19 prefetch (16) command, Prefetch (16) command – Seagate Fibre Channel Interface User Manual

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12.19

Prefetch (16) command

The Prefetch (16) command requests that the drive read and transfer the specified logical blocks to the drive's
cache memory. No data shall be transferred to the initiator.

Table 170: PREFETCH (16) command (90h)

Field definitions (listed alphabetically)

Control

See Control Bytes in Section 11.2.1.6.

Immed (Immediate)

0

Status shall be returned after the operation is complete.

1

Status shall be returned as soon as the command descriptor block has been validated.

Logical Block Address
The logical block address field specifies the first logical block of the range of logical blocks for this command.

Operation Code
90h

The operation code for the Prefetch (16) command.

RelAdr (Relative Addressing)
This function is not supported by drives described in this manual.

Bit

Byte

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

0

Operation Code (90h)

1

Reserved

Immed

RelAdr

2

(MSB)

Logical Block Address

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

(LSB)

10

(MSB)

Transfer Length

11

12

13

(LSB)

14

Reserved

15

Control

90h

Table

number

169

169

169

169

169

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