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WRITE FILEMARKS
0
1
2
4
5
0
Status will not be returned until the operation is complete.
Immed
1
The drive returns
command starts executing).
WSmk
0
This bit is not supported and must be set to zero.
Number of
0
Zero is valid only when immediate report is disabled.
Marks
>0 This number of filemarks is to be written.
164 Commands
W
causes the specified number of filemarks to be written
RITE FILEMARKS
beginning at the current logical position on tape.
If the Immed bit is set,
data buffer. Otherwise, all buffered data and marks are written before status is
reported.
If zero filemarks are to be written, the Immed bit must be zero. The drive writes
any buffered data and marks to tape before reporting. This is the
recommended way for a host to flush the buffer.
Pre-Execution Checks:
Illegal Field
Media Access
Command Descriptor Block:
7
6
(MSB)
CDB Fields:
status following the pre-execution checks (that is, before the
GOOD
Specific Status:
sense is identical to status for the
Write Filemark
status may be reported and the marks left in the
GOOD
Reservation
Deferred Error
Media Write
Diagnostic Status
5
4
Operation Code (10h)
Reserved (0)
Number of Filemarks
Control
Unit Attention
3
2
1
WSmk
command.
Write
10h
0
Immed
(LSB)
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