Table 5-136 shows the Block Format returned when the Defect List Format is 000b.

Table 5-136Defect Descriptor-Block Format

Bit

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 - 3

 

 

 

Defective Block Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5-137 shows the Defective Bytes From Index Format when the Defect List Format is 100b or the Physical Sector Format when the Defect List Format is 101b.

Table 5-137Defect Descriptor-Bytes From Index Format, or Physical Sector Format

Bit

7

6

 

5

 

4

3

 

2

 

1

0

Byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 - 2

 

 

 

 

 

Cylinder Number of Defect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Head Number of Defect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 - 7

 

 

Defective Bytes From Index / Defective Sector Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5-138Defect List Header-Data Format

Bit

7

6

5

4

3

2

 

1

 

0

Byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Reserved

 

Plist

Glist

 

Defect List Format

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 - 3

 

 

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 - 7

 

 

 

Defect List Length

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5-139Defect List Header-Field Descriptions

 

 

Field

Description

 

 

PList

Primary Defect List. When the value is 0, the returned data does not include the Primary Defect

List.

 

When the value is 1, the returned data includes the Primary Defect List.

GList

Grown Defect List. When the value is 0, the returned data does not include the Grown Defect List.

When the value is 1, the returned data includes the Grown Defect List.

 

 

 

Defect List

This field indicates the format of the descriptors returned. If this differs from the format requested

Format

in the Command Descriptor Block, a recovered error is returned.

Defect List

This field indicates the actual number of bytes that follow the defect list header.

Length

 

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