent to them.
Device capacity is the product of the number of blocks by the block size. This utility
outputs this figure in bytes, MiB (1048576 bytes per MiB) and GB (1000000000 bytes per
GB).
If sg_readcap is called without the --long option then the 10 byte cdb version (i.e. READ
CAPACITY (10)) is sent to the DEVICE. If the number of blocks in the response is reported
as 0xffffffff (i.e. (2**32 - 1) ) and the --hex option has not been given, then READ
CAPACITY (16) is called and its response is output.
This utility supports two command line syntaxes, the preferred one is shown first in the
synopsis and explained in this section. A later section on the old command line syntax
outlines the second group of options.
OPTIONS
Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
--16 Use the 16 byte cdb variant of the READ CAPACITY command. See the '--long'
option. -b, --brief outputs two hex numbers (prefixed with '0x' and space
separated) to stdout. The first number is the maximum number of blocks on
the device (which is one plus the lba of the last accessible block). The
second number is the size in bytes of each block. If the operation fails
then "0x0 0x0" is written to stdout.
-h, --help
print out the usage message then exit.
-H, --hex
output the response to the READ CAPACITY command (either the 10 or 16 byte
cdb variant) in ASCII hexadecimal on stdout.
-L, --lba=LBA
used in conjunction with --pmi option. This variant of READ CAPACITY will
yield the last block address after LBA prior to a delay. For a disk, given a
LBA it yields the highest numbered block on the same cylinder (i.e. before
the heads need to move). LBA is assumed to be decimal unless prefixed by
"0x" or it has a trailing "h". Defaults to 0. This option was made obsolete
in SBC-3 revision 26.
-l, --long
Use the 16 byte cdb variant of the READ CAPACITY command. The default action
is to use the 10 byte cdb variant which limits the maximum block address to
(2**32 - 2). When a 10 byte cdb READ CAPACITY command is used on a device
whose size is too large then a last block address of 0xffffffff is returned
(if the device complies with SBC-2 or later).
-O, --old
Switch to older style options. Please use as first option.
-p, --pmi
partial medium indicator: for finding the next block address prior to some
delay (e.g. head movement). In the absence of this option, the total number
of blocks and the block size of the device are output. Used in conjunction
with the --lba=LBA option. This option was made obsolete in SBC-3 revision
26.
-r, --raw
output response in binary to stdout.
-v, --verbose
increase level of verbosity. Can be used multiple times.
-V, --version
outputs version string then exits.
NOTES
In the 2.4 series of Linux kernels the DEVICE must be a SCSI generic (sg) device.
In the 2.6 series block devices (e.g. SCSI disks and DVD drives) can also be speci-
fied. For example "sg_readcap /dev/sda" and "sg_readcap /dev/hdd" (if /dev/hdd is a
ATAPI CD/DVD device) will work in the 2.6 series kernels.
EXIT STATUS
The exit status of sg_readcap is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise see the
sg3_utils(8) man page.
OLDER COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
The options in this section were the only ones available prior to sg3_utils version
1.23 . In sg3_utils version 1.23 and later these older options can be selected by
either setting the SG3_UTILS_OLD_OPTS environment variable or using '--old' (or
'-O) as the first option.
-16 Use the 16 byte cdb variant of the READ CAPACITY command. Equivalent to
--long in the main description.
-b utility outputs two hex numbers (prefixed with '0x' and space separated) to
stdout. The first number is the maximum number of blocks on the device
(which is one plus the lba of the last accessible block). The second number
is the size of each block. If the operation fails then "0x0 0x0" is written
to stdout. Equivalent to --brief in the main description.
-h output the usage message then exit. Giving the -? option also outputs the
usage message then exits.
-H output the response to the READ CAPACITY command (either the 10 or 16 byte
cdb variant) in ASCII hexadecimal on stdout.
-lba=LBA
used in conjunction with -pmi option. This variant of READ CAPACITY will
yield the last block address after LBA prior to a delay. Equivalent to
--lba=LBA in the main description.
-N, --new
Switch to the newer style options.
-pmi partial medium indicator: for finding the next block address prior to some
delay (e.g. head movement). In the absence of this switch, the total number
of blocks and the block size of the device are output. Equivalent to --pmi
in the main description.
-r output response in binary (to stdout).
-v verbose: print out cdb of issued commands prior to execution. '-vv' and
'-vvv' are also accepted yielding greater verbosity.
-V outputs version string then exits.
AUTHORS
Written by Douglas Gilbert
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1999-2013 Douglas Gilbert
This software is distributed under the GPL version 2. There is NO warranty; not
even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
sg_inq(sg3_utils)
sg3_utils-1.36 May 2012 SG_READCAP(8)
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