Synchronize Cache Command (35H) - Maxtor Atlas 10K V Product Manual

5.41

SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command (35h)

The SYNCHRONIZE CACHE command ensures that all logical blocks, within the
specified range in the drive's cache memory, have their most recent data value
recorded on the physical medium. If more recent data for a logical block, within the
specified range, exists in the cache memory than on the physical medium, then the
logical blocks from the cache memory is written to the physical medium. Logical
blocks are not necessarily removed from the cache as a result of the Synchronize Cache
operation. The data format and field descriptions are shown in Table 5-201 and Table
5-202 respectively.
Table 5-201
Bit
Byte
0
1
2 - 5
6
7 - 8
9
Table 5-202
Field
Immed
RelAdr
Logical Block
Address
Number of
Blocks
SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command Descriptor Block-Data Format
7 6 5
SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command-Field Descriptions
Immediate. Must be 0. The drive returns status after the synchronize cache operation has
been completed.
Relative Address. Must be 0. Relative addressing is not supported.
The address of the first logical sector of the range to be operated upon by this command.
Specifies the total number of contiguous logical blocks within the range. When set to 0,
the drive removes all sectors from the given Logical Block Address on.
When Number of Blocks and Logical Block Address are both 0, the drive removes all un-
written cache sectors to the medium.
It is not considered an error when no sectors within the specified range are in the cache
memory.
4 3
Operation Code (35h)
Reserved
Logical Block Address
Reserved
Number of Blocks
Control
Description
2 1
Immed
= 0
Maxtor Atlas 10K V
0
RelAdr
5-145