From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libata: shelved ioctl-get-identity patch
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 12:24:30 -0400
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Mark Lord wrote:
> For now, "hdparm -I" works just fine using HDIO_DRIVE_CMD,
> but if somebody could show me how to use ATA PASSTHRU,
> then I'll port it over to that.

Use the SG_IO ioctl to send ATA passthru CDBs.  Passthru CDBs are 
defined in the T10 "SAT" specification.

blktool should have example code ;-)

	Jeff