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Attribute Type
Medium or
Device
Host
Read and Write Attribute Commands:
The read (8Ch) and write (8Dh) attribute commands will be implemented follows.
12.6. MEDIUM AUXILIARY MEMORY ATTRIBUTE DATA
Attribute Format
Each medium auxiliary memory attribute shall be communicated between the application client
and device server in the format shown in table 14.0. This format shall be used in the parameter
data for the WRITE ATTRIBUTE command and the READ ATTRIBUTE command. The attribute
format in this standard implies nothing about the physical representation of an attribute in the
medium auxiliary memory.
Bit
7
Byte
0
(MSB)
1
2
READ
ONLY
3
(MSB)
4
5
(MSB)
N
The ATTRIBUTE IDENTIFIER field contains a code value identifying the attribute.
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Table 12-3: MAM Attribute states
Attribute State
Description
Read Only
An application server may read the contents of the
attribute with the READ ATTRIBUTE command, but
an attempt to clear or change the attribute using the
WRITE ATTRIBUTE command shall result in the
command being terminated with a CHECK
CONDITION status. When the READ ONLY bit is
one, the attribute is in the read only state.
Unsupported
The device server does not support the attribute and
shall not return it in response to a READ ATTRIBUTE
command.
Nonexistent
A host attribute does not exist in the medium auxiliary
memory until a WRITE ATTRIBUTE command
creates it.
Read/Write
The attribute has been created using the WRITE
ATTRIBUTE command. After the attribute has been
created, the contents may be altered using
subsequent WRITE ATTRIBUTE commands. A
read/write attribute may be returned to be
nonexistent state using a WRITE ATTRIBUTE
command with the attribute length set to zero. When
the READ ONLY bit is zero, the attribute is in the
read/write state.
Table 12-4: MAM ATTRIBUTE Format
6
5
ATTRIBUTE IDENTIFIER
Reserved
ATTRIBUTE LENGTH (n-4)
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
4
3
2
12. Appendix E
1
0
(LSB)
FORMAT
(LSB)
(LSB)
12-3
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