Snap for 4722202 from 7a2c1cd470d52ce51c9f7bdbc4b6ccf59126f585 to hematite-preview-release

Change-Id: I884cc65c8d56c013a7c323a3121cb2f00d2a2b2c
diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 852f322..d9d72b4 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -180,3 +180,10 @@
     },
     stl: "libc++_static",
 }
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "check_f2fs",
+    host_supported: false,
+    cflags: ["--static"],
+    srcs: ["tools/check_f2fs.c"],
+}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ea57d54..64c156e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
 	mkfs/Makefile
 	fsck/Makefile
 	tools/Makefile
+	tools/sg_write_buffer/Makefile
 ])
 
 # export library version info for mkfs/libf2fs_format_la
diff --git a/fsck/f2fs.h b/fsck/f2fs.h
index f5970d9..417ca0b 100644
--- a/fsck/f2fs.h
+++ b/fsck/f2fs.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
 struct f2fs_nm_info {
 	block_t nat_blkaddr;
+	block_t nat_blocks;
 	nid_t max_nid;
 	nid_t init_scan_nid;
 	nid_t next_scan_nid;
diff --git a/fsck/mount.c b/fsck/mount.c
index 54eb061..5d234ec 100644
--- a/fsck/mount.c
+++ b/fsck/mount.c
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@
 	if (f & cpu_to_le32(F2FS_FEATURE_ENCRYPT)) {
 		MSG(0, "%s", " encrypt");
 	}
+	if (f & cpu_to_le32(F2FS_FEATURE_VERITY)) {
+		MSG(0, "%s", " verity");
+	}
 	if (f & cpu_to_le32(F2FS_FEATURE_BLKZONED)) {
 		MSG(0, "%s", " blkzoned");
 	}
@@ -995,7 +998,12 @@
 				(seg_off << get_sb(log_blocks_per_seg) << 1) +
 				(i & ((1 << get_sb(log_blocks_per_seg)) - 1)));
 
-		if (f2fs_test_bit(i, nm_i->nat_bitmap))
+		/*
+		 * Should consider new nat_blocks is larger than old
+		 * nm_i->nat_blocks, since nm_i->nat_bitmap is based on
+		 * old one.
+		 */
+		if (i < nm_i->nat_blocks && f2fs_test_bit(i, nm_i->nat_bitmap))
 			blkaddr += (1 << get_sb(log_blocks_per_seg));
 
 		ret = dev_read_block(nat_block, blkaddr);
@@ -1034,14 +1042,14 @@
 	struct f2fs_checkpoint *cp = F2FS_CKPT(sbi);
 	struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
 	unsigned char *version_bitmap;
-	unsigned int nat_segs, nat_blocks;
+	unsigned int nat_segs;
 
 	nm_i->nat_blkaddr = get_sb(nat_blkaddr);
 
 	/* segment_count_nat includes pair segment so divide to 2. */
 	nat_segs = get_sb(segment_count_nat) >> 1;
-	nat_blocks = nat_segs << get_sb(log_blocks_per_seg);
-	nm_i->max_nid = NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK * nat_blocks;
+	nm_i->nat_blocks = nat_segs << get_sb(log_blocks_per_seg);
+	nm_i->max_nid = NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK * nm_i->nat_blocks;
 	nm_i->fcnt = 0;
 	nm_i->nat_cnt = 0;
 	nm_i->init_scan_nid = get_cp(next_free_nid);
diff --git a/include/f2fs_fs.h b/include/f2fs_fs.h
index 053ccbe..8ed9db1 100644
--- a/include/f2fs_fs.h
+++ b/include/f2fs_fs.h
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@
 	u_int64_t device_size;
 	u_int64_t total_sectors;
 	u_int64_t wanted_total_sectors;
+	u_int64_t wanted_sector_size;
 	u_int64_t target_sectors;
 	u_int32_t sectors_per_blk;
 	u_int32_t blks_per_seg;
@@ -551,23 +552,19 @@
 #define F2FS_FEATURE_FLEXIBLE_INLINE_XATTR	0x0040
 #define F2FS_FEATURE_QUOTA_INO		0x0080
 #define F2FS_FEATURE_INODE_CRTIME	0x0100
+#define F2FS_FEATURE_VERITY		0x0400	/* reserved */
 
 #define MAX_VOLUME_NAME		512
 
 /*
  * For superblock
  */
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
 struct f2fs_device {
 	__u8 path[MAX_PATH_LEN];
 	__le32 total_segments;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_super_block {
 	__le32 magic;			/* Magic Number */
 	__le16 major_ver;		/* Major Version */
@@ -625,9 +622,6 @@
 #define CP_ORPHAN_PRESENT_FLAG	0x00000002
 #define CP_UMOUNT_FLAG		0x00000001
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_checkpoint {
 	__le64 checkpoint_ver;		/* checkpoint block version number */
 	__le64 user_block_count;	/* # of user blocks */
@@ -667,9 +661,6 @@
  */
 #define F2FS_ORPHANS_PER_BLOCK	1020
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_orphan_block {
 	__le32 ino[F2FS_ORPHANS_PER_BLOCK];	/* inode numbers */
 	__le32 reserved;	/* reserved */
@@ -682,9 +673,6 @@
 /*
  * For NODE structure
  */
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_extent {
 	__le32 fofs;		/* start file offset of the extent */
 	__le32 blk_addr;	/* start block address of the extent */
@@ -743,17 +731,17 @@
 /*
  * i_advise uses FADVISE_XXX_BIT. We can add additional hints later.
  */
-#define FADVISE_COLD_BIT       0x01
-#define FADVISE_LOST_PINO_BIT  0x02
-#define FADVISE_ENCRYPT_BIT    0x04
-#define FADVISE_ENC_NAME_BIT   0x08
+#define FADVISE_COLD_BIT	0x01
+#define FADVISE_LOST_PINO_BIT	0x02
+#define FADVISE_ENCRYPT_BIT	0x04
+#define FADVISE_ENC_NAME_BIT	0x08
+#define FADVISE_KEEP_SIZE_BIT	0x10
+#define FADVISE_HOT_BIT		0x20
+#define FADVISE_VERITY_BIT	0x40	/* reserved */
 
 #define file_is_encrypt(fi)      ((fi)->i_advise & FADVISE_ENCRYPT_BIT)
 #define file_enc_name(fi)        ((fi)->i_advise & FADVISE_ENC_NAME_BIT)
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_inode {
 	__le16 i_mode;			/* file mode */
 	__u8 i_advise;			/* file hints */
@@ -797,16 +785,10 @@
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct direct_node {
 	__le32 addr[ADDRS_PER_BLOCK];	/* array of data block address */
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct indirect_node {
 	__le32 nid[NIDS_PER_BLOCK];	/* array of data block address */
 } __attribute__((packed));
@@ -820,9 +802,6 @@
 
 #define XATTR_NODE_OFFSET	((((unsigned int)-1) << OFFSET_BIT_SHIFT) \
 				>> OFFSET_BIT_SHIFT)
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct node_footer {
 	__le32 nid;		/* node id */
 	__le32 ino;		/* inode nunmber */
@@ -831,9 +810,6 @@
 	__le32 next_blkaddr;	/* next node page block address */
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_node {
 	/* can be one of three types: inode, direct, and indirect types */
 	union {
@@ -850,18 +826,12 @@
 #define NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / sizeof(struct f2fs_nat_entry))
 #define NAT_BLOCK_OFFSET(start_nid) (start_nid / NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK)
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_nat_entry {
 	__u8 version;		/* latest version of cached nat entry */
 	__le32 ino;		/* inode number */
 	__le32 block_addr;	/* block address */
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_nat_block {
 	struct f2fs_nat_entry entries[NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK];
 } __attribute__((packed));
@@ -898,18 +868,12 @@
 	((le16_to_cpu((raw_sit)->vblocks) & ~SIT_VBLOCKS_MASK)	\
 	 >> SIT_VBLOCKS_SHIFT)
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_sit_entry {
 	__le16 vblocks;				/* reference above */
 	__u8 valid_map[SIT_VBLOCK_MAP_SIZE];	/* bitmap for valid blocks */
 	__le64 mtime;				/* segment age for cleaning */
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_sit_block {
 	struct f2fs_sit_entry entries[SIT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK];
 } __attribute__((packed));
@@ -935,16 +899,10 @@
 #define SUM_ENTRIES_SIZE	(SUMMARY_SIZE * ENTRIES_IN_SUM)
 
 /* a summary entry for a 4KB-sized block in a segment */
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_summary {
 	__le32 nid;		/* parent node id */
 	union {
 		__u8 reserved[3];
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 		struct {
 			__u8 version;		/* node version number */
 			__le16 ofs_in_node;	/* block index in parent node */
@@ -956,9 +914,6 @@
 #define SUM_TYPE_NODE		(1)
 #define SUM_TYPE_DATA		(0)
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct summary_footer {
 	unsigned char entry_type;	/* SUM_TYPE_XXX */
 	__le32 check_sum;		/* summary checksum */
@@ -990,49 +945,31 @@
 	SIT_JOURNAL
 };
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct nat_journal_entry {
 	__le32 nid;
 	struct f2fs_nat_entry ne;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct nat_journal {
 	struct nat_journal_entry entries[NAT_JOURNAL_ENTRIES];
 	__u8 reserved[NAT_JOURNAL_RESERVED];
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct sit_journal_entry {
 	__le32 segno;
 	struct f2fs_sit_entry se;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct sit_journal {
 	struct sit_journal_entry entries[SIT_JOURNAL_ENTRIES];
 	__u8 reserved[SIT_JOURNAL_RESERVED];
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_extra_info {
 	__le64 kbytes_written;
 	__u8 reserved[EXTRA_INFO_RESERVED];
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_journal {
 	union {
 		__le16 n_nats;
@@ -1047,9 +984,6 @@
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 /* 4KB-sized summary block structure */
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_summary_block {
 	struct f2fs_summary entries[ENTRIES_IN_SUM];
 	struct f2fs_journal journal;
@@ -1089,9 +1023,6 @@
 				NR_DENTRY_IN_BLOCK + SIZE_OF_DENTRY_BITMAP))
 
 /* One directory entry slot representing F2FS_SLOT_LEN-sized file name */
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_dir_entry {
 	__le32 hash_code;	/* hash code of file name */
 	__le32 ino;		/* inode number */
@@ -1100,9 +1031,6 @@
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 /* 4KB-sized directory entry block */
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct f2fs_dentry_block {
 	/* validity bitmap for directory entries in each block */
 	__u8 dentry_bitmap[SIZE_OF_DENTRY_BITMAP];
@@ -1110,6 +1038,7 @@
 	struct f2fs_dir_entry dentry[NR_DENTRY_IN_BLOCK];
 	__u8 filename[NR_DENTRY_IN_BLOCK][F2FS_SLOT_LEN];
 } __attribute__((packed));
+#pragma pack(pop)
 
 /* for inline stuff */
 #define DEF_INLINE_RESERVED_SIZE	1
diff --git a/include/quota.h b/include/quota.h
index cfb9861..f578621 100644
--- a/include/quota.h
+++ b/include/quota.h
@@ -44,18 +44,13 @@
 
 #define QT_TREEOFF	1	/* Offset of tree in file in blocks */
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
 struct v2_disk_dqheader {
 	u_int32_t dqh_magic;	/* Magic number identifying file */
 	u_int32_t dqh_version;	/* File version */
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 /* Header with type and version specific information */
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct v2_disk_dqinfo {
 	u_int32_t dqi_bgrace;	/* Time before block soft limit becomes hard limit */
 	u_int32_t dqi_igrace;	/* Time before inode soft limit becomes hard limit */
@@ -65,9 +60,6 @@
 	u_int32_t dqi_free_entry;	/* Number of block with at least one free entry */
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
-#ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
-#pragma pack(1)
-#endif
 struct v2r1_disk_dqblk {
 	__le32 dqb_id;  	/* id this quota applies to */
 	__le32 dqb_pad;
@@ -82,5 +74,6 @@
 	__le64 dqb_btime;       /* time limit for excessive disk use */
 	__le64 dqb_itime;       /* time limit for excessive inode use */
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
+#pragma pack(pop)
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/libf2fs.c b/lib/libf2fs.c
index ffdbccb..c2daf8a 100644
--- a/lib/libf2fs.c
+++ b/lib/libf2fs.c
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@
 	c.blks_per_seg = DEFAULT_BLOCKS_PER_SEGMENT;
 	c.rootdev_name = get_rootdev();
 	c.wanted_total_sectors = -1;
+	c.wanted_sector_size = -1;
 	c.zoned_mode = 0;
 	c.zoned_model = 0;
 	c.zone_blocks = 0;
@@ -655,7 +656,7 @@
 #ifdef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
 	return 0;
 #else
-	struct stat st_buf;
+	struct stat *st_buf;
 	int is_rootdev = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -702,16 +703,19 @@
 	 * If f2fs is umounted with -l, the process can still use
 	 * the file system. In this case, we should not format.
 	 */
-	if (stat(path, &st_buf) == 0 && S_ISBLK(st_buf.st_mode)) {
+	st_buf = malloc(sizeof(struct stat));
+	if (stat(path, st_buf) == 0 && S_ISBLK(st_buf->st_mode)) {
 		int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY | O_EXCL);
 
 		if (fd >= 0) {
 			close(fd);
 		} else if (errno == EBUSY) {
 			MSG(0, "\tError: In use by the system!\n");
+			free(st_buf);
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
+	free(st_buf);
 	return ret;
 #endif
 }
@@ -763,7 +767,7 @@
 #ifndef BLKGETSIZE64
 	uint32_t total_sectors;
 #endif
-	struct stat stat_buf;
+	struct stat *stat_buf;
 #ifdef HDIO_GETGIO
 	struct hd_geometry geom;
 #endif
@@ -799,16 +803,18 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (fstat(fd, &stat_buf) < 0 ) {
+	stat_buf = malloc(sizeof(struct stat));
+	if (fstat(fd, stat_buf) < 0 ) {
 		MSG(0, "\tError: Failed to get the device stat!\n");
+		free(stat_buf);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (c.sparse_mode) {
 		dev->total_sectors = c.device_size / dev->sector_size;
-	} else if (S_ISREG(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
-		dev->total_sectors = stat_buf.st_size / dev->sector_size;
-	} else if (S_ISBLK(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
+	} else if (S_ISREG(stat_buf->st_mode)) {
+		dev->total_sectors = stat_buf->st_size / dev->sector_size;
+	} else if (S_ISBLK(stat_buf->st_mode)) {
 #ifdef BLKSSZGET
 		if (ioctl(fd, BLKSSZGET, &sector_size) < 0)
 			MSG(0, "\tError: Using the default sector size\n");
@@ -818,11 +824,13 @@
 #ifdef BLKGETSIZE64
 		if (ioctl(fd, BLKGETSIZE64, &dev->total_sectors) < 0) {
 			MSG(0, "\tError: Cannot get the device size\n");
+			free(stat_buf);
 			return -1;
 		}
 #else
 		if (ioctl(fd, BLKGETSIZE, &total_sectors) < 0) {
 			MSG(0, "\tError: Cannot get the device size\n");
+			free(stat_buf);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		dev->total_sectors = total_sectors;
@@ -863,6 +871,7 @@
 #endif
 	} else {
 		MSG(0, "\tError: Volume type is not supported!!!\n");
+		free(stat_buf);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -871,11 +880,12 @@
 		c.sectors_per_blk = F2FS_BLKSIZE / c.sector_size;
 	} else if (c.sector_size != c.devices[i].sector_size) {
 		MSG(0, "\tError: Different sector sizes!!!\n");
+		free(stat_buf);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 #if !defined(WITH_ANDROID) && defined(__linux__)
-	if (S_ISBLK(stat_buf.st_mode))
+	if (S_ISBLK(stat_buf->st_mode))
 		f2fs_get_zoned_model(i);
 
 	if (dev->zoned_model != F2FS_ZONED_NONE) {
@@ -884,11 +894,13 @@
 
 		if (f2fs_get_zone_blocks(i)) {
 			MSG(0, "\tError: Failed to get number of blocks per zone\n");
+			free(stat_buf);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		if (f2fs_check_zones(i)) {
 			MSG(0, "\tError: Failed to check zone configuration\n");
+			free(stat_buf);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		MSG(0, "Info: Host-%s zoned block device:\n",
@@ -900,7 +912,20 @@
 				dev->zone_blocks);
 	}
 #endif
+	/* adjust wanted_total_sectors */
+	if (c.wanted_total_sectors != -1) {
+		MSG(0, "Info: wanted sectors = %"PRIu64" (in %"PRIu64" bytes)\n",
+				c.wanted_total_sectors, c.wanted_sector_size);
+		if (c.wanted_sector_size == -1) {
+			c.wanted_sector_size = dev->sector_size;
+		} else if (dev->sector_size != c.wanted_sector_size) {
+			c.wanted_total_sectors *= c.wanted_sector_size;
+			c.wanted_total_sectors /= dev->sector_size;
+		}
+	}
+
 	c.total_sectors += dev->total_sectors;
+	free(stat_buf);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/man/mkfs.f2fs.8 b/man/mkfs.f2fs.8
index c2f9c86..442c0ea 100644
--- a/man/mkfs.f2fs.8
+++ b/man/mkfs.f2fs.8
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 .I nodiscard/discard
 ]
 [
+.B \-w
+.I specific sector_size for target sectors
+]
+[
 .B \-z
 .I #-of-sections-per-zone
 ]
@@ -125,6 +129,10 @@
 If the value is equal to 1, discard policy is enabled, otherwise is disable.
 The default value is 1.
 .TP
+.BI \-w "sector-size"
+Specify the sector size in bytes along with given target sectors.
+Without it, the sectors will be calculated by device sector size.
+.TP
 .BI \-z " #-of-sections-per-zone"
 Specify the number of sections per zone. A zone consists of multiple sections.
 F2FS allocates segments for active logs with separated zones as much as possible.
diff --git a/mkfs/f2fs_format_main.c b/mkfs/f2fs_format_main.c
index e522b2f..36228d5 100644
--- a/mkfs/f2fs_format_main.c
+++ b/mkfs/f2fs_format_main.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	MSG(0, "  -s # of segments per section [default:1]\n");
 	MSG(0, "  -S sparse mode\n");
 	MSG(0, "  -t 0: nodiscard, 1: discard [default:1]\n");
+	MSG(0, "  -w wanted sector size\n");
 	MSG(0, "  -z # of sections per zone [default:1]\n");
 	MSG(0, "sectors: number of sectors. [default: determined by device size]\n");
 	exit(1);
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@
 		features++;
 	if (!strcmp(features, "encrypt")) {
 		c.feature |= cpu_to_le32(F2FS_FEATURE_ENCRYPT);
+	} else if (!strcmp(features, "verity")) {
+		c.feature |= cpu_to_le32(F2FS_FEATURE_VERITY);
 	} else if (!strcmp(features, "extra_attr")) {
 		c.feature |= cpu_to_le32(F2FS_FEATURE_EXTRA_ATTR);
 	} else if (!strcmp(features, "project_quota")) {
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@
 
 static void f2fs_parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	static const char *option_string = "qa:c:d:e:l:mo:O:s:S:z:t:f";
+	static const char *option_string = "qa:c:d:e:l:mo:O:s:S:z:t:fw:";
 	int32_t option=0;
 
 	while ((option = getopt(argc,argv,option_string)) != EOF) {
@@ -166,6 +169,9 @@
 		case 'f':
 			force_overwrite = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'w':
+			c.wanted_sector_size = atoi(optarg);
+			break;
 		default:
 			MSG(0, "\tError: Unknown option %c\n",option);
 			mkfs_usage();
diff --git a/mkfs/f2fs_format_utils.c b/mkfs/f2fs_format_utils.c
index e481a8f..bf9ffbd 100644
--- a/mkfs/f2fs_format_utils.c
+++ b/mkfs/f2fs_format_utils.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #ifndef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #endif
@@ -44,13 +45,15 @@
 {
 #ifndef ANDROID_WINDOWS_HOST
 	unsigned long long range[2];
-	struct stat stat_buf;
+	struct stat *stat_buf;
 	struct device_info *dev = c.devices + i;
 	u_int64_t bytes = dev->total_sectors * dev->sector_size;
 	int fd = dev->fd;
 
-	if (fstat(fd, &stat_buf) < 0 ) {
+	stat_buf = malloc(sizeof(struct stat));
+	if (fstat(fd, stat_buf) < 0 ) {
 		MSG(1, "\tError: Failed to get the device stat!!!\n");
+		free(stat_buf);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -59,23 +62,27 @@
 
 #if defined(WITH_BLKDISCARD) && defined(BLKDISCARD)
 	MSG(0, "Info: [%s] Discarding device\n", dev->path);
-	if (S_ISREG(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISREG(stat_buf->st_mode)) {
 #if defined(HAVE_FALLOCATE) && defined(FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE)
 		if (fallocate(fd, FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE,
 				range[0], range[1]) < 0) {
 			MSG(0, "Info: fallocate(PUNCH_HOLE|KEEP_SIZE) is failed\n");
 		}
 #endif
+		free(stat_buf);
 		return 0;
-	} else if (S_ISBLK(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
-		if (dev->zoned_model != F2FS_ZONED_NONE)
+	} else if (S_ISBLK(stat_buf->st_mode)) {
+		if (dev->zoned_model != F2FS_ZONED_NONE) {
+			free(stat_buf);
 			return f2fs_reset_zones(i);
+		}
 #ifdef BLKSECDISCARD
 		if (ioctl(fd, BLKSECDISCARD, &range) < 0) {
 			MSG(0, "Info: This device doesn't support BLKSECDISCARD\n");
 		} else {
 			MSG(0, "Info: Secure Discarded %lu MB\n",
-					(unsigned long)stat_buf.st_size >> 20);
+					(unsigned long)stat_buf->st_size >> 20);
+			free(stat_buf);
 			return 0;
 		}
 #endif
@@ -84,10 +91,12 @@
 		} else {
 			MSG(0, "Info: Discarded %llu MB\n", range[1] >> 20);
 		}
-	} else
+	} else {
+		free(stat_buf);
 		return -1;
+	}
 #endif
-
+	free(stat_buf);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 81cf89b..25a8c6f 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
 f2fscrypt_LDFLAGS = -luuid
 dist_man_MANS = f2fscrypt.8
 endif
+
+SUBDIRS = sg_write_buffer
diff --git a/tools/check_f2fs.c b/tools/check_f2fs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93b9567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/check_f2fs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define F2FS_IOCTL_MAGIC		0xf5
+#define F2FS_IOC_START_ATOMIC_WRITE     _IO(F2FS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 1)
+#define F2FS_IOC_COMMIT_ATOMIC_WRITE    _IO(F2FS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 2)
+#define F2FS_IOC_START_VOLATILE_WRITE   _IO(F2FS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 3)
+#define F2FS_IOC_RELEASE_VOLATILE_WRITE _IO(F2FS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 4)
+#define F2FS_IOC_ABORT_VOLATILE_WRITE   _IO(F2FS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 5)
+#define F2FS_IOC_GARBAGE_COLLECT        _IO(F2FS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 6)
+
+#define DB1_PATH "/data/database_file1"
+#define DB2_PATH "/sdcard/database_file2"
+#define FILE_PATH "/data/testfile"
+
+#define BLOCK 4096
+#define BLOCKS (2 * BLOCK)
+
+int buf[BLOCKS];
+char cmd[BLOCK];
+
+static int run(char *cmd)
+{
+	int status;
+
+	fflush(stdout);
+
+	switch (fork()) {
+	case 0:
+		/* redirect stderr to stdout */
+		dup2(1, 2);
+		execl("/system/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", cmd, (char *) 0);
+	default:
+		wait(&status);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test_atomic_write(char *path)
+{
+	int db, ret, written;
+
+	printf("\tOpen  %s... \n", path);
+	db = open(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666);
+	if (db < 0) {
+		printf("open failed errno:%d\n", errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	printf("\tStart ... \n");
+	ret = ioctl(db, F2FS_IOC_START_ATOMIC_WRITE);
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("ioctl failed errno:%d\n", errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	printf("\tWrite to the %dkB ... \n", BLOCKS / 1024);
+	written = write(db, buf, BLOCKS);
+	if (written != BLOCKS) {
+		printf("write fail written:%d, errno:%d\n", written, errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	printf("\tCheck : Atomic in-memory count: 2\n");
+	run("cat /sys/kernel/debug/f2fs/status | grep atomic");
+
+	printf("\tCommit  ... \n");
+	ret = ioctl(db, F2FS_IOC_COMMIT_ATOMIC_WRITE);
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("ioctl failed errno:%d\n", errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test_bad_write_call(char *path)
+{
+	int fd, written;
+	struct stat sb;
+	int large_size = 1024 * 1024 * 100;	/* 100 MB */
+
+	printf("\tOpen  %s... \n", path);
+	fd = open(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0666);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		printf("open failed errno:%d\n", errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* 8KB-sized buffer, but submit 100 MB size */
+	printf("\tWrite to the %dkB ... \n", BLOCKS / 1024);
+	written = write(fd, buf, large_size);
+	if (written != BLOCKS)
+		printf("Ok: write fail written:%d, errno:%d\n", written, errno);
+	close(fd);
+
+	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		printf("open failed errno:%d\n", errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (stat(path, &sb) == -1) {
+		printf("stat failed errno:%d\n", errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if ((long long)sb.st_size / 512 != (long long)sb.st_blocks) {
+		printf("FAIL: Mismatch i_size and i_blocks: %lld %lld\n",
+			(long long)sb.st_size, (long long)sb.st_blocks);
+		printf("FAIL: missing patch "
+			"\"f2fs: do not preallocate blocks which has wrong buffer\"\n");
+	}
+	close(fd);
+	unlink(path);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	memset(buf, 0xff, BLOCKS);
+
+	printf("# Test 0: Check F2FS support\n");
+	run("cat /proc/filesystems");
+
+	printf("# Test 1: Check F2FS status on /userdata\n");
+	printf("\t= FS type /userdata\n");
+	run("mount | grep data");
+
+	printf("\n\t= F2FS features\n");
+	run("ls -1 /sys/fs/f2fs/features/");
+	run("find /sys/fs/f2fs -type f -name \"features\" -print -exec cat {} \\;");
+	run("find /sys/fs/f2fs -type f -name \"ipu_policy\" -print -exec cat {} \\;");
+	run("find /sys/fs/f2fs -type f -name \"discard_granularity\" -print -exec cat {} \\;");
+	run("cat /sys/kernel/debug/f2fs/status");
+
+	printf("\n\n# Test 2: Atomic_write on /userdata\n");
+	if (test_atomic_write(DB1_PATH))
+		return -1;
+
+	printf("# Test 3: Atomic_write on /sdcard\n");
+	if (test_atomic_write(DB2_PATH))
+		return -1;
+
+	printf("# Test 4: Bad write(2) call\n");
+	if (test_bad_write_call(FILE_PATH))
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/Android.bp b/tools/sg_write_buffer/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5222a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "sg3-utils-defaults",
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wno-unused-function"
+    ],
+    local_include_dirs: [
+        "include",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "sg_write_buffer",
+    defaults: [ "sg3-utils-defaults" ],
+    srcs: [
+        "sg_write_buffer.c",
+        "sg_cmds_basic.c",
+        "sg_cmds_basic2.c",
+        "sg_cmds_extra.c",
+        "sg_cmds_mmc.c",
+        "sg_io_linux.c",
+        "sg_lib.c",
+        "sg_lib_data.c",
+        "sg_pt_common.c",
+        "sg_pt_linux.c",
+        "sg_pt_linux_nvme.c",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/Makefile.am b/tools/sg_write_buffer/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..922c328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+## Makefile.am
+
+if LINUX
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I./include
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
+sbin_PROGRAMS = sg_write_buffer
+sg_write_buffer_SOURCES = sg_write_buffer.c \
+	sg_cmds_basic.c		\
+	sg_cmds_basic2.c	\
+	sg_cmds_extra.c		\
+	sg_cmds_mmc.c		\
+	sg_io_linux.c		\
+	sg_lib.c		\
+	sg_lib_data.c		\
+	sg_pt_common.c		\
+	sg_pt_linux.c		\
+	sg_pt_linux_nvme.c
+endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/freebsd_nvme_ioctl.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/freebsd_nvme_ioctl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5d2443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/freebsd_nvme_ioctl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+PROPS-END
+/*-
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Intel Corporation
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * $FreeBSD$
+ */
+
+
+#include <sys/param.h>
+
+#define	NVME_PASSTHROUGH_CMD	_IOWR('n', 0, struct nvme_pt_command)
+
+#if __FreeBSD_version < 1100110
+struct nvme_command
+{
+	/* dword 0 */
+	uint16_t opc	:  8;	/* opcode */
+	uint16_t fuse	:  2;	/* fused operation */
+	uint16_t rsvd1	:  6;
+	uint16_t cid;		/* command identifier */
+
+	/* dword 1 */
+	uint32_t nsid;		/* namespace identifier */
+
+	/* dword 2-3 */
+	uint32_t rsvd2;
+	uint32_t rsvd3;
+
+	/* dword 4-5 */
+	uint64_t mptr;		/* metadata pointer */
+
+	/* dword 6-7 */
+	uint64_t prp1;		/* prp entry 1 */
+
+	/* dword 8-9 */
+	uint64_t prp2;		/* prp entry 2 */
+
+	/* dword 10-15 */
+	uint32_t cdw10;		/* command-specific */
+	uint32_t cdw11;		/* command-specific */
+	uint32_t cdw12;		/* command-specific */
+	uint32_t cdw13;		/* command-specific */
+	uint32_t cdw14;		/* command-specific */
+	uint32_t cdw15;		/* command-specific */
+} __packed;
+
+struct nvme_status {
+
+	uint16_t p	:  1;	/* phase tag */
+	uint16_t sc	:  8;	/* status code */
+	uint16_t sct	:  3;	/* status code type */
+	uint16_t rsvd2	:  2;
+	uint16_t m	:  1;	/* more */
+	uint16_t dnr	:  1;	/* do not retry */
+} __packed;
+
+struct nvme_completion {
+
+	/* dword 0 */
+	uint32_t		cdw0;	/* command-specific */
+
+	/* dword 1 */
+	uint32_t		rsvd1;
+
+	/* dword 2 */
+	uint16_t		sqhd;	/* submission queue head pointer */
+	uint16_t		sqid;	/* submission queue identifier */
+
+	/* dword 3 */
+	uint16_t		cid;	/* command identifier */
+	struct nvme_status	status;
+} __packed;
+
+struct nvme_pt_command {
+
+	/*
+	 * cmd is used to specify a passthrough command to a controller or
+	 *  namespace.
+	 *
+	 * The following fields from cmd may be specified by the caller:
+	 *	* opc  (opcode)
+	 *	* nsid (namespace id) - for admin commands only
+	 *	* cdw10-cdw15
+	 *
+	 * Remaining fields must be set to 0 by the caller.
+	 */
+	struct nvme_command	cmd;
+
+	/*
+	 * cpl returns completion status for the passthrough command
+	 *  specified by cmd.
+	 *
+	 * The following fields will be filled out by the driver, for
+	 *  consumption by the caller:
+	 *	* cdw0
+	 *	* status (except for phase)
+	 *
+	 * Remaining fields will be set to 0 by the driver.
+	 */
+	struct nvme_completion	cpl;
+
+	/* buf is the data buffer associated with this passthrough command. */
+	void *			buf;
+
+	/*
+	 * len is the length of the data buffer associated with this
+	 *  passthrough command.
+	 */
+	uint32_t		len;
+
+	/*
+	 * is_read = 1 if the passthrough command will read data into the
+	 *  supplied buffer from the controller.
+	 *
+	 * is_read = 0 if the passthrough command will write data from the
+	 *  supplied buffer to the controller.
+	 */
+	uint32_t		is_read;
+
+	/*
+	 * driver_lock is used by the driver only.  It must be set to 0
+	 *  by the caller.
+	 */
+	struct mtx *		driver_lock;
+};
+#else
+#include <dev/nvme/nvme.h>
+#endif
+
+#define nvme_completion_is_error(cpl)					\
+	((cpl)->status.sc != 0 || (cpl)->status.sct != 0)
+
+#define NVME_CTRLR_PREFIX	"/dev/nvme"
+#define NVME_NS_PREFIX		"ns"
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..690f53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef SG_CMDS_H
+#define SG_CMDS_H
+
+/********************************************************************
+ * This header did contain wrapper declarations for many SCSI commands
+ * up until sg3_utils version 1.22 . In that version, the command
+ * wrappers were broken into two groups, the 'basic' ones found in the
+ * "sg_cmds_basic.h" header and the 'extra' ones found in the
+ * "sg_cmds_extra.h" header. This header now simply includes those two
+ * headers.
+ * In sg3_utils version 1.26 the sg_cmds_mmc.h header was added and
+ * contains some MMC specific commands.
+ * The corresponding function definitions are found in the sg_cmds_basic.c,
+ * sg_cmds_extra.c and sg_cmds_mmc.c files.
+ ********************************************************************/
+
+#include "sg_cmds_basic.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_extra.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_mmc.h"
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_basic.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_basic.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..507effa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_basic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+#ifndef SG_CMDS_BASIC_H
+#define SG_CMDS_BASIC_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2017 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Error, warning and verbose output is sent to the file pointed to by
+ * sg_warnings_strm which is declared in sg_lib.h and can be set with
+ * the sg_set_warnings_strm() function. If not given sg_warnings_strm
+ * defaults to stderr.
+ * If 'noisy' is false and 'verbose' is zero then following functions should
+ * not output anything to sg_warnings_strm. If 'noisy' is true and
+ * 'verbose' is zero then Unit Attention, Recovered, Medium and Hardware
+ * errors (sense keys) send output to sg_warnings_strm. Increasing values
+ * of 'verbose' send increasing amounts of (debug) output to
+ * sg_warnings_strm.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI INQUIRY command and yields the response
+ * Returns 0 when successful, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, -1 -> other errors */
+int sg_ll_inquiry(int sg_fd, bool cmddt, bool evpd, int pg_op, void * resp,
+                  int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI INQUIRY command and yields the response. Returns 0 when
+ * successful, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors.
+ * The CMDDT field is obsolete in the INQUIRY cdb (since spc3r16 in 2003) so
+ * an argument to set it has been removed (use the REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION
+ * CODES command instead). Adds the ability to set the command abort timeout
+ * and the ability to report the residual count. If timeout_secs is zero
+ * or less the default command abort timeout (60 seconds) is used.
+ * If residp is non-NULL then the residual value is written where residp
+ * points. A residual value of 0 implies mx_resp_len bytes have be written
+ * where resp points. If the residual value equals mx_resp_len then no
+ * bytes have been written. */
+int
+sg_ll_inquiry_v2(int sg_fd, bool evpd, int pg_op, void * resp,
+                 int mx_resp_len, int timeout_secs, int * residp,
+                 bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI LOG SELECT command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Log Select not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_log_select(int sg_fd, bool pcr, bool sp, int pc, int pg_code,
+                     int subpg_code, unsigned char * paramp, int param_len,
+                     bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI LOG SENSE command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Log Sense not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_log_sense(int sg_fd, bool ppc, bool sp, int pc, int pg_code,
+                    int subpg_code, int paramp, unsigned char * resp,
+                    int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Same as sg_ll_log_sense() apart from timeout_secs and residp. See
+ * sg_ll_inquiry_v2() for their description */
+int sg_ll_log_sense_v2(int sg_fd, bool ppc, bool sp, int pc, int pg_code,
+                       int subpg_code, int paramp, unsigned char * resp,
+                       int mx_resp_len, int timeout_secs, int * residp,
+                       bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SELECT (6) command.  Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ ->
+ * bad field in cdb, * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_mode_select6(int sg_fd, bool pf, bool sp, void * paramp,
+                        int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SELECT (10) command.  Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ ->
+ * bad field in cdb, * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_mode_select10(int sg_fd, bool pf, bool sp, void * paramp,
+                        int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SENSE (6) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ ->
+ * bad field in cdb, * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_mode_sense6(int sg_fd, bool dbd, int pc, int pg_code,
+                      int sub_pg_code, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                      bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SENSE (10) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ ->
+ * bad field in cdb, * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_mode_sense10(int sg_fd, bool llbaa, bool dbd, int pc, int pg_code,
+                       int sub_pg_code, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                       bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Same as sg_ll_mode_sense10() apart from timeout_secs and residp. See
+ * sg_ll_inquiry_v2() for their description */
+int sg_ll_mode_sense10_v2(int sg_fd, bool llbaa, bool dbd, int pc,
+                          int pg_code, int sub_pg_code, void * resp,
+                          int mx_resp_len, int timeout_secs, int * residp,
+                          bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL command (SPC-3)
+ * prevent==0 allows removal, prevent==1 prevents removal ...
+ * Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> command not supported
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_prevent_allow(int sg_fd, int prevent, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ CAPACITY (10) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION
+ * -> perhaps media changed, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_readcap_10(int sg_fd, bool pmi, unsigned int lba, void * resp,
+                     int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ CAPACITY (16) command. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION -> media changed??, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP
+ *  -> cdb not supported, SG_LIB_CAT_IlLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_readcap_16(int sg_fd, bool pmi, uint64_t llba, void * resp,
+                     int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REPORT LUNS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Report Luns not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_NOT_READY (shouldn't happen), -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_report_luns(int sg_fd, int select_report, void * resp,
+                      int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REQUEST SENSE command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Request Sense not supported??,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_request_sense(int sg_fd, bool desc, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                        bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI START STOP UNIT command (SBC + MMC).
+ * Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Start stop unit not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure
+ * SBC-3 and MMC partially overlap on the power_condition_modifier(sbc) and
+ * format_layer_number(mmc) fields. They also overlap on the noflush(sbc)
+ * and fl(mmc) one bit field. This is the cause of the awkardly named
+ * pc_mod__fl_num and noflush__fl arguments to this function.  */
+int sg_ll_start_stop_unit(int sg_fd, bool immed, int pc_mod__fl_num,
+                          int power_cond, bool noflush__fl, bool loej,
+                          bool start, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (10) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> cdb not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_IlLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_sync_cache_10(int sg_fd, bool sync_nv, bool immed, int group,
+                        unsigned int lba, unsigned int count, bool noisy,
+                        int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI TEST UNIT READY command.
+ * 'pack_id' is just for diagnostics, safe to set to 0.
+ * Return of 0 -> success, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_test_unit_ready(int sg_fd, int pack_id, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI TEST UNIT READY command.
+ * 'pack_id' is just for diagnostics, safe to set to 0.
+ * Looks for progress indicator if 'progress' non-NULL;
+ * if found writes value [0..65535] else write -1.
+ * Return of 0 -> success, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY ->
+ * device not ready, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_test_unit_ready_progress(int sg_fd, int pack_id, int * progress,
+                                   bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+
+struct sg_simple_inquiry_resp {
+    unsigned char peripheral_qualifier;
+    unsigned char peripheral_type;
+    unsigned char byte_1;       /* was 'rmb' prior to version 1.39 */
+                                /* now rmb == !!(0x80 & byte_1) */
+    unsigned char version;      /* as per recent drafts: whole of byte 2 */
+    unsigned char byte_3;
+    unsigned char byte_5;
+    unsigned char byte_6;
+    unsigned char byte_7;
+    char vendor[9];             /* T10 field is 8 bytes, NUL char appended */
+    char product[17];
+    char revision[5];
+};
+
+/* Yields most of first 36 bytes of a standard INQUIRY (evpd==0) response.
+ * Returns 0 when successful, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other errors */
+int sg_simple_inquiry(int sg_fd, struct sg_simple_inquiry_resp * inq_data,
+                      bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* MODE SENSE commands yield a response that has header then zero or more
+ * block descriptors followed by mode pages. In most cases users are
+ * interested in the first mode page. This function returns the (byte)
+ * offset of the start of the first mode page. Set mode_sense_6 to true for
+ * MODE SENSE (6) and false for MODE SENSE (10). Returns >= 0 is successful
+ * or -1 if failure. If there is a failure a message is written to err_buff
+ * if it is non-NULL and err_buff_len > 0. */
+int sg_mode_page_offset(const unsigned char * resp, int resp_len,
+                        bool mode_sense_6, char * err_buff, int err_buff_len);
+
+/* MODE SENSE commands yield a response that has header then zero or more
+ * block descriptors followed by mode pages. This functions returns the
+ * length (in bytes) of those three components. Note that the return value
+ * can exceed resp_len in which case the MODE SENSE command should be
+ * re-issued with a larger response buffer. If bd_lenp is non-NULL and if
+ * successful the block descriptor length (in bytes) is written to *bd_lenp.
+ * Set mode_sense_6 to true for MODE SENSE (6) and false for MODE SENSE (10)
+ * responses. Returns -1 if there is an error (e.g. response too short). */
+int sg_msense_calc_length(const unsigned char * resp, int resp_len,
+                          bool mode_sense_6, int * bd_lenp);
+
+/* Fetches current, changeable, default and/or saveable modes pages as
+ * indicated by pcontrol_arr for given pg_code and sub_pg_code. If
+ * mode6==0 then use MODE SENSE (10) else use MODE SENSE (6). If
+ * flexible set and mode data length seems wrong then try and
+ * fix (compensating hack for bad device or driver). pcontrol_arr
+ * should have 4 elements for output of current, changeable, default
+ * and saved values respectively. Each element should be NULL or
+ * at least mx_mpage_len bytes long.
+ * Return of 0 -> overall success, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED -> bad response, -1 -> other failure.
+ * If success_mask pointer is not NULL then first zeros it. Then set bits
+ * 0, 1, 2 and/or 3 if the current, changeable, default and saved values
+ * respectively have been fetched. If error on current page
+ * then stops and returns that error; otherwise continues if an error is
+ * detected but returns the first error encountered.  */
+int sg_get_mode_page_controls(int sg_fd, bool mode6, int pg_code,
+                              int sub_pg_code, bool dbd, bool flexible,
+                              int mx_mpage_len, int * success_mask,
+                              void * pcontrol_arr[], int * reported_lenp,
+                              int verbose);
+
+/* Returns file descriptor >= 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns
+   negated errno. Implementation calls scsi_pt_open_device(). */
+int sg_cmds_open_device(const char * device_name, bool read_only, int verbose);
+
+/* Returns file descriptor >= 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns
+   negated errno. Implementation calls scsi_pt_open_flags(). */
+int sg_cmds_open_flags(const char * device_name, int flags, int verbose);
+
+/* Returns 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns negated errno.
+   Implementation calls scsi_pt_close_device(). */
+int sg_cmds_close_device(int device_fd);
+
+const char * sg_cmds_version();
+
+#define SG_NO_DATA_IN 0
+
+struct sg_pt_base;
+
+/* This is a helper function used by sg_cmds_* implementations after the
+ * call to the pass-through. pt_res is returned from do_scsi_pt(). If valid
+ * sense data is found it is decoded and output to sg_warnings_strm (def:
+ * stderr); depending on the 'noisy' and 'verbose' settings. Returns -2 for
+ * sense data (may not be fatal), -1 for failed, 0, or a positive number. If
+ * 'mx_di_len > 0' then asks pass-through for resid and returns
+ * (mx_di_len - resid); otherwise returns 0. So for data-in it should return
+ * the actual number of bytes received. For data-out (to device) or no data
+ * call with 'mx_di_len' set to 0 or less. If -2 returned then sense category
+ * output via 'o_sense_cat' pointer (if not NULL). Note that several sense
+ * categories also have data in bytes received; -2 is still returned. */
+int sg_cmds_process_resp(struct sg_pt_base * ptvp, const char * leadin,
+                         int pt_res, int mx_di_len,
+                         const unsigned char * sense_b, bool noisy,
+                         int verbose, int * o_sense_cat);
+
+/* NVMe devices use a different command set. This function will return true
+ * if the device associated with 'pvtp' is a NVME device, else it will
+ * return false (e.g. for SCSI devices). */
+bool sg_cmds_is_nvme(const struct sg_pt_base * ptvp);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_extra.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_extra.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbc2377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_extra.h
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+#ifndef SG_CMDS_EXTRA_H
+#define SG_CMDS_EXTRA_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Note: all functions that have an 'int timeout_secs' argument will use
+ * that value if it is > 0. Otherwise they will set an internal default
+ * which is currently 60 seconds. This timeout is typically applied in the
+ * SCSI stack above the initiator. If it goes off then the SCSI command is
+ * aborted and there can be other unwelcome side effects. Note that some
+ * commands (e.g. FORMAT UNIT and the Third Party copy commands) can take
+ * a lot longer than the default timeout. */
+
+
+/* Invokes a ATA PASS-THROUGH (12, 16 or 32) SCSI command (SAT). This is
+ * selected by the cdb_len argument that can take values of 12, 16 or 32
+ * only (else -1 is returned). The byte at offset 0 (and bytes 0 to 9
+ * inclusive for ATA PT(32)) pointed to be cdbp are ignored and apart from
+ * the control byte, the rest is copied into an internal cdb which is then
+ * sent to the device. The control byte is byte 11 for ATA PT(12), byte 15
+ * for ATA PT(16) and byte 1 for ATA PT(32). If timeout_secs <= 0 then the
+ * timeout is set to 60 seconds. For data in or out transfers set dinp or
+ * doutp, and dlen to the number of bytes to transfer. If dlen is zero then
+ * no data transfer is assumed. If sense buffer obtained then it is written
+ * to sensep, else sensep[0] is set to 0x0. If ATA return descriptor is
+ * obtained then written to ata_return_dp, else ata_return_dp[0] is set to
+ * 0x0. Either sensep or ata_return_dp (or both) may be NULL pointers.
+ * Returns SCSI status value (>= 0) or -1 if other error. Users are
+ * expected to check the sense buffer themselves. If available the data in
+ * resid is written to residp. Note in SAT-2 and later, fixed format sense
+ * data may be placed in *sensep in which case sensep[0]==0x70, prior to
+ * SAT-2 descriptor sense format was required (i.e. sensep[0]==0x72).
+ */
+int sg_ll_ata_pt(int sg_fd, const unsigned char * cdbp, int cdb_len,
+                 int timeout_secs,  void * dinp, void * doutp, int dlen,
+                 unsigned char * sensep, int max_sense_len,
+                 unsigned char * ata_return_dp, int max_ata_return_len,
+                 int * residp, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a FORMAT UNIT (SBC-3) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Format unit not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure. Note that sg_ll_format_unit2() and
+ * sg_ll_format_unit_v2() are the same, both add the ffmt argument. */
+int sg_ll_format_unit(int sg_fd, int fmtpinfo, bool longlist, bool fmtdata,
+                      bool cmplist, int dlist_format, int timeout_secs,
+                      void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+int sg_ll_format_unit2(int sg_fd, int fmtpinfo, bool longlist, bool fmtdata,
+                       bool cmplist, int dlist_format, int ffmt,
+                       int timeout_secs, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                       bool noisy, int verbose);
+int sg_ll_format_unit_v2(int sg_fd, int fmtpinfo, bool longlist, bool fmtdata,
+                         bool cmplist, int dlist_format, int ffmt,
+                         int timeout_secs, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                         bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI GET LBA STATUS(16) or GET LBA STATUS(32) command (SBC).
+ * Returns 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> GET LBA STATUS(16 or 32) not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, -1 -> other failure.
+ * sg_ll_get_lba_status() calls the 16 byte variant with rt=0 . */
+int sg_ll_get_lba_status(int sg_fd, uint64_t start_llba, void * resp,
+                         int alloc_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+int sg_ll_get_lba_status16(int sg_fd, uint64_t start_llba, uint8_t rt,
+                           void * resp, int alloc_len, bool noisy,
+                           int verbose);
+int sg_ll_get_lba_status32(int sg_fd, uint64_t start_llba, uint32_t scan_len,
+                           uint32_t element_id, uint8_t rt,
+                           void * resp, int alloc_len, bool noisy,
+                           int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI PERSISTENT RESERVE IN command (SPC). Returns 0
+ * when successful, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP if command not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ if field in cdb not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, else -1 */
+int sg_ll_persistent_reserve_in(int sg_fd, int rq_servact, void * resp,
+                                int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT command (SPC). Returns 0
+ * when successful, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP if command not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ if field in cdb not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, else -1 */
+int sg_ll_persistent_reserve_out(int sg_fd, int rq_servact, int rq_scope,
+                                 unsigned int rq_type, void * paramp,
+                                 int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> READ BLOCK LIMITS not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_NOT_READY (shouldn't happen), -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_read_block_limits(int sg_fd, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                            bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ BUFFER command (SPC). Return of 0 ->
+ * success, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_read_buffer(int sg_fd, int mode, int buffer_id, int buffer_offset,
+                      void * resp, int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ DEFECT DATA (10) command (SBC). Return of 0 ->
+ * success, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_read_defect10(int sg_fd, bool req_plist, bool req_glist,
+                        int dl_format, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                        bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ LONG (10) command (SBC). Note that 'xfer_len'
+ * is in bytes. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> READ LONG(10) not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO -> bad field in cdb, with info
+ * field written to 'offsetp', SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_read_long10(int sg_fd, bool pblock, bool correct, unsigned int lba,
+                      void * resp, int xfer_len, int * offsetp, bool noisy,
+                      int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ LONG (16) command (SBC). Note that 'xfer_len'
+ * is in bytes. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> READ LONG(16) not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO -> bad field in cdb, with info
+ * field written to 'offsetp', SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ *  -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_read_long16(int sg_fd, bool pblock, bool correct, uint64_t llba,
+                      void * resp, int xfer_len, int * offsetp, bool noisy,
+                      int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ MEDIA SERIAL NUMBER command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Read media serial number not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_read_media_serial_num(int sg_fd, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                                bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REASSIGN BLOCKS command.  Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_reassign_blocks(int sg_fd, bool longlba, bool longlist,
+                          void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy,
+                          int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Receive diagnostic results not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_receive_diag(int sg_fd, bool pcv, int pg_code, void * resp,
+                       int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Same as sg_ll_receive_diag() but with added timeout_secs and residp
+ * arguments. Adds the ability to set the command abort timeout
+ * and the ability to report the residual count. If timeout_secs is zero
+ * or less the default command abort timeout (60 seconds) is used.
+ * If residp is non-NULL then the residual value is written where residp
+ * points. A residual value of 0 implies mx_resp_len bytes have be written
+ * where resp points. If the residual value equals mx_resp_len then no
+ * bytes have been written. */
+int sg_ll_receive_diag_v2(int sg_fd, bool pcv, int pg_code, void * resp,
+                          int mx_resp_len, int timeout_secs, int * residp,
+                          bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command. This command was
+ * called REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER prior to spc4r07. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Report identifying information not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_report_id_info(int sg_fd, int itype, void * resp, int max_resp_len,
+                         bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Report Target Port Groups not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_report_tgt_prt_grp(int sg_fd, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                             bool noisy, int verbose);
+int sg_ll_report_tgt_prt_grp2(int sg_fd, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                              bool extended, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Report Target Port Groups not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_set_tgt_prt_grp(int sg_fd, void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy,
+                          int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REPORT REFERRALS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Report Referrals not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_report_referrals(int sg_fd, uint64_t start_llba, bool one_seg,
+                           void * resp, int mx_resp_len, bool noisy,
+                           int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SEND DIAGNOSTIC command. Foreground, extended self tests can
+ * take a long time, if so set long_duration flag in which case the timeout
+ * is set to 7200 seconds; if the value of long_duration is > 7200 then that
+ * value is taken as the timeout value in seconds. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Send diagnostic not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_send_diag(int sg_fd, int st_code, bool pf_bit, bool st_bit,
+                    bool devofl_bit, bool unitofl_bit, int long_duration,
+                    void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SET IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command. This command was
+ * called SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER prior to spc4r07. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Set identifying information not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_set_id_info(int sg_fd, int itype, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                      bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI UNMAP (SBC-3) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> command not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_unmap(int sg_fd, int group_num, int timeout_secs, void * paramp,
+                int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+/* Invokes a SCSI UNMAP (SBC-3) command. Version 2 adds anchor field
+ * (sbc3r22). Otherwise same as sg_ll_unmap() . */
+int sg_ll_unmap_v2(int sg_fd, bool anchor, int group_num, int timeout_secs,
+                   void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI VERIFY (10) command (SBC and MMC).
+ * Note that 'veri_len' is in blocks while 'data_out_len' is in bytes.
+ * Returns of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Verify(10) not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD -> medium or hardware error, no valid info,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD_WITH_INFO -> as previous, with valid info,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_MISCOMPARE, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_verify10(int sg_fd, int vrprotect, bool dpo, int bytechk,
+                   unsigned int lba, int veri_len, void * data_out,
+                   int data_out_len, unsigned int * infop, bool noisy,
+                   int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI VERIFY (16) command (SBC).
+ * Note that 'veri_len' is in blocks while 'data_out_len' is in bytes.
+ * Returns of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Verify(16) not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD -> medium or hardware error, no valid info,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD_WITH_INFO -> as previous, with valid info,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_MISCOMPARE, -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_verify16(int sg_fd, int vrprotect, bool dpo, int bytechk,
+                   uint64_t llba, int veri_len, int group_num,
+                   void * data_out, int data_out_len, uint64_t * infop,
+                   bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI WRITE BUFFER command (SPC). Return of 0 ->
+ * success, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_write_buffer(int sg_fd, int mode, int buffer_id, int buffer_offset,
+                       void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI WRITE BUFFER command (SPC). Return of 0 ->
+ * success, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure. Adds mode specific field (spc4r32) and timeout
+ *  to command abort to override default of 60 seconds. If timeout_secs is
+ *  0 or less then the default timeout is used instead. */
+int
+sg_ll_write_buffer_v2(int sg_fd, int mode, int m_specific, int buffer_id,
+                      uint32_t buffer_offset, void * paramp,
+                      uint32_t param_len, int timeout_secs, bool noisy,
+                      int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI WRITE LONG (10) command (SBC). Note that 'xfer_len'
+ * is in bytes. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> WRITE LONG(10) not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO -> bad field in cdb, with info
+ * field written to 'offsetp', SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_write_long10(int sg_fd, bool cor_dis, bool wr_uncor, bool pblock,
+                       unsigned int lba, void * data_out, int xfer_len,
+                       int * offsetp, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI WRITE LONG (16) command (SBC). Note that 'xfer_len'
+ * is in bytes. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> WRITE LONG(16) not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO -> bad field in cdb, with info
+ * field written to 'offsetp', SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_write_long16(int sg_fd, bool cor_dis, bool wr_uncor, bool pblock,
+                       uint64_t llba, void * data_out, int xfer_len,
+                       int * offsetp, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SPC-3 SCSI RECEIVE COPY RESULTS command. In SPC-4 this function
+ * supports all service action variants of the THIRD-PARTY COPY IN opcode.
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Receive copy results not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_receive_copy_results(int sg_fd, int sa, int list_id, void * resp,
+                               int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI EXTENDED COPY(LID1) command. For EXTENDED COPY(LID4)
+ * including POPULATE TOKEN and WRITE USING TOKEN use
+ * sg_ll_3party_copy_out().  Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Extended copy not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_extended_copy(int sg_fd, void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy,
+                        int verbose);
+
+/* Handles various service actions associated with opcode 0x83 which is
+ * called THIRD PARTY COPY OUT. These include the EXTENDED COPY(LID4),
+ * POPULATE TOKEN and WRITE USING TOKEN commands. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> opcode 0x83 not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_3party_copy_out(int sg_fd, int sa, unsigned int list_id,
+                          int group_num, int timeout_secs, void * paramp,
+                          int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI PRE-FETCH(10), PRE-FETCH(16) or SEEK(10) command (SBC).
+ * Returns 0 -> success, 25 (SG_LIB_CAT_CONDITION_MET), various SG_LIB_CAT_*
+ * positive values or -1 -> other errors. Note that CONDITION MET status
+ * is returned when immed=true and num_blocks can fit in device's cache,
+ * somewaht strangely, GOOD status (return 0) is returned if num_blocks
+ * cannot fit in device's cache. If do_seek10==true then does a SEEK(10)
+ * command with given lba, if that LBA is < 2**32 . Unclear what SEEK(10)
+ * does, assume it is like PRE-FETCH. If timeout_secs is 0 (or less) then
+ * use DEF_PT_TIMEOUT (60 seconds) as command timeout. */
+int sg_ll_pre_fetch_x(int sg_fd, bool do_seek10, bool cdb16, bool immed,
+                      uint64_t lba, uint32_t num_blocks, int group_num,
+                      int timeout_secs, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_mmc.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_mmc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3988b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_cmds_mmc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#ifndef SG_CMDS_MMC_H
+#define SG_CMDS_MMC_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2017 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI GET CONFIGURATION command (MMC-3...6).
+ * Returns 0 when successful, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP if command not
+ * supported, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ if field in cdb not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, else -1 */
+int sg_ll_get_config(int sg_fd, int rt, int starting, void * resp,
+                     int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI GET PERFORMANCE command (MMC-3...6).
+ * Returns 0 when successful, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP if command not
+ * supported, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ if field in cdb not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, else -1 */
+int sg_ll_get_performance(int sg_fd, int data_type, unsigned int starting_lba,
+                          int max_num_desc, int type, void * resp,
+                          int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SET CD SPEED command (MMC).
+ * Return of 0 -> success, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> command not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_set_cd_speed(int sg_fd, int rot_control, int drv_read_speed,
+                       int drv_write_speed, bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SET STREAMING command (MMC). Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Set Streaming not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int sg_ll_set_streaming(int sg_fd, int type, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                        bool noisy, int verbose);
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_io_linux.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_io_linux.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd44bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_io_linux.h
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#ifndef SG_IO_LINUX_H
+#define SG_IO_LINUX_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2017 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Version 1.05 [20171009]
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This header file contains linux specific information related to the SCSI
+ * command pass through in the SCSI generic (sg) driver and the linux
+ * block layer.
+ */
+
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_linux_inc.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* The following are 'host_status' codes */
+#ifndef DID_OK
+#define DID_OK 0x00
+#endif
+#ifndef DID_NO_CONNECT
+#define DID_NO_CONNECT 0x01     /* Unable to connect before timeout */
+#define DID_BUS_BUSY 0x02       /* Bus remain busy until timeout */
+#define DID_TIME_OUT 0x03       /* Timed out for some other reason */
+#define DID_BAD_TARGET 0x04     /* Bad target (id?) */
+#define DID_ABORT 0x05          /* Told to abort for some other reason */
+#define DID_PARITY 0x06         /* Parity error (on SCSI bus) */
+#define DID_ERROR 0x07          /* Internal error */
+#define DID_RESET 0x08          /* Reset by somebody */
+#define DID_BAD_INTR 0x09       /* Received an unexpected interrupt */
+#define DID_PASSTHROUGH 0x0a    /* Force command past mid-level */
+#define DID_SOFT_ERROR 0x0b     /* The low-level driver wants a retry */
+#endif
+#ifndef DID_IMM_RETRY
+#define DID_IMM_RETRY 0x0c      /* Retry without decrementing retry count  */
+#endif
+#ifndef DID_REQUEUE
+#define DID_REQUEUE 0x0d        /* Requeue command (no immediate retry) also
+                                 * without decrementing the retry count    */
+#endif
+#ifndef DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED
+#define DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED 0xe
+#endif
+#ifndef DID_TRANSPORT_FAILFAST
+#define DID_TRANSPORT_FAILFAST 0xf
+#endif
+#ifndef DID_TARGET_FAILURE
+#define DID_TARGET_FAILURE 0x10
+#endif
+#ifndef DID_NEXUS_FAILURE
+#define DID_NEXUS_FAILURE 0x11
+#endif
+
+/* These defines are to isolate applications from kernel define changes */
+#define SG_LIB_DID_OK           DID_OK
+#define SG_LIB_DID_NO_CONNECT   DID_NO_CONNECT
+#define SG_LIB_DID_BUS_BUSY     DID_BUS_BUSY
+#define SG_LIB_DID_TIME_OUT     DID_TIME_OUT
+#define SG_LIB_DID_BAD_TARGET   DID_BAD_TARGET
+#define SG_LIB_DID_ABORT        DID_ABORT
+#define SG_LIB_DID_PARITY       DID_PARITY
+#define SG_LIB_DID_ERROR        DID_ERROR
+#define SG_LIB_DID_RESET        DID_RESET
+#define SG_LIB_DID_BAD_INTR     DID_BAD_INTR
+#define SG_LIB_DID_PASSTHROUGH  DID_PASSTHROUGH
+#define SG_LIB_DID_SOFT_ERROR   DID_SOFT_ERROR
+#define SG_LIB_DID_IMM_RETRY    DID_IMM_RETRY
+#define SG_LIB_DID_REQUEUE      DID_REQUEUE
+#define SG_LIB_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED      DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED
+#define SG_LIB_DID_TRANSPORT_FAILFAST   DID_TRANSPORT_FAILFAST
+#define SG_LIB_DID_TARGET_FAILURE       DID_TARGET_FAILURE
+#define SG_LIB_DID_NEXUS_FAILURE        DID_NEXUS_FAILURE
+
+/* The following are 'driver_status' codes */
+#ifndef DRIVER_OK
+#define DRIVER_OK 0x00
+#endif
+#ifndef DRIVER_BUSY
+#define DRIVER_BUSY 0x01
+#define DRIVER_SOFT 0x02
+#define DRIVER_MEDIA 0x03
+#define DRIVER_ERROR 0x04
+#define DRIVER_INVALID 0x05
+#define DRIVER_TIMEOUT 0x06
+#define DRIVER_HARD 0x07
+#define DRIVER_SENSE 0x08       /* Sense_buffer has been set */
+
+/* N.B. the SUGGEST_* codes are no longer used in Linux and are only kept
+ * to stop compilation breakages.
+ * Following "suggests" are "or-ed" with one of previous 8 entries */
+#define SUGGEST_RETRY 0x10
+#define SUGGEST_ABORT 0x20
+#define SUGGEST_REMAP 0x30
+#define SUGGEST_DIE 0x40
+#define SUGGEST_SENSE 0x80
+#define SUGGEST_IS_OK 0xff
+#endif
+
+#ifndef DRIVER_MASK
+#define DRIVER_MASK 0x0f
+#endif
+#ifndef SUGGEST_MASK
+#define SUGGEST_MASK 0xf0
+#endif
+
+/* These defines are to isolate applications from kernel define changes */
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_OK        DRIVER_OK
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_BUSY      DRIVER_BUSY
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_SOFT      DRIVER_SOFT
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_MEDIA     DRIVER_MEDIA
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_ERROR     DRIVER_ERROR
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_INVALID   DRIVER_INVALID
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_TIMEOUT   DRIVER_TIMEOUT
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_HARD      DRIVER_HARD
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_SENSE     DRIVER_SENSE
+
+
+/* N.B. the SUGGEST_* codes are no longer used in Linux and are only kept
+ * to stop compilation breakages. */
+#define SG_LIB_SUGGEST_RETRY    SUGGEST_RETRY
+#define SG_LIB_SUGGEST_ABORT    SUGGEST_ABORT
+#define SG_LIB_SUGGEST_REMAP    SUGGEST_REMAP
+#define SG_LIB_SUGGEST_DIE      SUGGEST_DIE
+#define SG_LIB_SUGGEST_SENSE    SUGGEST_SENSE
+#define SG_LIB_SUGGEST_IS_OK    SUGGEST_IS_OK
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_MASK      DRIVER_MASK
+#define SG_LIB_SUGGEST_MASK     SUGGEST_MASK
+
+void sg_print_masked_status(int masked_status);
+void sg_print_host_status(int host_status);
+void sg_print_driver_status(int driver_status);
+
+/* sg_chk_n_print() returns 1 quietly if there are no errors/warnings
+   else it prints errors/warnings (prefixed by 'leadin') to
+   'sg_warnings_fd' and returns 0. raw_sinfo indicates whether the
+   raw sense buffer (in ASCII hex) should be printed. */
+int sg_chk_n_print(const char * leadin, int masked_status, int host_status,
+                   int driver_status, const unsigned char * sense_buffer,
+                   int sb_len, bool raw_sinfo);
+
+/* The following function declaration is for the sg version 3 driver. */
+struct sg_io_hdr;
+/* sg_chk_n_print3() returns 1 quietly if there are no errors/warnings;
+   else it prints errors/warnings (prefixed by 'leadin') to
+   'sg_warnings_fd' and returns 0. */
+int sg_chk_n_print3(const char * leadin, struct sg_io_hdr * hp,
+                    bool raw_sinfo);
+
+/* Calls sg_scsi_normalize_sense() after obtaining the sense buffer and
+   its length from the struct sg_io_hdr pointer. If these cannot be
+   obtained, false is returned. */
+bool sg_normalize_sense(const struct sg_io_hdr * hp,
+                        struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr * sshp);
+
+int sg_err_category(int masked_status, int host_status, int driver_status,
+                    const unsigned char * sense_buffer, int sb_len);
+
+int sg_err_category_new(int scsi_status, int host_status, int driver_status,
+                        const unsigned char * sense_buffer, int sb_len);
+
+/* The following function declaration is for the sg version 3 driver. */
+int sg_err_category3(struct sg_io_hdr * hp);
+
+
+/* Note about SCSI status codes found in older versions of Linux.
+   Linux has traditionally used a 1 bit right shifted and masked
+   version of SCSI standard status codes. Now CHECK_CONDITION
+   and friends (in <scsi/scsi.h>) are deprecated. */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_lib.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_lib.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc93d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_lib.h
@@ -0,0 +1,602 @@
+#ifndef SG_LIB_H
+#define SG_LIB_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+/*
+ *
+ * On 5th October 2004 a FreeBSD license was added to this file.
+ * The intention is to keep this file and the related sg_lib.c file
+ * as open source and encourage their unencumbered use.
+ *
+ * Current version number is in the sg_lib.c file and can be accessed
+ * with the sg_lib_version() function.
+ */
+
+
+/*
+ * This header file contains defines and function declarations that may
+ * be useful to applications that communicate with devices that use a
+ * SCSI command set. These command sets have names like SPC-4, SBC-3,
+ * SSC-3, SES-2 and draft standards defining them can be found at
+ * http://www.t10.org . Virtually all devices in the Linux SCSI subsystem
+ * utilize SCSI command sets. Many devices in other Linux device subsystems
+ * utilize SCSI command sets either natively or via emulation (e.g. a
+ * parallel ATA disk in a USB enclosure).
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* SCSI Peripheral Device Types (PDT) [5 bit field] */
+#define PDT_DISK 0x0    /* direct access block device (disk) */
+#define PDT_TAPE 0x1    /* sequential access device (magnetic tape) */
+#define PDT_PRINTER 0x2 /* printer device (see SSC-1) */
+#define PDT_PROCESSOR 0x3       /* processor device (e.g. SAFTE device) */
+#define PDT_WO 0x4      /* write once device (some optical disks) */
+#define PDT_MMC 0x5     /* CD/DVD/BD (multi-media) */
+#define PDT_SCANNER 0x6 /* obsolete */
+#define PDT_OPTICAL 0x7 /* optical memory device (some optical disks) */
+#define PDT_MCHANGER 0x8        /* media changer device (e.g. tape robot) */
+#define PDT_COMMS 0x9   /* communications device (obsolete) */
+#define PDT_SAC 0xc     /* storage array controller device */
+#define PDT_SES 0xd     /* SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) device */
+#define PDT_RBC 0xe     /* Reduced Block Commands (simplified PDT_DISK) */
+#define PDT_OCRW 0xf    /* optical card read/write device */
+#define PDT_BCC 0x10    /* bridge controller commands */
+#define PDT_OSD 0x11    /* Object Storage Device (OSD) */
+#define PDT_ADC 0x12    /* Automation/drive commands (ADC) */
+#define PDT_SMD 0x13    /* Security Manager Device (SMD) */
+#define PDT_ZBC 0x14    /* Zoned Block Commands (ZBC) */
+#define PDT_WLUN 0x1e   /* Well known logical unit (WLUN) */
+#define PDT_UNKNOWN 0x1f        /* Unknown or no device type */
+
+#ifndef SAM_STAT_GOOD
+/* The SCSI status codes as found in SAM-4 at www.t10.org */
+#define SAM_STAT_GOOD 0x0
+#define SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION 0x2
+#define SAM_STAT_CONDITION_MET 0x4
+#define SAM_STAT_BUSY 0x8
+#define SAM_STAT_INTERMEDIATE 0x10              /* obsolete in SAM-4 */
+#define SAM_STAT_INTERMEDIATE_CONDITION_MET 0x14  /* obsolete in SAM-4 */
+#define SAM_STAT_RESERVATION_CONFLICT 0x18
+#define SAM_STAT_COMMAND_TERMINATED 0x22        /* obsolete in SAM-3 */
+#define SAM_STAT_TASK_SET_FULL 0x28
+#define SAM_STAT_ACA_ACTIVE 0x30
+#define SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED 0x40
+#endif
+
+/* The SCSI sense key codes as found in SPC-4 at www.t10.org */
+#define SPC_SK_NO_SENSE 0x0
+#define SPC_SK_RECOVERED_ERROR 0x1
+#define SPC_SK_NOT_READY 0x2
+#define SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR 0x3
+#define SPC_SK_HARDWARE_ERROR 0x4
+#define SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST 0x5
+#define SPC_SK_UNIT_ATTENTION 0x6
+#define SPC_SK_DATA_PROTECT 0x7
+#define SPC_SK_BLANK_CHECK 0x8
+#define SPC_SK_VENDOR_SPECIFIC 0x9
+#define SPC_SK_COPY_ABORTED 0xa
+#define SPC_SK_ABORTED_COMMAND 0xb
+#define SPC_SK_RESERVED 0xc
+#define SPC_SK_VOLUME_OVERFLOW 0xd
+#define SPC_SK_MISCOMPARE 0xe
+#define SPC_SK_COMPLETED 0xf
+
+/* Transport protocol identifiers or just Protocol identifiers */
+#define TPROTO_FCP 0
+#define TPROTO_SPI 1
+#define TPROTO_SSA 2
+#define TPROTO_1394 3
+#define TPROTO_SRP 4            /* SCSI over RDMA */
+#define TPROTO_ISCSI 5
+#define TPROTO_SAS 6
+#define TPROTO_ADT 7
+#define TPROTO_ATA 8
+#define TPROTO_UAS 9            /* USB attached SCSI */
+#define TPROTO_SOP 0xa          /* SCSI over PCIe */
+#define TPROTO_PCIE 0xb         /* includes NVMe */
+#define TPROTO_NONE 0xf
+
+/* SCSI Feature Sets (sfs) */
+#define SCSI_FS_SPC_DISCOVERY_2016 0x1
+#define SCSI_FS_SBC_BASE_2010 0x102
+#define SCSI_FS_SBC_BASE_2016 0x101
+#define SCSI_FS_SBC_BASIC_PROV_2016 0x103
+#define SCSI_FS_SBC_DRIVE_MAINT_2016 0x104
+
+/* Often SCSI responses use the highest integer that can fit in a field
+ * to indicate "unbounded" or limit does not apply. Sometimes represented
+ * in output as "-1" for brevity */
+#define SG_LIB_UNBOUNDED_16BIT 0xffff
+#define SG_LIB_UNBOUNDED_32BIT 0xffffffffU
+#define SG_LIB_UNBOUNDED_64BIT 0xffffffffffffffffULL
+
+#if (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L)  /* C99 or later */
+    typedef uintptr_t sg_uintptr_t;
+#else
+    typedef unsigned long sg_uintptr_t;
+#endif
+
+
+/* The format of the version string is like this: "2.26 20170906" */
+const char * sg_lib_version();
+
+/* Returns length of SCSI command given the opcode (first byte).
+ * Yields the wrong answer for variable length commands (opcode=0x7f)
+ * and potentially some vendor specific commands. */
+int sg_get_command_size(unsigned char cdb_byte0);
+
+/* Command name given pointer to the cdb. Certain command names
+ * depend on peripheral type (give 0 or -1 if unknown). Places command
+ * name into buff and will write no more than buff_len bytes. */
+void sg_get_command_name(const unsigned char * cdbp, int peri_type,
+                         int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* Command name given only the first byte (byte 0) of a cdb and
+ * peripheral type (give 0 or -1 if unknown). */
+void sg_get_opcode_name(unsigned char cdb_byte0, int peri_type, int buff_len,
+                        char * buff);
+
+/* Command name given opcode (byte 0), service action and peripheral type.
+ * If no service action give 0, if unknown peripheral type give 0 or -1 . */
+void sg_get_opcode_sa_name(unsigned char cdb_byte0, int service_action,
+                           int peri_type, int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* Fetch scsi status string. */
+void sg_get_scsi_status_str(int scsi_status, int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* This is a slightly stretched SCSI sense "descriptor" format header.
+ * The addition is to allow the 0x70 and 0x71 response codes. The idea
+ * is to place the salient data of both "fixed" and "descriptor" sense
+ * format into one structure to ease application processing.
+ * The original sense buffer should be kept around for those cases
+ * in which more information is required (e.g. the LBA of a MEDIUM ERROR). */
+struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr {
+    unsigned char response_code; /* permit: 0x0, 0x70, 0x71, 0x72, 0x73 */
+    unsigned char sense_key;
+    unsigned char asc;
+    unsigned char ascq;
+    unsigned char byte4;
+    unsigned char byte5;
+    unsigned char byte6;
+    unsigned char additional_length;
+};
+
+/* Maps the salient data from a sense buffer which is in either fixed or
+ * descriptor format into a structure mimicking a descriptor format
+ * header (i.e. the first 8 bytes of sense descriptor format).
+ * If zero response code returns false. Otherwise returns true and if 'sshp'
+ * is non-NULL then zero all fields and then set the appropriate fields in
+ * that structure. sshp::additional_length is always 0 for response
+ * codes 0x70 and 0x71 (fixed format). */
+bool sg_scsi_normalize_sense(const unsigned char * sensep, int sense_len,
+                             struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr * sshp);
+
+/* Attempt to find the first SCSI sense data descriptor that matches the
+ * given 'desc_type'. If found return pointer to start of sense data
+ * descriptor; otherwise (including fixed format sense data) returns NULL. */
+const unsigned char * sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(const unsigned char * sensep,
+                                              int sense_len, int desc_type);
+
+/* Get sense key from sense buffer. If successful returns a sense key value
+ * between 0 and 15. If sense buffer cannot be decode, returns -1 . */
+int sg_get_sense_key(const unsigned char * sensep, int sense_len);
+
+/* Yield string associated with sense_key value. Returns 'buff'. */
+char * sg_get_sense_key_str(int sense_key, int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* Yield string associated with ASC/ASCQ values. Returns 'buff'. */
+char * sg_get_asc_ascq_str(int asc, int ascq, int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* Returns true if valid bit set, false if valid bit clear. Irrespective the
+ * information field is written out via 'info_outp' (except when it is
+ * NULL). Handles both fixed and descriptor sense formats. */
+bool sg_get_sense_info_fld(const unsigned char * sensep, int sb_len,
+                           uint64_t * info_outp);
+
+/* Returns true if fixed format or command specific information descriptor
+ * is found in the descriptor sense; else false. If available the command
+ * specific information field (4 byte integer in fixed format, 8 byte
+ * integer in descriptor format) is written out via 'cmd_spec_outp'.
+ * Handles both fixed and descriptor sense formats. */
+bool sg_get_sense_cmd_spec_fld(const unsigned char * sensep, int sb_len,
+                               uint64_t * cmd_spec_outp);
+
+/* Returns true if any of the 3 bits (i.e. FILEMARK, EOM or ILI) are set.
+ * In descriptor format if the stream commands descriptor not found
+ * then returns false. Writes true or false corresponding to these bits to
+ * the last three arguments if they are non-NULL. */
+bool sg_get_sense_filemark_eom_ili(const unsigned char * sensep, int sb_len,
+                                   bool * filemark_p, bool * eom_p,
+                                   bool * ili_p);
+
+/* Returns true if SKSV is set and sense key is NO_SENSE or NOT_READY. Also
+ * returns true if progress indication sense data descriptor found. Places
+ * progress field from sense data where progress_outp points. If progress
+ * field is not available returns false. Handles both fixed and descriptor
+ * sense formats. N.B. App should multiply by 100 and divide by 65536
+ * to get percentage completion from given value. */
+bool sg_get_sense_progress_fld(const unsigned char * sensep, int sb_len,
+                               int * progress_outp);
+
+/* Closely related to sg_print_sense(). Puts decoded sense data in 'buff'.
+ * Usually multiline with multiple '\n' including one trailing. If
+ * 'raw_sinfo' set appends sense buffer in hex. 'leadin' is string prepended
+ * to each line written to 'buff', NULL treated as "". Returns the number of
+ * bytes written to 'buff' excluding the trailing '\0'.
+ * N.B. prior to sg3_utils v 1.42 'leadin' was only prepended to the first
+ * line output. Also this function returned type void. */
+int sg_get_sense_str(const char * leadin, const unsigned char * sense_buffer,
+                     int sb_len, bool raw_sinfo, int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* Decode descriptor format sense descriptors (assumes sense buffer is
+ * in descriptor format). 'leadin' is string prepended to each line written
+ * to 'b', NULL treated as "". Returns the number of bytes written to 'b'
+ * excluding the trailing '\0'. */
+int sg_get_sense_descriptors_str(const char * leadin,
+                                 const unsigned char * sense_buffer,
+                                 int sb_len, int blen, char * b);
+
+/* Decodes a designation descriptor (e.g. as found in the Device
+ * Identification VPD page (0x83)) into string 'b' whose maximum length is
+ * blen. 'leadin' is string prepended to each line written to 'b', NULL
+ * treated as "". Returns the number of bytes written to 'b' excluding the
+ * trailing '\0'. */
+int sg_get_designation_descriptor_str(const char * leadin,
+                                      const unsigned char * ddp, int dd_len,
+                                      bool print_assoc, bool do_long,
+                                      int blen, char * b);
+
+/* Yield string associated with peripheral device type (pdt). Returns
+ * 'buff'. If 'pdt' out of range yields "bad pdt" string. */
+char * sg_get_pdt_str(int pdt, int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* Some lesser used PDTs share a lot in common with a more used PDT.
+ * Examples are PDT_ADC decaying to PDT_TAPE and PDT_ZBC to PDT_DISK.
+ * If such a lesser used 'pdt' is given to this function, then it will
+ * return the more used PDT (i.e. "decays to"); otherwise 'pdt' is returned.
+ * Valid for 'pdt' 0 to 31, for other values returns 0. */
+int sg_lib_pdt_decay(int pdt);
+
+/* Yield string associated with transport protocol identifier (tpi). Returns
+ * 'buff'. If 'tpi' out of range yields "bad tpi" string. */
+char * sg_get_trans_proto_str(int tpi, int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* Decode TransportID pointed to by 'bp' of length 'bplen'. Place decoded
+ * string output in 'buff' which is also the return value. Each new line
+ * is prefixed by 'leadin'. If leadin NULL treat as "". */
+char * sg_decode_transportid_str(const char * leadin, unsigned char * bp,
+                                 int bplen, bool only_one, int buff_len,
+                                 char * buff);
+
+/* Returns a designator's type string given 'val' (0 to 15 inclusive),
+ * otherwise returns NULL. */
+const char * sg_get_desig_type_str(int val);
+
+/* Returns a designator's code_set string given 'val' (0 to 15 inclusive),
+ * otherwise returns NULL. */
+const char * sg_get_desig_code_set_str(int val);
+
+/* Returns a designator's association string given 'val' (0 to 3 inclusive),
+ * otherwise returns NULL. */
+const char * sg_get_desig_assoc_str(int val);
+
+/* Yield SCSI Feature Set (sfs) string. When 'peri_type' is < -1 (or > 31)
+ * returns pointer to string (same as 'buff') associated with 'sfs_code'.
+ * When 'peri_type' is between -1 (for SPC) and 31 (inclusive) then a match
+ * on both 'sfs_code' and 'peri_type' is required. If 'foundp' is not NULL
+ * then where it points is set to true if a match is found else it is set to
+ * false. If 'buff' is not NULL then in the case of a match a descriptive
+ * string is written to 'buff' while if there is not a not then a string
+ * ending in "Reserved" is written (and may be prefixed with SPC, SBC, SSC
+ * or ZBC). Returns 'buff' (i.e. a pointer value) even if it is NULL.
+ * Example:
+ *    char b[64];
+ *    ...
+ *    printf("%s\n", sg_get_sfs_str(sfs_code, -2, sizeof(b), b, NULL, 0));
+ */
+const char * sg_get_sfs_str(uint16_t sfs_code, int peri_type, int buff_len,
+                            char * buff, bool * foundp, int verbose);
+
+/* This is a heuristic that takes into account the command bytes and length
+ * to decide whether the presented unstructured sequence of bytes could be
+ * a SCSI command. If so it returns true otherwise false. Vendor specific
+ * SCSI commands (i.e. opcodes from 0xc0 to 0xff), if presented, are assumed
+ * to follow SCSI conventions (i.e. length of 6, 10, 12 or 16 bytes). The
+ * only SCSI commands considered above 16 bytes of length are the Variable
+ * Length Commands (opcode 0x7f) and the XCDB wrapped commands (opcode 0x7e).
+ * Both have an inbuilt length field which can be cross checked with clen.
+ * No NVMe commands (64 bytes long plus some extra added by some OSes) have
+ * opcodes 0x7e or 0x7f yet. ATA is register based but SATA has FIS
+ * structures that are sent across the wire. The 'FIS register' structure is
+ * used to move a command from a SATA host to device, but the ATA 'command'
+ * is not the first byte. So it is harder to say what will happen if a
+ * FIS structure is presented as a SCSI command, hopfully there is a low
+ * probability this function will yield true in that case. */
+bool sg_is_scsi_cdb(const uint8_t * cdbp, int clen);
+
+/* Yield string associated with NVMe command status value in sct_sc. It
+ * expects to decode DW3 bits 27:17 from the completion queue. Bits 27:25
+ * are the Status Code Type (SCT) and bits 24:17 are the Status Code (SC).
+ * Bit 17 in DW3 should be bit 0 in sct_sc. If no status string is found
+ * a string of the form "Reserved [0x<sct_sc_in_hex>]" is generated.
+ * Returns 'buff'. Does nothing if buff_len<=0 or if buff is NULL.*/
+char * sg_get_nvme_cmd_status_str(uint16_t sct_sc, int buff_len, char * buff);
+
+/* Attempts to map NVMe status value ((SCT << 8) | SC) n sct_sc to a SCSI
+ * status, sense_key, asc and ascq tuple. If successful returns true and
+ * writes to non-NULL pointer arguments; otherwise returns false. */
+bool sg_nvme_status2scsi(uint16_t sct_sc, uint8_t * status_p, uint8_t * sk_p,
+                         uint8_t * asc_p, uint8_t * ascq_p);
+
+extern FILE * sg_warnings_strm;
+
+void sg_set_warnings_strm(FILE * warnings_strm);
+
+/* The following "print" functions send ACSII to 'sg_warnings_strm' file
+ * descriptor (default value is stderr). 'leadin' is string prepended to
+ * each line printed out, NULL treated as "". */
+void sg_print_command(const unsigned char * command);
+void sg_print_scsi_status(int scsi_status);
+
+/* 'leadin' is string prepended to each line printed out, NULL treated as
+ * "". N.B. prior to sg3_utils v 1.42 'leadin' was only prepended to the
+ * first line printed. */
+void sg_print_sense(const char * leadin, const unsigned char * sense_buffer,
+                    int sb_len, bool raw_info);
+
+/* Following examines exit_status and outputs a clear error message to
+ * warnings_strm (usually stderr) if one is known and returns true.
+ * Otherwise it doesn't print anything and returns false. Note that if
+ * exit_status==0 then returns true but prints nothing and if
+ * exit_status<0 ("some error occurred") false is returned. If leadin is
+ * non-NULL is will be printed before error message. */
+bool sg_if_can2stderr(const char * leadin, int exit_status);
+
+/* Utilities can use these exit status values for syntax errors and
+ * file (device node) problems (e.g. not found or permissions). */
+#define SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR 1   /* command line syntax problem */
+#define SG_LIB_FILE_ERROR 15    /* device or other file problem */
+
+/* The sg_err_category_sense() function returns one of the following.
+ * These may be used as exit status values (from a process). Notice that
+ * some of the lower values correspond to SCSI sense key values. */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_CLEAN 0      /* No errors or other information */
+/* Value 1 left unused for utilities to use SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY 2  /* sense key, unit stopped? */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0x2,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD 3 /* medium or hardware error, blank check */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0x3/0x4/0x8,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ 5 /* Illegal request (other than invalid */
+                                /* opcode):   [sk,asc,ascq: 0x5,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION 6 /* sense key, device state changed */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0x6,*,*] */
+        /* was SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIA_CHANGED earlier [sk,asc,ascq: 0x6,0x28,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_DATA_PROTECT 7 /* sense key, media write protected? */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0x7,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP 9 /* (Illegal request,) Invalid opcode: */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0x5,0x20,0x0] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_COPY_ABORTED 10 /* sense key, some data transferred */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0xa,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND 11 /* interpreted from sense buffer */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0xb,! 0x10,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_MISCOMPARE 14 /* sense key, probably verify */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0xe,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE 20  /* sense data with key of "no sense" */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0x0,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED 21 /* Successful command after recovered err */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0x1,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_RES_CONFLICT SAM_STAT_RESERVATION_CONFLICT
+                                /* 24: this is a SCSI status, not sense. */
+                                /* It indicates reservation by another */
+                                /* machine blocks this command */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_CONDITION_MET 25 /* SCSI status, not sense key. */
+                                    /* Only from PRE-FETCH (SBC-4) */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_BUSY       26 /* SCSI status, not sense. Invites retry */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_TS_FULL    27 /* SCSI status, not sense. Wait then retry */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_ACA_ACTIVE 28 /* SCSI status; ACA seldom used */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_TASK_ABORTED 29 /* SCSI status, this command aborted by? */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_PROTECTION 40 /* subset of aborted command (for PI, DIF) */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0xb,0x10,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS 48   /* NVMe Status Field (SF) other than 0 */
+#define SG_LIB_WILD_RESID 49    /* Residual value for data-in transfer of a */
+                                /* SCSI command is nonsensical */
+#define SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR 50   /* in Linux: values found in: */
+                                /* include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h */
+                                /* Example: ENOMEM reported as 62 (=50+12) */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED 97 /* Response to SCSI command malformed */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_SENSE 98     /* Something else is in the sense buffer */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_OTHER 99     /* Some other error/warning has occurred */
+                                /* (e.g. a transport or driver error) */
+
+/* Returns a SG_LIB_CAT_* value. If cannot decode sense_buffer or a less
+ * common sense key then return SG_LIB_CAT_SENSE .*/
+int sg_err_category_sense(const unsigned char * sense_buffer, int sb_len);
+
+/* Here are some additional sense data categories that are not returned
+ * by sg_err_category_sense() but are returned by some related functions. */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO 17 /* Illegal request (other than */
+                                /* invalid opcode) plus 'info' field: */
+                                /*  [sk,asc,ascq: 0x5,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD_WITH_INFO 18 /* medium or hardware error */
+                                /* sense key plus 'info' field: */
+                                /*       [sk,asc,ascq: 0x3/0x4,*,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_PROTECTION_WITH_INFO 41 /* aborted command sense key, */
+                                /* protection plus 'info' field: */
+                                /*  [sk,asc,ascq: 0xb,0x10,*] */
+#define SG_LIB_CAT_TIMEOUT 33
+
+/* Yield string associated with sense category. Returns 'buff' (or pointer
+ * to "Bad sense category" if 'buff' is NULL). If sense_cat unknown then
+ * yield "Sense category: <sense_cat>" string. */
+const char * sg_get_category_sense_str(int sense_cat, int buff_len,
+                                       char * buff, int verbose);
+
+
+/* Iterates to next designation descriptor in the device identification
+ * VPD page. The 'initial_desig_desc' should point to start of first
+ * descriptor with 'page_len' being the number of valid bytes in that
+ * and following descriptors. To start, 'off' should point to a negative
+ * value, thereafter it should point to the value yielded by the previous
+ * call. If 0 returned then 'initial_desig_desc + *off' should be a valid
+ * descriptor; returns -1 if normal end condition and -2 for an abnormal
+ * termination. Matches association, designator_type and/or code_set when
+ * any of those values are greater than or equal to zero. */
+int sg_vpd_dev_id_iter(const unsigned char * initial_desig_desc, int page_len,
+                       int * off, int m_assoc, int m_desig_type,
+                       int m_code_set);
+
+
+/* <<< General purpose (i.e. not SCSI specific) utility functions >>> */
+
+/* Always returns valid string even if errnum is wild (or library problem).
+ * If errnum is negative, flip its sign. */
+char * safe_strerror(int errnum);
+
+
+/* Print (to stdout) 'str' of bytes in hex, 16 bytes per line optionally
+ * followed at the right hand side of the line with an ASCII interpretation.
+ * Each line is prefixed with an address, starting at 0 for str[0]..str[15].
+ * All output numbers are in hex. 'no_ascii' allows for 3 output types:
+ *     > 0     each line has address then up to 16 ASCII-hex bytes
+ *     = 0     in addition, the bytes are listed in ASCII to the right
+ *     < 0     only the ASCII-hex bytes are listed (i.e. without address)
+*/
+void dStrHex(const char * str, int len, int no_ascii);
+
+/* Print (to sg_warnings_strm (stderr)) 'str' of bytes in hex, 16 bytes per
+ * line optionally followed at right by its ASCII interpretation. Same
+ * logic as dStrHex() with different output stream (i.e. stderr). */
+void dStrHexErr(const char * str, int len, int no_ascii);
+
+/* Read 'len' bytes from 'str' and output as ASCII-Hex bytes (space
+ * separated) to 'b' not to exceed 'b_len' characters. Each line
+ * starts with 'leadin' (NULL for no leadin) and there are 16 bytes
+ * per line with an extra space between the 8th and 9th bytes. 'format'
+ * is 0 for repeat in printable ASCII ('.' for non printable chars) to
+ * right of each line; 1 don't (so just output ASCII hex). Returns
+ * number of bytes written to 'b' excluding the trailing '\0'. */
+int dStrHexStr(const char * str, int len, const char * leadin, int format,
+               int cb_len, char * cbp);
+
+/* The following 3 functions are equivalent to dStrHex(), dStrHexErr() and
+ * dStrHexStr() respectively. The difference is the type of the first of
+ * argument: uint8_t instead of char. The name of the argument is changed
+ * to b_str to stress it is a pointer to the start of a binary string. */
+void hex2stdout(const uint8_t * b_str, int len, int no_ascii);
+void hex2stderr(const uint8_t * b_str, int len, int no_ascii);
+int hex2str(const uint8_t * b_str, int len, const char * leadin, int format,
+            int cb_len, char * cbp);
+
+/* Returns true when executed on big endian machine; else returns false.
+ * Useful for displaying ATA identify words (which need swapping on a
+ * big endian machine). */
+bool sg_is_big_endian();
+
+/* Returns true if byte sequence starting at bp with a length of b_len is
+ * all zeros (for sg_all_zeros()) or all 0xff_s (for sg_all_ffs());
+ * otherwise returns false. If bp is NULL ir b_len <= 0 returns false. */
+bool sg_all_zeros(const uint8_t * bp, int b_len);
+bool sg_all_ffs(const uint8_t * bp, int b_len);
+
+/* Extract character sequence from ATA words as in the model string
+ * in a IDENTIFY DEVICE response. Returns number of characters
+ * written to 'ochars' before 0 character is found or 'num' words
+ * are processed. */
+int sg_ata_get_chars(const uint16_t * word_arr, int start_word,
+                     int num_words, bool is_big_endian, char * ochars);
+
+/* Print (to stdout) 16 bit 'words' in hex, 8 words per line optionally
+ * followed at the right hand side of the line with an ASCII interpretation
+ * (pairs of ASCII characters in big endian order (upper first)).
+ * Each line is prefixed with an address, starting at 0.
+ * All output numbers are in hex. 'no_ascii' allows for 3 output types:
+ *     > 0     each line has address then up to 8 ASCII-hex words
+ *     = 0     in addition, the words are listed in ASCII pairs to the right
+ *     = -1    only the ASCII-hex words are listed (i.e. without address)
+ *     = -2    only the ASCII-hex words, formatted for "hdparm --Istdin"
+ *     < -2    same as -1
+ * If 'swapb' is true then bytes in each word swapped. Needs to be set
+ * for ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE response on big-endian machines.
+*/
+void dWordHex(const uint16_t * words, int num, int no_ascii, bool swapb);
+
+/* If the number in 'buf' can not be decoded or the multiplier is unknown
+ * then -1 is returned. Accepts a hex prefix (0x or 0X) or a 'h' (or 'H')
+ * suffix. Otherwise a decimal multiplier suffix may be given. Recognised
+ * multipliers: c C  *1;  w W  *2; b  B *512;  k K KiB  *1,024;
+ * KB  *1,000;  m M MiB  *1,048,576; MB *1,000,000; g G GiB *1,073,741,824;
+ * GB *1,000,000,000 and <n>x<m> which multiplies <n> by <m> . Ignore leading
+ * spaces and tabs; accept comma, hyphen, space, tab and hash as terminator.
+ */
+int sg_get_num(const char * buf);
+
+/* If the number in 'buf' can not be decoded then -1 is returned. Accepts a
+ * hex prefix (0x or 0X) or a 'h' (or 'H') suffix; otherwise decimal is
+ * assumed. Does not accept multipliers. Accept a comma (","), hyphen ("-"),
+ * a whitespace or newline as terminator. Only decimal numbers can represent
+ * negative numbers and '-1' must be treated separately. */
+int sg_get_num_nomult(const char * buf);
+
+/* If the number in 'buf' can not be decoded or the multiplier is unknown
+ * then -1LL is returned. Accepts a hex prefix (0x or 0X) or a 'h' (or 'H')
+ * suffix. Otherwise a decimal multiplier suffix may be given. In addition
+ * to supporting the multipliers of sg_get_num(), this function supports:
+ * t T TiB  *(2**40); TB *(10**12); p P PiB  *(2**50); PB  *(10**15) .
+ * Ignore leading spaces and tabs; accept comma, hyphen, space, tab and hash
+ * as terminator. */
+int64_t sg_get_llnum(const char * buf);
+
+/* If the number in 'buf' can not be decoded then -1 is returned. Accepts a
+ * hex prefix (0x or 0X) or a 'h' (or 'H') suffix; otherwise decimal is
+ * assumed. Does not accept multipliers. Accept a comma (","), hyphen ("-"),
+ * a whitespace or newline as terminator. Only decimal numbers can represent
+ * negative numbers and '-1' must be treated separately. */
+int64_t sg_get_llnum_nomult(const char * buf);
+
+/* Returns pointer to heap (or NULL) that is aligned to a align_to byte
+ * boundary. Sends back *buff_to_free pointer in third argument that may be
+ * different from the return value. If it is different then the *buff_to_free
+ * pointer should be freed (rather than the returned value) when the heap is
+ * no longer needed. If align_to is 0 then aligns to OS's page size. Sets all
+ * returned heap to zeros. If num_bytes is 0 then set to page size. */
+uint8_t * sg_memalign(uint32_t num_bytes, uint32_t align_to,
+                      uint8_t ** buff_to_free, bool vb);
+
+/* Returns OS page size in bytes. If uncertain returns 4096. */
+uint32_t sg_get_page_size(void);
+
+/* If os_err_num is within bounds then the returned value is 'os_err_num +
+ * SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR' otherwise -1 is returned. If os_err_num is 0 then 0
+ * is returned. */
+int sg_convert_errno(int os_err_num);
+
+
+/* <<< Architectural support functions [is there a better place?] >>> */
+
+/* Non Unix OSes distinguish between text and binary files.
+ * Set text mode on fd. Does nothing in Unix. Returns negative number on
+ * failure. */
+int sg_set_text_mode(int fd);
+
+/* Set binary mode on fd. Does nothing in Unix. Returns negative number on
+ * failure. */
+int sg_set_binary_mode(int fd);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif          /* SG_LIB_H */
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_lib_data.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_lib_data.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09cd53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_lib_data.h
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#ifndef SG_LIB_DATA_H
+#define SG_LIB_DATA_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This header file contains some structure declarations and array name
+ * declarations which are defined in the sg_lib_data.c .
+ * Typically this header does not need to be exposed to users of the
+ * sg_lib interface declared in sg_libs.h .
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Operation codes with associated service actions that change or qualify
+ * the command name */
+#define SG_EXTENDED_COPY 0x83 /* since spc4r34 became next entry */
+#define SG_3PARTY_COPY_OUT 0x83 /* new in spc4r34: Third party copy out */
+#define SG_RECEIVE_COPY 0x84  /* since spc4r34 became next entry */
+#define SG_3PARTY_COPY_IN 0x84 /* new in spc4r34: Third party copy in */
+#define SG_MAINTENANCE_IN 0xa3
+#define SG_MAINTENANCE_OUT 0xa4
+#define SG_PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN 0x5e
+#define SG_PERSISTENT_RESERVE_OUT 0x5f
+#define SG_READ_ATTRIBUTE 0x8c
+#define SG_READ_BUFFER 0x3c     /* now READ BUFFER(10) */
+#define SG_READ_BUFFER_16 0x9b
+#define SG_READ_POSITION 0x34   /* SSC command with service actions */
+#define SG_SANITIZE 0x48
+#define SG_SERVICE_ACTION_BIDI 0x9d
+#define SG_SERVICE_ACTION_IN_12 0xab
+#define SG_SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16 0x9e
+#define SG_SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_12 0xa9
+#define SG_SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_16 0x9f
+#define SG_VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD 0x7f
+#define SG_WRITE_BUFFER 0x3b
+#define SG_ZONING_OUT 0x94
+#define SG_ZONING_IN 0x95
+
+
+
+struct sg_lib_simple_value_name_t {
+    int value;
+    const char * name;
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t {
+    int value;
+    int peri_dev_type; /* 0 -> SPC and/or PDT_DISK, >0 -> PDT */
+    const char * name;
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_t {
+    unsigned char asc;          /* additional sense code */
+    unsigned char ascq;         /* additional sense code qualifier */
+    const char * text;
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_range_t {
+    unsigned char asc;  /* additional sense code (ASC) */
+    unsigned char ascq_min;     /* ASCQ minimum in range */
+    unsigned char ascq_max;     /* ASCQ maximum in range */
+    const char * text;
+};
+
+/* First use: SCSI status, sense_key, asc, ascq tuple */
+struct sg_lib_4tuple_u8 {
+    uint8_t t1;
+    uint8_t t2;
+    uint8_t t3;
+    uint8_t t4;
+};
+
+
+extern const char * sg_lib_version_str;
+
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_normal_opcodes[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_buff_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_write_buff_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_maint_in_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_maint_out_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_pr_in_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_pr_out_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_sanitize_sa_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_in12_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_out12_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_in16_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_out16_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_bidi_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_xcopy_sa_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_rec_copy_sa_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_variable_length_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_zoning_out_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_zoning_in_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_attr_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_pos_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_range_t sg_lib_asc_ascq_range[];
+extern struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_t sg_lib_asc_ascq[];
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_scsi_feature_sets[];
+extern const char * sg_lib_sense_key_desc[];
+extern const char * sg_lib_pdt_strs[];
+extern const char * sg_lib_transport_proto_strs[];
+extern int sg_lib_pdt_decay_arr[];
+
+extern struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_nvme_cmd_status_arr[];
+extern struct sg_lib_4tuple_u8 sg_lib_scsi_status_sense_arr[];
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_linux_inc.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_linux_inc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b587c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_linux_inc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#ifndef SG_LINUX_INC_H
+#define SG_LINUX_INC_H
+
+#ifdef SG_KERNEL_INCLUDES
+  #define __user
+  typedef unsigned char u8;
+  #include "/usr/src/linux/include/scsi/sg.h"
+  #include "/usr/src/linux/include/scsi/scsi.h"
+#else
+  #ifdef SG_TRICK_GNU_INCLUDES
+    #include <linux/../scsi/sg.h>
+    #include <linux/../scsi/scsi.h>
+  #else
+    #include <scsi/sg.h>
+    #include <scsi/scsi.h>
+  #endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef BLKGETSIZE64
+  #ifndef u64
+    #include <stdint.h>   /* C99 header for exact integer types */
+    typedef uint64_t u64; /* problems with BLKGETSIZE64 ioctl in lk 2.4 */
+  #endif
+#endif
+
+/*
+  Getting the correct include files for the sg interface can be an ordeal.
+  In a perfect world, one would just write:
+    #include <scsi/sg.h>
+    #include <scsi/scsi.h>
+  This would include the files found in the /usr/include/scsi directory.
+  Those files are maintained with the GNU library which may or may not
+  agree with the kernel and version of sg driver that is running. Any
+  many cases this will not matter. However in some it might, for example
+  glibc 2.1's include files match the sg driver found in the lk 2.2
+  series. Hence if glibc 2.1 is used with lk 2.4 then the additional
+  sg v3 interface will not be visible.
+  If this is a problem then defining SG_KERNEL_INCLUDES will access the
+  kernel supplied header files (assuming they are in the normal place).
+  The GNU library maintainers and various kernel people don't like
+  this approach (but it does work).
+  The technique selected by defining SG_TRICK_GNU_INCLUDES worked (and
+  was used) prior to glibc 2.2 . Prior to that version /usr/include/linux
+  was a symbolic link to /usr/src/linux/include/linux .
+
+  There are other approaches if this include "mixup" causes pain. These
+  would involve include files being copied or symbolic links being
+  introduced.
+
+  Sorry about the inconvenience. Typically neither SG_KERNEL_INCLUDES
+  nor SG_TRICK_GNU_INCLUDES is defined.
+
+  dpg 20010415, 20030522
+*/
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pr2serr.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pr2serr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4419087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pr2serr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef SG_PR2SERR_H
+#define SG_PR2SERR_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+int pr2serr(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+int pr2serr(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b01215c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#ifndef SG_PT_H
+#define SG_PT_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* This declaration hides the fact that each implementation has its own
+ * structure "derived" (using a C++ term) from this one. It compiles
+ * because 'struct sg_pt_base' is only referenced (by pointer: 'objp')
+ * in this interface. An instance of this structure represents the
+ * context of one SCSI command. */
+struct sg_pt_base;
+
+
+/* The format of the version string is like this: "2.01 20090201".
+ * The leading digit will be incremented if this interface changes
+ * in a way that may impact backward compatibility. */
+const char * scsi_pt_version();
+
+
+/* Returns >= 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns negated errno. */
+int scsi_pt_open_device(const char * device_name, bool read_only, int verbose);
+
+/* Similar to scsi_pt_open_device() but takes Unix style open flags OR-ed
+ * together. Returns valid file descriptor( >= 0 ) if successful, otherwise
+ * returns -1 or a negated errno.
+ * In Win32 O_EXCL translated to equivalent. */
+int scsi_pt_open_flags(const char * device_name, int flags, int verbose);
+
+/* Returns 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns negated errno. */
+int scsi_pt_close_device(int device_fd);
+
+/* Assumes dev_fd is an "open" file handle associated with device_name. If
+ * the implementation (possibly for one OS) cannot determine from dev_fd if
+ * a SCSI or NVMe pass-through is referenced, then it might guess based on
+ * device_name. Returns 1 if SCSI generic pass-though device, returns 2 if
+ * secondary SCSI pass-through device (in Linux a bsg device); returns 3 is
+ * char NVMe device (i.e. no NSID); returns 4 if block NVMe device (includes
+ * NSID), or 0 if something else (e.g. ATA block device) or dev_fd < 0.
+ * If error, returns negated errno (operating system) value. */
+int check_pt_file_handle(int dev_fd, const char * device_name, int verbose);
+
+
+/* Creates an object that can be used to issue one or more SCSI commands
+ * (or task management functions). Returns NULL if problem.
+ * Once this object has been created it should be destroyed with
+ * destruct_scsi_pt_obj() when it is no longer needed. */
+struct sg_pt_base * construct_scsi_pt_obj(void);
+
+/* An alternate way to create an object that can be used to issue one or
+ * more SCSI commands (or task management functions). This variant
+ * associate a device file descriptor (handle) with the object and a
+ * verbose argument that causes error messages if errors occur. The
+ * reason for this is to optionally allow the detection of NVMe devices
+ * that will cause pt_device_is_nvme() to return true. Set dev_fd to
+ * -1 if no open device file descriptor is available. Caller should
+ *  additionally call get_scsi_pt_os_err() after this call. */
+struct sg_pt_base *
+        construct_scsi_pt_obj_with_fd(int dev_fd, int verbose);
+
+/* Forget any previous dev_fd and install the one given. May attempt to
+ * find file type (e.g. if pass-though) from OS so there could be an error.
+ * Returns 0 for success or the same value as get_scsi_pt_os_err()
+ * will return. dev_fd should be >= 0 for a valid file handle or -1 . */
+int set_pt_file_handle(struct sg_pt_base * objp, int dev_fd, int verbose);
+
+/* Valid file handles (which is the return value) are >= 0 . Returns -1
+ * if there is no valid file handle. */
+int get_pt_file_handle(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* Clear state information held in *objp . This allows this object to be
+ * used to issue more than one SCSI command. The dev_fd is remembered.
+ * Use set_pt_file_handle() to change dev_fd. */
+void clear_scsi_pt_obj(struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* Set the CDB (command descriptor block) */
+void set_scsi_pt_cdb(struct sg_pt_base * objp, const unsigned char * cdb,
+                     int cdb_len);
+/* Set the sense buffer and the maximum length that it can handle */
+void set_scsi_pt_sense(struct sg_pt_base * objp, unsigned char * sense,
+                       int max_sense_len);
+/* Set a pointer and length to be used for data transferred from device */
+void set_scsi_pt_data_in(struct sg_pt_base * objp,   /* from device */
+                         unsigned char * dxferp, int dxfer_ilen);
+/* Set a pointer and length to be used for data transferred to device */
+void set_scsi_pt_data_out(struct sg_pt_base * objp,    /* to device */
+                          const unsigned char * dxferp, int dxfer_olen);
+/* Set a pointer and length to be used for metadata transferred to
+ * (out_true=true) or from (out_true-false) device */
+void set_pt_metadata_xfer(struct sg_pt_base * objp, unsigned char * mdxferp,
+                          uint32_t mdxfer_len, bool out_true);
+/* The following "set_"s implementations may be dummies */
+void set_scsi_pt_packet_id(struct sg_pt_base * objp, int pack_id);
+void set_scsi_pt_tag(struct sg_pt_base * objp, uint64_t tag);
+void set_scsi_pt_task_management(struct sg_pt_base * objp, int tmf_code);
+void set_scsi_pt_task_attr(struct sg_pt_base * objp, int attribute,
+                           int priority);
+
+/* Following is a guard which is defined when set_scsi_pt_flags() is
+ * present. Older versions of this library may not have this function. */
+#define SCSI_PT_FLAGS_FUNCTION 1
+/* If neither QUEUE_AT_HEAD nor QUEUE_AT_TAIL are given, or both
+ * are given, use the pass-through default. */
+#define SCSI_PT_FLAGS_QUEUE_AT_TAIL 0x10
+#define SCSI_PT_FLAGS_QUEUE_AT_HEAD 0x20
+/* Set (potentially OS dependent) flags for pass-through mechanism.
+ * Apart from contradictions, flags can be OR-ed together. */
+void set_scsi_pt_flags(struct sg_pt_base * objp, int flags);
+
+#define SCSI_PT_DO_START_OK 0
+#define SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS 1
+#define SCSI_PT_DO_TIMEOUT 2
+#define SCSI_PT_DO_NVME_STATUS 48       /* == SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS */
+/* If OS error prior to or during command submission then returns negated
+ * error value (e.g. Unix '-errno'). This includes interrupted system calls
+ * (e.g. by a signal) in which case -EINTR would be returned. Note that
+ * system call errors also can be fetched with get_scsi_pt_os_err().
+ * Return 0 if okay (i.e. at the very least: command sent). Positive
+ * return values are errors (see SCSI_PT_DO_* defines). If a file descriptor
+ * has already been provided by construct_scsi_pt_obj_with_fd() then the
+ * given 'fd' can be -1 or the same value as given to the constructor. */
+int do_scsi_pt(struct sg_pt_base * objp, int fd, int timeout_secs,
+               int verbose);
+
+#define SCSI_PT_RESULT_GOOD 0
+#define SCSI_PT_RESULT_STATUS 1 /* other than GOOD and CHECK CONDITION */
+#define SCSI_PT_RESULT_SENSE 2
+#define SCSI_PT_RESULT_TRANSPORT_ERR 3
+#define SCSI_PT_RESULT_OS_ERR 4
+/* highest numbered applicable category returned */
+int get_scsi_pt_result_category(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* If not available return 0 which implies there is no residual
+ * value. If supported the number of bytes actually sent back by
+ * the device is 'dxfer_ilen - get_scsi_pt_len()' bytes.  */
+int get_scsi_pt_resid(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* Returns SCSI status value (from device that received the command). If an
+ * NVMe command was issued directly (i.e. through do_scsi_pt() then return
+ * NVMe status (i.e. ((SCT << 8) | SC)) */
+int get_scsi_pt_status_response(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* Returns SCSI status value or, if NVMe command given to do_scsi_pt(),
+ * then returns NVMe result (i.e. DWord(0) from completion queue). If
+ * 'objp' is NULL then returns 0xffffffff. */
+uint32_t get_pt_result(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* Actual sense length returned. If sense data is present but
+   actual sense length is not known, return 'max_sense_len' */
+int get_scsi_pt_sense_len(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* If not available return 0 (for success). */
+int get_scsi_pt_os_err(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+char * get_scsi_pt_os_err_str(const struct sg_pt_base * objp, int max_b_len,
+                              char * b);
+
+/* If not available return 0 (for success) */
+int get_scsi_pt_transport_err(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+void set_scsi_pt_transport_err(struct sg_pt_base * objp, int err);
+char * get_scsi_pt_transport_err_str(const struct sg_pt_base * objp,
+                                     int max_b_len, char * b);
+
+/* If not available return -1 */
+int get_scsi_pt_duration_ms(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* Return true if device associated with 'objp' uses NVMe command set. To
+ * be useful (in modifying the type of command sent (SCSI or NVMe) then
+ * construct_scsi_pt_obj_with_fd() should be used followed by an invocation
+ * of this function. */
+bool pt_device_is_nvme(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+/* If a NVMe block device (which includes the NSID) handle is associated
+ * with 'objp', then its NSID is returned (values range from 0x1 to
+ * 0xffffffe). Otherwise 0 is returned. */
+uint32_t get_pt_nvme_nsid(const struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+
+/* Should be invoked once per objp after other processing is complete in
+ * order to clean up resources. For ever successful construct_scsi_pt_obj()
+ * call there should be one destruct_scsi_pt_obj(). If the
+ * construct_scsi_pt_obj_with_fd() function was used to create this object
+ * then the dev_fd provided to that constructor is not altered by this
+ * destructor. So the user should still close dev_fd (perhaps with
+ * scsi_pt_close_device() ).  */
+void destruct_scsi_pt_obj(struct sg_pt_base * objp);
+
+#ifdef SG_LIB_WIN32
+#define SG_LIB_WIN32_DIRECT 1
+
+/* Request SPT direct interface when state_direct is 1, state_direct set
+ * to 0 for the SPT indirect interface. Default setting selected by build
+ * (i.e. library compile time) and is usually indirect. */
+void scsi_pt_win32_direct(int state_direct);
+
+/* Returns current SPT interface state, 1 for direct, 0 for indirect */
+int scsi_pt_win32_spt_state(void);
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_linux.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_linux.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e22fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_linux.h
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+#ifndef SG_PT_LINUX_H
+#define SG_PT_LINUX_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#include "sg_pt_nvme.h"
+
+/* This header is for internal use by the sg3_utils library (libsgutils)
+ * and is Linux specific. Best not to include it directly in code that
+ * is meant to be OS independent. */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_LINUX_BSG_H
+
+#define BSG_PROTOCOL_SCSI               0
+
+#define BSG_SUB_PROTOCOL_SCSI_CMD       0
+#define BSG_SUB_PROTOCOL_SCSI_TMF       1
+#define BSG_SUB_PROTOCOL_SCSI_TRANSPORT 2
+
+/*
+ * For flag constants below:
+ * sg.h sg_io_hdr also has bits defined for it's flags member. These
+ * two flag values (0x10 and 0x20) have the same meaning in sg.h . For
+ * bsg the BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD flag is ignored since it is the default.
+ */
+#define BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL 0x10 /* default is Q_AT_HEAD */
+#define BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD 0x20
+
+struct sg_io_v4 {
+        __s32 guard;            /* [i] 'Q' to differentiate from v3 */
+        __u32 protocol;         /* [i] 0 -> SCSI , .... */
+        __u32 subprotocol;      /* [i] 0 -> SCSI command, 1 -> SCSI task
+                                   management function, .... */
+
+        __u32 request_len;      /* [i] in bytes */
+        __u64 request;          /* [i], [*i] {SCSI: cdb} */
+        __u64 request_tag;      /* [i] {SCSI: task tag (only if flagged)} */
+        __u32 request_attr;     /* [i] {SCSI: task attribute} */
+        __u32 request_priority; /* [i] {SCSI: task priority} */
+        __u32 request_extra;    /* [i] {spare, for padding} */
+        __u32 max_response_len; /* [i] in bytes */
+        __u64 response;         /* [i], [*o] {SCSI: (auto)sense data} */
+
+        /* "dout_": data out (to device); "din_": data in (from device) */
+        __u32 dout_iovec_count; /* [i] 0 -> "flat" dout transfer else
+                                   dout_xfer points to array of iovec */
+        __u32 dout_xfer_len;    /* [i] bytes to be transferred to device */
+        __u32 din_iovec_count;  /* [i] 0 -> "flat" din transfer */
+        __u32 din_xfer_len;     /* [i] bytes to be transferred from device */
+        __u64 dout_xferp;       /* [i], [*i] */
+        __u64 din_xferp;        /* [i], [*o] */
+
+        __u32 timeout;          /* [i] units: millisecond */
+        __u32 flags;            /* [i] bit mask */
+        __u64 usr_ptr;          /* [i->o] unused internally */
+        __u32 spare_in;         /* [i] */
+
+        __u32 driver_status;    /* [o] 0 -> ok */
+        __u32 transport_status; /* [o] 0 -> ok */
+        __u32 device_status;    /* [o] {SCSI: command completion status} */
+        __u32 retry_delay;      /* [o] {SCSI: status auxiliary information} */
+        __u32 info;             /* [o] additional information */
+        __u32 duration;         /* [o] time to complete, in milliseconds */
+        __u32 response_len;     /* [o] bytes of response actually written */
+        __s32 din_resid;        /* [o] din_xfer_len - actual_din_xfer_len */
+        __s32 dout_resid;       /* [o] dout_xfer_len - actual_dout_xfer_len */
+        __u64 generated_tag;    /* [o] {SCSI: transport generated task tag} */
+        __u32 spare_out;        /* [o] */
+
+        __u32 padding;
+};
+
+#else
+
+#include <linux/bsg.h>
+
+#endif
+
+
+struct sg_pt_linux_scsi {
+    struct sg_io_v4 io_hdr;     /* use v4 header as it is more general */
+    /* Leave io_hdr in first place of this structure */
+    bool is_sg;
+    bool is_bsg;
+    bool is_nvme;	/* OS device type, if false ignore nvme_direct */
+    bool nvme_direct;	/* false: our SNTL; true: received NVMe command */
+    bool mdxfer_out;    /* direction of metadata xfer, true->data-out */
+    bool scsi_dsense;   /* SCSI descriptor sense active when true */
+    int dev_fd;                 /* -1 if not given (yet) */
+    int in_err;
+    int os_err;
+    uint32_t nvme_nsid;         /* 1 to 0xfffffffe are possibly valid, 0
+                                 * implies dev_fd is not a NVMe device
+                                 * (is_nvme=false) or it is a NVMe char
+                                 * device (e.g. /dev/nvme0 ) */
+    uint32_t nvme_result;       /* DW0 from completion queue */
+    uint32_t nvme_status;       /* SCT|SC: DW3 27:17 from completion queue,
+                                 * note: the DNR+More bit are not there.
+                                 * The whole 16 byte completion q entry is
+                                 * sent back as sense data */
+    uint32_t mdxfer_len;
+    void * mdxferp;
+    uint8_t * nvme_id_ctlp;     /* cached response to controller IDENTIFY */
+    uint8_t * free_nvme_id_ctlp;
+    unsigned char tmf_request[4];
+};
+
+struct sg_pt_base {
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi impl;
+};
+
+
+#ifndef sg_nvme_admin_cmd
+#define sg_nvme_admin_cmd sg_nvme_passthru_cmd
+#endif
+
+/* Linux NVMe related ioctls */
+#ifndef NVME_IOCTL_ID
+#define NVME_IOCTL_ID           _IO('N', 0x40)
+#endif
+#ifndef NVME_IOCTL_ADMIN_CMD
+#define NVME_IOCTL_ADMIN_CMD    _IOWR('N', 0x41, struct sg_nvme_admin_cmd)
+#endif
+#ifndef NVME_IOCTL_SUBMIT_IO
+#define NVME_IOCTL_SUBMIT_IO    _IOW('N', 0x42, struct sg_nvme_user_io)
+#endif
+#ifndef NVME_IOCTL_IO_CMD
+#define NVME_IOCTL_IO_CMD       _IOWR('N', 0x43, struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd)
+#endif
+#ifndef NVME_IOCTL_RESET
+#define NVME_IOCTL_RESET        _IO('N', 0x44)
+#endif
+#ifndef NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET
+#define NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET _IO('N', 0x45)
+#endif
+
+extern bool sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked;
+extern int sg_bsg_major;
+extern volatile int sg_nvme_char_major;
+extern long sg_lin_page_size;
+
+void sg_find_bsg_nvme_char_major(int verbose);
+int sg_do_nvme_pt(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int fd, int time_secs, int vb);
+
+/* This trims given NVMe block device name in Linux (e.g. /dev/nvme0n1p5)
+ * to the name of its associated char device (e.g. /dev/nvme0). If this
+ * occurs true is returned and the char device name is placed in 'b' (as
+ * long as b_len is sufficient). Otherwise false is returned. */
+bool sg_get_nvme_char_devname(const char * nvme_block_devname, uint32_t b_len,
+                              char * b);
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif          /* end of SG_PT_LINUX_H */
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_nvme.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_nvme.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3df98b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_nvme.h
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#ifndef SG_PT_NVME_H
+#define SG_PT_NVME_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* structures copied and slightly modified from <linux/nvme_ioctl.h> which
+ * is Copyright (c) 2011-2014, Intel Corporation.  */
+
+
+/* Note that the command input structure is in (packed) "cpu" format. That
+ * means, for example, if the CPU is little endian (most are) then so is the
+ * structure. However what comes out in the data-in buffer (e.g. for the
+ * Admin Identify command response) is almost all little endian following ATA
+ * (but no SCSI and IP which are big endian) and Intel's preference. There
+ * are exceptions, for example the EUI-64 identifiers in the Admin Identify
+ * response are big endian.
+ *
+ * Code online (e.g. nvme-cli at github.com) seems to like packed strcutures,
+ * the author prefers byte offset plus a range of unaligned integer builders
+ * such as those in sg_unaligned.h .
+ */
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#ifndef __clang__
+  struct __attribute__((__packed__)) sg_nvme_user_io
+#else
+  struct sg_nvme_user_io
+#endif
+#else
+struct sg_nvme_user_io
+#endif
+{
+        uint8_t opcode;
+        uint8_t flags;
+        uint16_t control;
+        uint16_t nblocks;
+        uint16_t rsvd;
+        uint64_t metadata;
+        uint64_t addr;
+        uint64_t slba;
+        uint32_t dsmgmt;
+        uint32_t reftag;
+        uint16_t apptag;
+        uint16_t appmask;
+}
+#ifdef SG_LIB_FREEBSD
+__packed;
+#else
+;
+#endif
+
+/* Using byte offsets and unaligned be/le copies safer than packed
+ * structures. These are for sg_nvme_user_io . */
+#define SG_NVME_IO_OPCODE 0
+#define SG_NVME_IO_FLAGS 1
+#define SG_NVME_IO_CONTROL 2
+#define SG_NVME_IO_NBLOCKS 4
+#define SG_NVME_IO_RSVD 6
+#define SG_NVME_IO_METADATA 8
+#define SG_NVME_IO_ADDR 16
+#define SG_NVME_IO_SLBA 24
+#define SG_NVME_IO_DSMGMT 32
+#define SG_NVME_IO_REFTAG 36
+#define SG_NVME_IO_APPTAG 40
+#define SG_NVME_IO_APPMASK 42
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#ifndef __clang__
+  struct __attribute__((__packed__)) sg_nvme_passthru_cmd
+#else
+  struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd
+#endif
+#else
+struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd
+#endif
+{
+        uint8_t opcode;
+        uint8_t flags;
+        uint16_t rsvd1;
+        uint32_t nsid;
+        uint32_t cdw2;
+        uint32_t cdw3;
+        uint64_t metadata;
+        uint64_t addr;
+        uint32_t metadata_len;
+        uint32_t data_len;
+        uint32_t cdw10;
+        uint32_t cdw11;
+        uint32_t cdw12;
+        uint32_t cdw13;
+        uint32_t cdw14;
+        uint32_t cdw15;
+#ifdef SG_LIB_LINUX
+        uint32_t timeout_ms;
+        uint32_t result;        /* out: DWord(0) from completion queue */
+#endif
+}
+#ifdef SG_LIB_FREEBSD
+__packed;
+#else
+;
+#endif
+
+
+/* Using byte offsets and unaligned be/le copies safer than packed
+ * structures. These are for sg_nvme_passthru_cmd . */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_OPCODE 0             /* length: 1 byte */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_FLAGS 1              /* length: 1 byte */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_RSVD1 2              /* length: 2 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_NSID 4               /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CDW2 8               /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CDW3 12              /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_METADATA 16          /* length: 8 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_ADDR 24              /* length: 8 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_METADATA_LEN 32      /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_DATA_LEN 36          /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CDW10 40             /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CDW11 44             /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CDW12 48             /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CDW13 52             /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CDW14 56             /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CDW15 60             /* length: 4 bytes */
+
+#ifdef SG_LIB_LINUX
+/* General references state that "all NVMe commands are 64 bytes long". If
+ * so then the following are add-ons by Linux, go to the OS and not the
+ * the NVMe device. */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_TIMEOUT_MS 64        /* length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_RESULT 68            /* length: 4 bytes */
+#endif
+
+/* Byte offset of Result and Status (plus phase bit) in CQ */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CQ_RESULT 0          /* CDW0, length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CQ_DW0 0             /* CDW0, length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CQ_DW1 4             /* CDW1, length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CQ_DW2 8             /* CDW2, length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CQ_DW3 12            /* CDW3, length: 4 bytes */
+#define SG_NVME_PT_CQ_STATUS_P 14       /* CDW3 31:16, length: 2 bytes */
+
+
+/* Valid namespace IDs (nsid_s) range from 1 to 0xfffffffe, leaving: */
+#define SG_NVME_BROADCAST_NSID 0xffffffff       /* all namespaces */
+#define SG_NVME_CTL_NSID 0x0            /* the "controller's" namespace */
+
+/* Given the NVMe Identify Controller response and optionally the NVMe
+ * Identify Namespace response (NULL otherwise), generate the SCSI VPD
+ * page 0x83 (device identification) descriptor(s) in dop. Return the
+ * number of bytes written which will not exceed max_do_len. Probably use
+ * Peripheral Device Type (pdt) of 0 (disk) for don't know. Transport
+ * protocol (tproto) should be -1 if not known, else SCSI value.
+ * N.B. Does not write total VPD page length into dop[2:3] . */
+int sg_make_vpd_devid_for_nvme(const uint8_t * nvme_id_ctl_p,
+                               const uint8_t * nvme_id_ns_p, int pdt,
+                               int tproto, uint8_t * dop, int max_do_len);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif          /* SG_PT_NVME_H */
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_win32.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_win32.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b49437f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_pt_win32.h
@@ -0,0 +1,473 @@
+#ifndef SG_PT_WIN32_H
+#define SG_PT_WIN32_H
+/*
+ * The information in this file was obtained from scsi-wnt.h by
+ * Richard Stemmer, rs@epost.de . He in turn gives credit to
+ * Jay A. Key (for scsipt.c).
+ * The plscsi program (by Pat LaVarre <p.lavarre@ieee.org>) has
+ * also been used as a reference.
+ * Much of the information in this header can also be obtained
+ * from msdn.microsoft.com .
+ * Updated for cygwin version 1.7.17 changes 20121026
+ */
+
+/* WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN may be required to prevent inclusion of <winioctl.h> */
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#define SCSI_MAX_SENSE_LEN 64
+#define SCSI_MAX_CDB_LEN 16
+#define SCSI_MAX_INDIRECT_DATA 16384
+
+typedef struct {
+    USHORT          Length;
+    UCHAR           ScsiStatus;
+    UCHAR           PathId;
+    UCHAR           TargetId;
+    UCHAR           Lun;
+    UCHAR           CdbLength;
+    UCHAR           SenseInfoLength;
+    UCHAR           DataIn;
+    ULONG           DataTransferLength;
+    ULONG           TimeOutValue;
+    ULONG_PTR       DataBufferOffset;  /* was ULONG; problem in 64 bit */
+    ULONG           SenseInfoOffset;
+    UCHAR           Cdb[SCSI_MAX_CDB_LEN];
+} SCSI_PASS_THROUGH, *PSCSI_PASS_THROUGH;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    USHORT          Length;
+    UCHAR           ScsiStatus;
+    UCHAR           PathId;
+    UCHAR           TargetId;
+    UCHAR           Lun;
+    UCHAR           CdbLength;
+    UCHAR           SenseInfoLength;
+    UCHAR           DataIn;
+    ULONG           DataTransferLength;
+    ULONG           TimeOutValue;
+    PVOID           DataBuffer;
+    ULONG           SenseInfoOffset;
+    UCHAR           Cdb[SCSI_MAX_CDB_LEN];
+} SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT, *PSCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    SCSI_PASS_THROUGH spt;
+    /* plscsi shows a follow on 16 bytes allowing 32 byte cdb */
+    ULONG           Filler;
+    UCHAR           ucSenseBuf[SCSI_MAX_SENSE_LEN];
+    UCHAR           ucDataBuf[SCSI_MAX_INDIRECT_DATA];
+} SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_WITH_BUFFERS, *PSCSI_PASS_THROUGH_WITH_BUFFERS;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT spt;
+    ULONG           Filler;
+    UCHAR           ucSenseBuf[SCSI_MAX_SENSE_LEN];
+} SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT_WITH_BUFFER, *PSCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT_WITH_BUFFER;
+
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    UCHAR           NumberOfLogicalUnits;
+    UCHAR           InitiatorBusId;
+    ULONG           InquiryDataOffset;
+} SCSI_BUS_DATA, *PSCSI_BUS_DATA;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    UCHAR           NumberOfBusses;
+    SCSI_BUS_DATA   BusData[1];
+} SCSI_ADAPTER_BUS_INFO, *PSCSI_ADAPTER_BUS_INFO;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    UCHAR           PathId;
+    UCHAR           TargetId;
+    UCHAR           Lun;
+    BOOLEAN         DeviceClaimed;
+    ULONG           InquiryDataLength;
+    ULONG           NextInquiryDataOffset;
+    UCHAR           InquiryData[1];
+} SCSI_INQUIRY_DATA, *PSCSI_INQUIRY_DATA;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    ULONG           Length;
+    UCHAR           PortNumber;
+    UCHAR           PathId;
+    UCHAR           TargetId;
+    UCHAR           Lun;
+} SCSI_ADDRESS, *PSCSI_ADDRESS;
+
+/*
+ * Standard IOCTL define
+ */
+#ifndef CTL_CODE
+#define CTL_CODE(DevType, Function, Method, Access)             \
+        (((DevType) << 16) | ((Access) << 14) | ((Function) << 2) | (Method))
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * file access values
+ */
+#ifndef FILE_ANY_ACCESS
+#define FILE_ANY_ACCESS         0
+#endif
+#ifndef FILE_READ_ACCESS
+#define FILE_READ_ACCESS        0x0001
+#endif
+#ifndef FILE_WRITE_ACCESS
+#define FILE_WRITE_ACCESS       0x0002
+#endif
+
+// IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY
+
+#define FILE_DEVICE_MASS_STORAGE    0x0000002d
+#define IOCTL_STORAGE_BASE          FILE_DEVICE_MASS_STORAGE
+#define FILE_ANY_ACCESS             0
+
+// #define METHOD_BUFFERED             0
+
+#define IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY \
+    CTL_CODE(IOCTL_STORAGE_BASE, 0x0500, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_ANY_ACCESS)
+
+
+#ifndef _DEVIOCTL_
+typedef enum _STORAGE_BUS_TYPE {
+    BusTypeUnknown      = 0x00,
+    BusTypeScsi         = 0x01,
+    BusTypeAtapi        = 0x02,
+    BusTypeAta          = 0x03,
+    BusType1394         = 0x04,
+    BusTypeSsa          = 0x05,
+    BusTypeFibre        = 0x06,
+    BusTypeUsb          = 0x07,
+    BusTypeRAID         = 0x08,
+    BusTypeiScsi        = 0x09,
+    BusTypeSas          = 0x0A,
+    BusTypeSata         = 0x0B,
+    BusTypeSd           = 0x0C,
+    BusTypeMmc          = 0x0D,
+    BusTypeVirtual             = 0xE,
+    BusTypeFileBackedVirtual   = 0xF,
+    BusTypeSpaces       = 0x10,
+    BusTypeNvme         = 0x11,
+    BusTypeSCM          = 0x12,
+    BusTypeUfs          = 0x13,
+    BusTypeMax          = 0x14,
+    BusTypeMaxReserved  = 0x7F
+} STORAGE_BUS_TYPE, *PSTORAGE_BUS_TYPE;
+
+typedef enum _STORAGE_PROTOCOL_TYPE {
+    ProtocolTypeUnknown = 0,
+    ProtocolTypeScsi,
+    ProtocolTypeAta,
+    ProtocolTypeNvme,
+    ProtocolTypeSd
+} STORAGE_PROTOCOL_TYPE;
+
+typedef enum _STORAGE_PROTOCOL_NVME_DATA_TYPE {
+    NVMeDataTypeUnknown = 0,
+    NVMeDataTypeIdentify,
+    NVMeDataTypeLogPage,
+    NVMeDataTypeFeature
+} STORAGE_PROTOCOL_NVME_DATA_TYPE;
+
+typedef struct _STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIC_DATA {
+    STORAGE_PROTOCOL_TYPE ProtocolType;
+    ULONG DataType;
+    ULONG ProtocolDataRequestValue;
+    ULONG ProtocolDataRequestSubValue;
+    ULONG ProtocolDataOffset;
+    ULONG ProtocolDataLength;
+    ULONG FixedProtocolReturnData;
+    ULONG Reserved[3];
+} STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIC_DATA;
+
+
+typedef struct _STORAGE_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR {
+    ULONG Version;
+    ULONG Size;
+    UCHAR DeviceType;
+    UCHAR DeviceTypeModifier;
+    BOOLEAN RemovableMedia;
+    BOOLEAN CommandQueueing;
+    ULONG VendorIdOffset;       /* 0 if not available */
+    ULONG ProductIdOffset;      /* 0 if not available */
+    ULONG ProductRevisionOffset;/* 0 if not available */
+    ULONG SerialNumberOffset;   /* -1 if not available ?? */
+    STORAGE_BUS_TYPE BusType;
+    ULONG RawPropertiesLength;
+    UCHAR RawDeviceProperties[1];
+} STORAGE_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR, *PSTORAGE_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR;
+
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STRUCTURE_VERSION 0x1
+
+#define IOCTL_STORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND \
+        CTL_CODE(IOCTL_STORAGE_BASE, 0x04F0, METHOD_BUFFERED, \
+                FILE_READ_ACCESS | FILE_WRITE_ACCESS)
+
+typedef struct _STORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND {
+    DWORD         Version;        /* STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STRUCTURE_VERSION */
+    DWORD         Length;
+    STORAGE_PROTOCOL_TYPE   ProtocolType;
+    DWORD         Flags;
+    DWORD         ReturnStatus;
+    DWORD         ErrorCode;
+    DWORD         CommandLength;
+    DWORD         ErrorInfoLength;
+    DWORD         DataToDeviceTransferLength;
+    DWORD         DataFromDeviceTransferLength;
+    DWORD         TimeOutValue;
+    DWORD         ErrorInfoOffset;
+    DWORD         DataToDeviceBufferOffset;
+    DWORD         DataFromDeviceBufferOffset;
+    DWORD         CommandSpecific;
+    DWORD         Reserved0;
+    DWORD         FixedProtocolReturnData;
+    DWORD         Reserved1[3];
+    BYTE          Command[1];     /* has CommandLength elements */
+} STORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND, *PSTORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND;
+
+#endif          /* _DEVIOCTL_ */
+
+typedef struct _STORAGE_DEVICE_UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER {
+    ULONG  Version;
+    ULONG  Size;
+    ULONG  StorageDeviceIdOffset;
+    ULONG  StorageDeviceOffset;
+    ULONG  DriveLayoutSignatureOffset;
+} STORAGE_DEVICE_UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER, *PSTORAGE_DEVICE_UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER;
+
+// Use CompareStorageDuids(PSTORAGE_DEVICE_UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER duid1, duid2)
+// to test for equality
+
+#ifndef _DEVIOCTL_
+typedef enum _STORAGE_QUERY_TYPE {
+    PropertyStandardQuery = 0,
+    PropertyExistsQuery,
+    PropertyMaskQuery,
+    PropertyQueryMaxDefined
+} STORAGE_QUERY_TYPE, *PSTORAGE_QUERY_TYPE;
+
+typedef enum _STORAGE_PROPERTY_ID {
+    StorageDeviceProperty = 0,
+    StorageAdapterProperty,
+    StorageDeviceIdProperty,
+    StorageDeviceUniqueIdProperty,
+    StorageDeviceWriteCacheProperty,
+    StorageMiniportProperty,
+    StorageAccessAlignmentProperty,
+    /* Identify controller goes to adapter; Identify namespace to device */
+    StorageAdapterProtocolSpecificProperty = 49,
+    StorageDeviceProtocolSpecificProperty = 50
+} STORAGE_PROPERTY_ID, *PSTORAGE_PROPERTY_ID;
+
+typedef struct _STORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY {
+    STORAGE_PROPERTY_ID PropertyId;
+    STORAGE_QUERY_TYPE QueryType;
+    UCHAR AdditionalParameters[1];
+} STORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY, *PSTORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY;
+
+typedef struct _STORAGE_PROTOCOL_DATA_DESCRIPTOR {
+    DWORD  Version;
+    DWORD  Size;
+    STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIC_DATA ProtocolSpecificData;
+} STORAGE_PROTOCOL_DATA_DESCRIPTOR, *PSTORAGE_PROTOCOL_DATA_DESCRIPTOR;
+
+// Command completion status
+// The "Phase Tag" field and "Status Field" are separated in spec. We define
+// them in the same data structure to ease the memory access from software.
+//
+typedef union {
+    struct {
+        USHORT  P           : 1;        // Phase Tag (P)
+
+        USHORT  SC          : 8;        // Status Code (SC)
+        USHORT  SCT         : 3;        // Status Code Type (SCT)
+        USHORT  Reserved    : 2;
+        USHORT  M           : 1;        // More (M)
+        USHORT  DNR         : 1;        // Do Not Retry (DNR)
+    } DUMMYSTRUCTNAME;
+    USHORT AsUshort;
+} NVME_COMMAND_STATUS, *PNVME_COMMAND_STATUS;
+
+// Information of log: NVME_LOG_PAGE_ERROR_INFO. Size: 64 bytes
+//
+typedef struct {
+    ULONGLONG  ErrorCount;
+    USHORT     SQID;           // Submission Queue ID
+    USHORT     CMDID;          // Command ID
+    NVME_COMMAND_STATUS Status; // Status Field: This field indicates the
+                                // Status Field for the command that
+                                // completed. The Status Field is located in
+                                // bits 15:01, bit 00 corresponds to the Phase
+                                // Tag posted for the command.
+    struct {
+        USHORT  Byte        : 8;   // Byte in command that contained error
+        USHORT  Bit         : 3;   // Bit in command that contained error
+        USHORT  Reserved    : 5;
+    } ParameterErrorLocation;
+
+    ULONGLONG  Lba;            // LBA: This field indicates the first LBA
+                               // that experienced the error condition, if
+                               // applicable.
+    ULONG      NameSpace;      // Namespace: This field indicates the nsid
+                               // that the error is associated with, if
+                               // applicable.
+    UCHAR      VendorInfoAvailable;    // Vendor Specific Information Available
+    UCHAR      Reserved0[3];
+    ULONGLONG  CommandSpecificInfo;    // This field contains command specific
+                                       // information. If used, the command
+                                       // definition specifies the information
+                                       // returned.
+    UCHAR      Reserved1[24];
+} NVME_ERROR_INFO_LOG, *PNVME_ERROR_INFO_LOG;
+
+typedef struct {
+
+    ULONG   DW0;
+    ULONG   Reserved;
+
+    union {
+        struct {
+            USHORT  SQHD;               // SQ Head Pointer (SQHD)
+            USHORT  SQID;               // SQ Identifier (SQID)
+        } DUMMYSTRUCTNAME;
+
+        ULONG   AsUlong;
+    } DW2;
+
+    union {
+        struct {
+            USHORT              CID;    // Command Identifier (CID)
+            NVME_COMMAND_STATUS Status;
+        } DUMMYSTRUCTNAME;
+
+        ULONG   AsUlong;
+    } DW3;
+
+} NVME_COMPLETION_ENTRY, *PNVME_COMPLETION_ENTRY;
+
+
+// Bit-mask values for STORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND - "Flags" field.
+//
+// Flag indicates the request targeting to adapter instead of device.
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND_FLAG_ADAPTER_REQUEST    0x80000000
+
+//
+// Status values for STORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND - "ReturnStatus" field.
+//
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_PENDING                 0x0
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_SUCCESS                 0x1
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_ERROR                   0x2
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_INVALID_REQUEST         0x3
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_NO_DEVICE               0x4
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_BUSY                    0x5
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_DATA_OVERRUN            0x6
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES  0x7
+
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED           0xFF
+
+// Command Length for Storage Protocols.
+//
+// NVMe commands are always 64 bytes.
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND_LENGTH_NVME            0x40
+
+// Command Specific Information for Storage Protocols - CommandSpecific field
+//
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIC_NVME_ADMIN_COMMAND    0x01
+#define STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIC_NVME_NVM_COMMAND 0x02
+
+#endif          /* _DEVIOCTL_ */
+
+
+// NVME_PASS_THROUGH
+
+#ifndef STB_IO_CONTROL
+typedef struct _SRB_IO_CONTROL {
+    ULONG HeaderLength;
+    UCHAR Signature[8];
+    ULONG Timeout;
+    ULONG ControlCode;
+    ULONG ReturnCode;
+    ULONG Length;
+} SRB_IO_CONTROL, *PSRB_IO_CONTROL;
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NVME_PASS_THROUGH_SRB_IO_CODE
+
+#define NVME_SIG_STR "NvmeMini"
+#define NVME_STORPORT_DRIVER 0xe000
+
+#define NVME_PASS_THROUGH_SRB_IO_CODE \
+  CTL_CODE(NVME_STORPORT_DRIVER, 0x0800, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_ANY_ACCESS)
+
+#pragma pack(1)
+
+/* Following is pre-Win10; used with DeviceIoControl(IOCTL_SCSI_MINIPORT),
+ * in Win10 need DeviceIoControl(IOCTL_STORAGE_PROTOCOL_COMMAND) for pure
+ * pass-through. Win10 also has "Protocol specific queries" for things like
+ * Identify and Get feature. */
+typedef struct _NVME_PASS_THROUGH_IOCTL
+{
+    SRB_IO_CONTROL SrbIoCtrl;
+    ULONG VendorSpecific[6];
+    ULONG NVMeCmd[16];      /* Command DW[0...15] */
+    ULONG CplEntry[4];      /* Completion DW[0...3] */
+    ULONG Direction;        /* 0=None, 1=Out, 2=In, 3=I/O */
+    ULONG QueueId;          /* 0=AdminQ */
+    ULONG DataBufferLen;    /* sizeof(DataBuffer) if Data In */
+    ULONG MetaDataLen;
+    ULONG ReturnBufferLen;  /* offsetof(DataBuffer), plus
+                             * sizeof(DataBuffer) if Data Out */
+    UCHAR DataBuffer[1];
+} NVME_PASS_THROUGH_IOCTL;
+#pragma pack()
+
+#endif // NVME_PASS_THROUGH_SRB_IO_CODE
+
+
+/*
+ * method codes
+ */
+#define METHOD_BUFFERED         0
+#define METHOD_IN_DIRECT        1
+#define METHOD_OUT_DIRECT       2
+#define METHOD_NEITHER          3
+
+
+#define IOCTL_SCSI_BASE    0x00000004
+
+/*
+ * constants for DataIn member of SCSI_PASS_THROUGH* structures
+ */
+#define SCSI_IOCTL_DATA_OUT             0
+#define SCSI_IOCTL_DATA_IN              1
+#define SCSI_IOCTL_DATA_UNSPECIFIED     2
+
+#define IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH         CTL_CODE(IOCTL_SCSI_BASE, 0x0401, \
+        METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_READ_ACCESS | FILE_WRITE_ACCESS)
+#define IOCTL_SCSI_MINIPORT             CTL_CODE(IOCTL_SCSI_BASE, 0x0402, \
+        METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_READ_ACCESS | FILE_WRITE_ACCESS)
+#define IOCTL_SCSI_GET_INQUIRY_DATA     CTL_CODE(IOCTL_SCSI_BASE, 0x0403, \
+        METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_ANY_ACCESS)
+#define IOCTL_SCSI_GET_CAPABILITIES     CTL_CODE(IOCTL_SCSI_BASE, 0x0404, \
+        METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_ANY_ACCESS)
+#define IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT  CTL_CODE(IOCTL_SCSI_BASE, 0x0405, \
+        METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_READ_ACCESS | FILE_WRITE_ACCESS)
+#define IOCTL_SCSI_GET_ADDRESS          CTL_CODE(IOCTL_SCSI_BASE, 0x0406, \
+        METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_ANY_ACCESS)
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_unaligned.h b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_unaligned.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b2c70a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/include/sg_unaligned.h
@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+#ifndef SG_UNALIGNED_H
+#define SG_UNALIGNED_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Borrowed from the Linux kernel, via mhvtl */
+
+/* In the first section below, functions that copy unsigned integers in a
+ * computer's native format, to and from an unaligned big endian sequence of
+ * bytes. Big endian byte format "on the wire" is the default used by SCSI
+ * standards (www.t10.org). Big endian is also the network byte order. */
+
+static inline uint16_t __get_unaligned_be16(const uint8_t *p)
+{
+        return p[0] << 8 | p[1];
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t __get_unaligned_be32(const uint8_t *p)
+{
+        return p[0] << 24 | p[1] << 16 | p[2] << 8 | p[3];
+}
+
+/* Assume 48 bit value placed in uint64_t */
+static inline uint64_t __get_unaligned_be48(const uint8_t *p)
+{
+        return (uint64_t)__get_unaligned_be16(p) << 32 |
+               __get_unaligned_be32(p + 2);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t __get_unaligned_be64(const uint8_t *p)
+{
+        return (uint64_t)__get_unaligned_be32(p) << 32 |
+               __get_unaligned_be32(p + 4);
+}
+
+static inline void __put_unaligned_be16(uint16_t val, uint8_t *p)
+{
+        *p++ = val >> 8;
+        *p++ = val;
+}
+
+static inline void __put_unaligned_be32(uint32_t val, uint8_t *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_be16(val >> 16, p);
+        __put_unaligned_be16(val, p + 2);
+}
+
+/* Assume 48 bit value placed in uint64_t */
+static inline void __put_unaligned_be48(uint64_t val, uint8_t *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_be16(val >> 32, p);
+        __put_unaligned_be32(val, p + 2);
+}
+
+static inline void __put_unaligned_be64(uint64_t val, uint8_t *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_be32(val >> 32, p);
+        __put_unaligned_be32(val, p + 4);
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t sg_get_unaligned_be16(const void *p)
+{
+        return __get_unaligned_be16((const uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t sg_get_unaligned_be24(const void *p)
+{
+        return ((const uint8_t *)p)[0] << 16 | ((const uint8_t *)p)[1] << 8 |
+               ((const uint8_t *)p)[2];
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t sg_get_unaligned_be32(const void *p)
+{
+        return __get_unaligned_be32((const uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+/* Assume 48 bit value placed in uint64_t */
+static inline uint64_t sg_get_unaligned_be48(const void *p)
+{
+        return __get_unaligned_be48((const uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t sg_get_unaligned_be64(const void *p)
+{
+        return __get_unaligned_be64((const uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 if 'num_bytes' is less than or equal to 0 or greater than
+ * 8 (i.e. sizeof(uint64_t)). Else returns result in uint64_t which is
+ * an 8 byte unsigned integer. */
+static inline uint64_t sg_get_unaligned_be(int num_bytes, const void *p)
+{
+        if ((num_bytes <= 0) || (num_bytes > (int)sizeof(uint64_t)))
+                return 0;
+        else {
+                const uint8_t * xp = (const uint8_t *)p;
+                uint64_t res = *xp;
+
+                for (++xp; num_bytes > 1; ++xp, --num_bytes)
+                        res = (res << 8) | *xp;
+                return res;
+        }
+}
+
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_be16(uint16_t val, void *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_be16(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_be24(uint32_t val, void *p)
+{
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[0] = (val >> 16) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[1] = (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[2] = val & 0xff;
+}
+
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_be32(uint32_t val, void *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_be32(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+/* Assume 48 bit value placed in uint64_t */
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_be48(uint64_t val, void *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_be48(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_be64(uint64_t val, void *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_be64(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+/* Since cdb and parameter blocks are often memset to zero before these
+ * unaligned function partially fill them, then check for a val of zero
+ * and ignore if it is with these variants. */
+static inline void sg_nz_put_unaligned_be16(uint16_t val, void *p)
+{
+        if (val)
+                __put_unaligned_be16(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline void sg_nz_put_unaligned_be24(uint32_t val, void *p)
+{
+        if (val) {
+                ((uint8_t *)p)[0] = (val >> 16) & 0xff;
+                ((uint8_t *)p)[1] = (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+                ((uint8_t *)p)[2] = val & 0xff;
+        }
+}
+
+static inline void sg_nz_put_unaligned_be32(uint32_t val, void *p)
+{
+        if (val)
+                __put_unaligned_be32(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline void sg_nz_put_unaligned_be64(uint64_t val, void *p)
+{
+        if (val)
+            __put_unaligned_be64(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+
+/* Below are the little endian equivalents of the big endian functions
+ * above. Little endian is used by ATA, PCI and NVMe.
+ */
+
+static inline uint16_t __get_unaligned_le16(const uint8_t *p)
+{
+        return p[1] << 8 | p[0];
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t __get_unaligned_le32(const uint8_t *p)
+{
+        return p[3] << 24 | p[2] << 16 | p[1] << 8 | p[0];
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t __get_unaligned_le64(const uint8_t *p)
+{
+        return (uint64_t)__get_unaligned_le32(p + 4) << 32 |
+               __get_unaligned_le32(p);
+}
+
+static inline void __put_unaligned_le16(uint16_t val, uint8_t *p)
+{
+        *p++ = val;
+        *p++ = val >> 8;
+}
+
+static inline void __put_unaligned_le32(uint32_t val, uint8_t *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_le16(val >> 16, p + 2);
+        __put_unaligned_le16(val, p);
+}
+
+static inline void __put_unaligned_le64(uint64_t val, uint8_t *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_le32(val >> 32, p + 4);
+        __put_unaligned_le32(val, p);
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t sg_get_unaligned_le16(const void *p)
+{
+        return __get_unaligned_le16((const uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t sg_get_unaligned_le24(const void *p)
+{
+        return (uint32_t)__get_unaligned_le16((const uint8_t *)p) |
+               ((const uint8_t *)p)[2] << 16;
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t sg_get_unaligned_le32(const void *p)
+{
+        return __get_unaligned_le32((const uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+/* Assume 48 bit value placed in uint64_t */
+static inline uint64_t sg_get_unaligned_le48(const void *p)
+{
+        return (uint64_t)__get_unaligned_le16((const uint8_t *)p + 4) << 32 |
+               __get_unaligned_le32((const uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t sg_get_unaligned_le64(const void *p)
+{
+        return __get_unaligned_le64((const uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 if 'num_bytes' is less than or equal to 0 or greater than
+ * 8 (i.e. sizeof(uint64_t)). Else returns result in uint64_t which is
+ * an 8 byte unsigned integer. */
+static inline uint64_t sg_get_unaligned_le(int num_bytes, const void *p)
+{
+        if ((num_bytes <= 0) || (num_bytes > (int)sizeof(uint64_t)))
+                return 0;
+        else {
+                const uint8_t * xp = (const uint8_t *)p + (num_bytes - 1);
+                uint64_t res = *xp;
+
+                for (--xp; num_bytes > 1; --xp, --num_bytes)
+                        res = (res << 8) | *xp;
+                return res;
+        }
+}
+
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_le16(uint16_t val, void *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_le16(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_le24(uint32_t val, void *p)
+{
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[2] = (val >> 16) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[1] = (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[0] = val & 0xff;
+}
+
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_le32(uint32_t val, void *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_le32(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+/* Assume 48 bit value placed in uint64_t */
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_le48(uint64_t val, void *p)
+{
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[5] = (val >> 40) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[4] = (val >> 32) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[3] = (val >> 24) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[2] = (val >> 16) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[1] = (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+        ((uint8_t *)p)[0] = val & 0xff;
+}
+
+static inline void sg_put_unaligned_le64(uint64_t val, void *p)
+{
+        __put_unaligned_le64(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+/* Since cdb and parameter blocks are often memset to zero before these
+ * unaligned function partially fill them, then check for a val of zero
+ * and ignore if it is with these variants. */
+static inline void sg_nz_put_unaligned_le16(uint16_t val, void *p)
+{
+        if (val)
+                __put_unaligned_le16(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline void sg_nz_put_unaligned_le24(uint32_t val, void *p)
+{
+        if (val) {
+                ((uint8_t *)p)[2] = (val >> 16) & 0xff;
+                ((uint8_t *)p)[1] = (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+                ((uint8_t *)p)[0] = val & 0xff;
+        }
+}
+
+static inline void sg_nz_put_unaligned_le32(uint32_t val, void *p)
+{
+        if (val)
+                __put_unaligned_le32(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+static inline void sg_nz_put_unaligned_le64(uint64_t val, void *p)
+{
+        if (val)
+            __put_unaligned_le64(val, (uint8_t *)p);
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* SG_UNALIGNED_H */
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_basic.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_basic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a4991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_basic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,663 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * CONTENTS
+ *    Some SCSI commands are executed in many contexts and hence began
+ *    to appear in several sg3_utils utilities. This files centralizes
+ *    some of the low level command execution code. In most cases the
+ *    interpretation of the command response is left to the each
+ *    utility.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_basic.h"
+#include "sg_pt.h"
+#include "sg_unaligned.h"
+
+/* Needs to be after config.h */
+#ifdef SG_LIB_LINUX
+#include <errno.h>
+#endif
+
+
+static const char * const version_str = "1.83 20180204";
+
+
+#define SENSE_BUFF_LEN 64       /* Arbitrary, could be larger */
+#define EBUFF_SZ 256
+
+#define DEF_PT_TIMEOUT 60       /* 60 seconds */
+#define START_PT_TIMEOUT 120    /* 120 seconds == 2 minutes */
+#define LONG_PT_TIMEOUT 7200    /* 7,200 seconds == 120 minutes */
+
+#define INQUIRY_CMD     0x12
+#define INQUIRY_CMDLEN  6
+#define REQUEST_SENSE_CMD 0x3
+#define REQUEST_SENSE_CMDLEN 6
+#define REPORT_LUNS_CMD 0xa0
+#define REPORT_LUNS_CMDLEN 12
+#define TUR_CMD  0x0
+#define TUR_CMDLEN  6
+
+#define SAFE_STD_INQ_RESP_LEN 36 /* other lengths lock up some devices */
+
+
+const char *
+sg_cmds_version()
+{
+    return version_str;
+}
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+static int
+pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+/* Returns file descriptor >= 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns
+   negated errno. */
+int
+sg_cmds_open_device(const char * device_name, bool read_only, int verbose)
+{
+    /* The following 2 lines are temporary. It is to avoid a NULL pointer
+     * crash when an old utility is used with a newer library built after
+     * the sg_warnings_strm cleanup */
+    if (NULL == sg_warnings_strm)
+        sg_warnings_strm = stderr;
+
+    return scsi_pt_open_device(device_name, read_only, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Returns file descriptor >= 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns
+   negated errno. */
+int
+sg_cmds_open_flags(const char * device_name, int flags, int verbose)
+{
+    return scsi_pt_open_flags(device_name, flags, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns negated errno. */
+int
+sg_cmds_close_device(int device_fd)
+{
+    return scsi_pt_close_device(device_fd);
+}
+
+static const char * const pass_through_s = "pass-through";
+
+static int
+sg_cmds_process_helper(const char * leadin, int mx_di_len, int resid,
+                       const unsigned char * sbp, int slen, bool noisy,
+                       int verbose, int * o_sense_cat)
+{
+    int scat, got;
+    bool n = false;
+    bool check_data_in = false;
+    char b[512];
+
+    scat = sg_err_category_sense(sbp, slen);
+    switch (scat) {
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_COPY_ABORTED:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_DATA_PROTECT:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_PROTECTION:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_MISCOMPARE:
+        n = false;
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD:
+        check_data_in = true;
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 7)
+        __attribute__((fallthrough));
+        /* FALL THROUGH */
+#endif
+#endif
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION:
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_SENSE:
+    default:
+        n = noisy;
+        break;
+    }
+    if (verbose || n) {
+        if (leadin && (strlen(leadin) > 0))
+            pr2ws("%s:\n", leadin);
+        sg_get_sense_str(NULL, sbp, slen, (verbose > 1),
+                         sizeof(b), b);
+        pr2ws("%s", b);
+        if ((mx_di_len > 0) && (resid > 0)) {
+            got = mx_di_len - resid;
+            if ((verbose > 2) || check_data_in || (got > 0))
+                pr2ws("    %s requested %d bytes (data-in) but got %d "
+                      "bytes\n", pass_through_s, mx_di_len, got);
+        }
+    }
+    if (o_sense_cat)
+        *o_sense_cat = scat;
+    return -2;
+}
+
+/* This is a helper function used by sg_cmds_* implementations after the
+ * call to the pass-through. pt_res is returned from do_scsi_pt(). If valid
+ * sense data is found it is decoded and output to sg_warnings_strm (def:
+ * stderr); depending on the 'noisy' and 'verbose' settings. Returns -2 for
+ * "sense" category (may not be fatal), -1 for failed, 0, or a positive
+ * number. If 'mx_di_len > 0' then asks pass-through for resid and returns
+ * (mx_di_len - resid); otherwise returns 0. So for data-in it should return
+ * the actual number of bytes received. For data-out (to device) or no data
+ * call with 'mx_di_len' set to 0 or less. If -2 returned then sense category
+ * output via 'o_sense_cat' pointer (if not NULL). Note that several sense
+ * categories also have data in bytes received; -2 is still returned. */
+int
+sg_cmds_process_resp(struct sg_pt_base * ptvp, const char * leadin,
+                     int pt_res, int mx_di_len, const unsigned char * sbp,
+                     bool noisy, int verbose, int * o_sense_cat)
+{
+    int got, cat, duration, slen, resid, resp_code, sstat;
+    bool transport_sense;
+    char b[1024];
+
+    if (NULL == leadin)
+        leadin = "";
+    if (pt_res < 0) {
+#ifdef SG_LIB_LINUX
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: %s os error: %s\n", leadin, pass_through_s,
+                  safe_strerror(-pt_res));
+        if ((-ENXIO == pt_res) && o_sense_cat) {
+            if (verbose > 2)
+                pr2ws("map ENXIO to SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY\n");
+            *o_sense_cat = SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY;
+            return -2;
+        } else if (noisy && (0 == verbose))
+            pr2ws("%s: %s os error: %s\n", leadin, pass_through_s,
+                  safe_strerror(-pt_res));
+#else
+        if (noisy || verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: %s os error: %s\n", leadin, pass_through_s,
+                  safe_strerror(-pt_res));
+#endif
+        return -1;
+    } else if (SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS == pt_res) {
+        pr2ws("%s: bad %s setup\n", leadin, pass_through_s);
+        return -1;
+    } else if (SCSI_PT_DO_TIMEOUT == pt_res) {
+        pr2ws("%s: %s timeout\n", leadin, pass_through_s);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if ((verbose > 2) && ((duration = get_scsi_pt_duration_ms(ptvp)) >= 0))
+        pr2ws("      duration=%d ms\n", duration);
+    resid = (mx_di_len > 0) ? get_scsi_pt_resid(ptvp) : 0;
+    slen = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+    switch ((cat = get_scsi_pt_result_category(ptvp))) {
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_GOOD:
+        if (sbp && (slen > 7)) {
+            resp_code = sbp[0] & 0x7f;
+            /* SBC referrals can have status=GOOD and sense_key=COMPLETED */
+            if (resp_code >= 0x70) {
+                if (resp_code < 0x72) {
+                    if (SPC_SK_NO_SENSE != (0xf & sbp[2]))
+                        sg_err_category_sense(sbp, slen);
+                } else if (resp_code < 0x74) {
+                    if (SPC_SK_NO_SENSE != (0xf & sbp[1]))
+                        sg_err_category_sense(sbp, slen);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (mx_di_len > 0) {
+            got = mx_di_len - resid;
+            if ((verbose > 1) && (resid != 0))
+                pr2ws("    %s: %s requested %d bytes (data-in) but got %d "
+                      "bytes\n", leadin, pass_through_s, mx_di_len, got);
+            if (got >= 0)
+                return got;
+            else {
+                if (verbose)
+                    pr2ws("    %s: %s can't get negative bytes, say it got "
+                          "none\n", leadin, pass_through_s);
+                return 0;
+            }
+        } else
+            return 0;
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_STATUS: /* other than GOOD and CHECK CONDITION */
+        sstat = get_scsi_pt_status_response(ptvp);
+        if (o_sense_cat) {
+            switch (sstat) {
+            case SAM_STAT_RESERVATION_CONFLICT:
+                *o_sense_cat = SG_LIB_CAT_RES_CONFLICT;
+                return -2;
+            case SAM_STAT_CONDITION_MET:
+                *o_sense_cat = SG_LIB_CAT_CONDITION_MET;
+                return -2;
+            case SAM_STAT_BUSY:
+                *o_sense_cat = SG_LIB_CAT_BUSY;
+                return -2;
+            case SAM_STAT_TASK_SET_FULL:
+                *o_sense_cat = SG_LIB_CAT_TS_FULL;
+                return -2;
+            case SAM_STAT_ACA_ACTIVE:
+                *o_sense_cat = SG_LIB_CAT_ACA_ACTIVE;
+                return -2;
+            case SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED:
+                *o_sense_cat = SG_LIB_CAT_TASK_ABORTED;
+                return -2;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (verbose || noisy) {
+            sg_get_scsi_status_str(sstat, sizeof(b), b);
+            pr2ws("%s: scsi status: %s\n", leadin, b);
+        }
+        return -1;
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_SENSE:
+        return sg_cmds_process_helper(leadin, mx_di_len, resid, sbp, slen,
+                                      noisy, verbose, o_sense_cat);
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_TRANSPORT_ERR:
+        if (verbose || noisy) {
+            get_scsi_pt_transport_err_str(ptvp, sizeof(b), b);
+            pr2ws("%s: transport: %s\n", leadin, b);
+        }
+#ifdef SG_LIB_LINUX
+        transport_sense = (slen > 0);
+#else
+        transport_sense = ((SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION ==
+                            get_scsi_pt_status_response(ptvp)) && (slen > 0));
+#endif
+        if (transport_sense)
+            return sg_cmds_process_helper(leadin, mx_di_len, resid, sbp,
+                                          slen, noisy, verbose, o_sense_cat);
+        else
+            return -1;
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_OS_ERR:
+        if (verbose || noisy) {
+            get_scsi_pt_os_err_str(ptvp, sizeof(b), b);
+            pr2ws("%s: os: %s\n", leadin, b);
+        }
+        return -1;
+    default:
+        pr2ws("%s: unknown %s result category (%d)\n", leadin, pass_through_s,
+               cat);
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+bool
+sg_cmds_is_nvme(const struct sg_pt_base * ptvp)
+{
+    return pt_device_is_nvme(ptvp);
+}
+
+static struct sg_pt_base *
+create_pt_obj(const char * cname)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp = construct_scsi_pt_obj();
+    if (NULL == ptvp)
+        pr2ws("%s: out of memory\n", cname);
+    return ptvp;
+}
+
+static const char * const inquiry_s = "inquiry";
+
+static int
+sg_ll_inquiry_com(int sg_fd, bool cmddt, bool evpd, int pg_op, void * resp,
+                  int mx_resp_len, int timeout_secs, int * residp,
+                  bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat, resid;
+    unsigned char inq_cdb[INQUIRY_CMDLEN] = {INQUIRY_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    unsigned char * up;
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (cmddt)
+        inq_cdb[1] |= 0x2;
+    if (evpd)
+        inq_cdb[1] |= 0x1;
+    inq_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)pg_op;
+    /* 16 bit allocation length (was 8, increased in spc3r09, 200209) */
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)mx_resp_len, inq_cdb + 3);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", inquiry_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < INQUIRY_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", inq_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (resp && (mx_resp_len > 0)) {
+        up = (unsigned char *)resp;
+        up[0] = 0x7f;   /* defensive prefill */
+        if (mx_resp_len > 4)
+            up[4] = 0;
+    }
+    if (timeout_secs <= 0)
+        timeout_secs = DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+    ptvp = construct_scsi_pt_obj();
+    if (NULL == ptvp) {
+        pr2ws("%s: out of memory\n", __func__);
+        if (residp)
+            *residp = 0;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, inq_cdb, sizeof(inq_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, timeout_secs, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, inquiry_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    resid = get_scsi_pt_resid(ptvp);
+    if (residp)
+        *residp = resid;
+    if (-1 == ret)
+        ret = sg_convert_errno(get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp));
+    else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else if (ret < 4) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: got too few bytes (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
+        ret = SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED;
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+
+    if (resid > 0) {
+        if (resid > mx_resp_len) {
+            pr2ws("%s resid (%d) should never exceed requested "
+                    "len=%d\n", inquiry_s, resid, mx_resp_len);
+            return ret ? ret : SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED;
+        }
+        /* zero unfilled section of response buffer, based on resid */
+        memset((unsigned char *)resp + (mx_resp_len - resid), 0, resid);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI INQUIRY command and yields the response. Returns 0 when
+ * successful, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors.
+ * The CMDDT field is obsolete in the INQUIRY cdb. */
+int
+sg_ll_inquiry(int sg_fd, bool cmddt, bool evpd, int pg_op, void * resp,
+              int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_inquiry_com(sg_fd, cmddt, evpd, pg_op, resp, mx_resp_len,
+                             0 /* timeout_sec */, NULL, noisy, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Yields most of first 36 bytes of a standard INQUIRY (evpd==0) response.
+ * Returns 0 when successful, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or
+ * -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_simple_inquiry(int sg_fd, struct sg_simple_inquiry_resp * inq_data,
+                  bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    int ret;
+    unsigned char inq_resp[SAFE_STD_INQ_RESP_LEN];
+
+    if (inq_data) {
+        memset(inq_data, 0, sizeof(* inq_data));
+        inq_data->peripheral_qualifier = 0x3;
+        inq_data->peripheral_type = 0x1f;
+    }
+    ret = sg_ll_inquiry_com(sg_fd, false, false, 0, inq_resp,
+                            sizeof(inq_resp), 0, NULL, noisy, verbose);
+
+    if (inq_data && (0 == ret)) {
+        inq_data->peripheral_qualifier = (inq_resp[0] >> 5) & 0x7;
+        inq_data->peripheral_type = inq_resp[0] & 0x1f;
+        inq_data->byte_1 = inq_resp[1];
+        inq_data->version = inq_resp[2];
+        inq_data->byte_3 = inq_resp[3];
+        inq_data->byte_5 = inq_resp[5];
+        inq_data->byte_6 = inq_resp[6];
+        inq_data->byte_7 = inq_resp[7];
+        memcpy(inq_data->vendor, inq_resp + 8, 8);
+        memcpy(inq_data->product, inq_resp + 16, 16);
+        memcpy(inq_data->revision, inq_resp + 32, 4);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI INQUIRY command and yields the response. Returns 0 when
+ * successful, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors.
+ * The CMDDT field is obsolete in the INQUIRY cdb (since spc3r16 in 2003) so
+ * an argument to set it has been removed (use the REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION
+ * CODES command instead). Adds the ability to set the command abort timeout
+ * and the ability to report the residual count. If timeout_secs is zero
+ * or less the default command abort timeout (60 seconds) is used.
+ * If residp is non-NULL then the residual value is written where residp
+ * points. A residual value of 0 implies mx_resp_len bytes have be written
+ * where resp points. If the residual value equals mx_resp_len then no
+ * bytes have been written. */
+int
+sg_ll_inquiry_v2(int sg_fd, bool evpd, int pg_op, void * resp,
+                 int mx_resp_len, int timeout_secs, int * residp,
+                 bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_inquiry_com(sg_fd, false, evpd, pg_op, resp, mx_resp_len,
+                             timeout_secs, residp, noisy, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI TEST UNIT READY command.
+ * 'pack_id' is just for diagnostics, safe to set to 0.
+ * Looks for progress indicator if 'progress' non-NULL;
+ * if found writes value [0..65535] else write -1.
+ * Returns 0 when successful, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or
+ * -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_test_unit_ready_progress(int sg_fd, int pack_id, int * progress,
+                               bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const tur_s = "test unit ready";
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char tur_cdb[TUR_CMDLEN] = {TUR_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", tur_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < TUR_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", tur_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(tur_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, tur_cdb, sizeof(tur_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_packet_id(ptvp, pack_id);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, tur_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        if (progress) {
+            int slen = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+
+            if (! sg_get_sense_progress_fld(sense_b, slen, progress))
+                *progress = -1;
+        }
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI TEST UNIT READY command.
+ * 'pack_id' is just for diagnostics, safe to set to 0.
+ * Returns 0 when successful, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or
+ * -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_test_unit_ready(int sg_fd, int pack_id, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_test_unit_ready_progress(sg_fd, pack_id, NULL, noisy,
+                                          verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REQUEST SENSE command. Returns 0 when successful, various
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_request_sense(int sg_fd, bool desc, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                    bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const rq_s = "request sense";
+    int k, ret, res, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rs_cdb[REQUEST_SENSE_CMDLEN] =
+        {REQUEST_SENSE_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (desc)
+        rs_cdb[1] |= 0x1;
+    if (mx_resp_len > 0xff) {
+        pr2ws("mx_resp_len cannot exceed 255\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    rs_cdb[4] = mx_resp_len & 0xff;
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cmd: ", rq_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < REQUEST_SENSE_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rs_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(rq_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rs_cdb, sizeof(rs_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, rq_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b, noisy,
+                               verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((mx_resp_len >= 8) && (ret < 8)) {
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2ws("    %s: got %d bytes in response, too short\n", rq_s,
+                      ret);
+            ret = -1;
+        } else
+            ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REPORT LUNS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_report_luns(int sg_fd, int select_report, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                  bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const report_luns_s = "report luns";
+    int k, ret, res, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rl_cdb[REPORT_LUNS_CMDLEN] =
+                         {REPORT_LUNS_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    rl_cdb[2] = select_report & 0xff;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)mx_resp_len, rl_cdb + 6);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", report_luns_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < REPORT_LUNS_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rl_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(report_luns_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rl_cdb, sizeof(rl_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, report_luns_s, res, mx_resp_len,
+                               sense_b, noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_basic2.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_basic2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18b6cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_basic2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1069 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * CONTENTS
+ *    Some SCSI commands are executed in many contexts and hence began
+ *    to appear in several sg3_utils utilities. This files centralizes
+ *    some of the low level command execution code. In most cases the
+ *    interpretation of the command response is left to the each
+ *    utility.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_basic.h"
+#include "sg_pt.h"
+#include "sg_unaligned.h"
+
+
+
+#define SENSE_BUFF_LEN 64       /* Arbitrary, could be larger */
+#define EBUFF_SZ 256
+
+#define DEF_PT_TIMEOUT 60       /* 60 seconds */
+#define START_PT_TIMEOUT 120    /* 120 seconds == 2 minutes */
+#define LONG_PT_TIMEOUT 7200    /* 7,200 seconds == 120 minutes */
+
+#define SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE_CMD     0x35
+#define SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE_CMDLEN  10
+#define SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMD 0x9e
+#define SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN 16
+#define READ_CAPACITY_16_SA 0x10
+#define READ_CAPACITY_10_CMD 0x25
+#define READ_CAPACITY_10_CMDLEN 10
+#define MODE_SENSE6_CMD      0x1a
+#define MODE_SENSE6_CMDLEN   6
+#define MODE_SENSE10_CMD     0x5a
+#define MODE_SENSE10_CMDLEN  10
+#define MODE_SELECT6_CMD   0x15
+#define MODE_SELECT6_CMDLEN   6
+#define MODE_SELECT10_CMD   0x55
+#define MODE_SELECT10_CMDLEN  10
+#define LOG_SENSE_CMD     0x4d
+#define LOG_SENSE_CMDLEN  10
+#define LOG_SELECT_CMD     0x4c
+#define LOG_SELECT_CMDLEN  10
+#define START_STOP_CMD          0x1b
+#define START_STOP_CMDLEN       6
+#define PREVENT_ALLOW_CMD    0x1e
+#define PREVENT_ALLOW_CMDLEN   6
+
+#define MODE6_RESP_HDR_LEN 4
+#define MODE10_RESP_HDR_LEN 8
+#define MODE_RESP_ARB_LEN 1024
+
+#define INQUIRY_RESP_INITIAL_LEN 36
+
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+static int
+pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+static struct sg_pt_base *
+create_pt_obj(const char * cname)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp = construct_scsi_pt_obj();
+    if (NULL == ptvp)
+        pr2ws("%s: out of memory\n", cname);
+    return ptvp;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (10) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_sync_cache_10(int sg_fd, bool sync_nv, bool immed, int group,
+                    unsigned int lba, unsigned int count, bool noisy,
+                    int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "synchronize cache(10)";
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char sc_cdb[SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE_CMDLEN] =
+                {SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (sync_nv)
+        sc_cdb[1] |= 4;
+    if (immed)
+        sc_cdb[1] |= 2;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)lba, sc_cdb + 2);
+    sc_cdb[6] = group & 0x1f;
+    if (count > 0xffff) {
+        pr2ws("count too big\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((int16_t)count, sc_cdb + 7);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", sc_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, sc_cdb, sizeof(sc_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ CAPACITY (16) command. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_readcap_16(int sg_fd, bool pmi, uint64_t llba, void * resp,
+                 int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "read capacity(16)";
+    int k, ret, res, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rc_cdb[SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN] =
+                        {SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMD, READ_CAPACITY_16_SA,
+                         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (pmi) { /* lbs only valid when pmi set */
+        rc_cdb[14] |= 1;
+        sg_put_unaligned_be64(llba, rc_cdb + 2);
+    }
+    /* Allocation length, no guidance in SBC-2 rev 15b */
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)mx_resp_len, rc_cdb + 10);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rc_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rc_cdb, sizeof(rc_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ CAPACITY (10) command. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_readcap_10(int sg_fd, bool pmi, unsigned int lba, void * resp,
+                 int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "read capacity(10)";
+    int k, ret, res, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rc_cdb[READ_CAPACITY_10_CMDLEN] =
+                         {READ_CAPACITY_10_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (pmi) { /* lbs only valid when pmi set */
+        rc_cdb[8] |= 1;
+        sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)lba, rc_cdb + 2);
+    }
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < READ_CAPACITY_10_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rc_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rc_cdb, sizeof(rc_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SENSE (6) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_mode_sense6(int sg_fd, bool dbd, int pc, int pg_code, int sub_pg_code,
+                  void * resp, int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "mode sense(6)";
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat, resid;
+    unsigned char modes_cdb[MODE_SENSE6_CMDLEN] =
+        {MODE_SENSE6_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    modes_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(dbd ? 0x8 : 0);
+    modes_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)(((pc << 6) & 0xc0) | (pg_code & 0x3f));
+    modes_cdb[3] = (unsigned char)(sub_pg_code & 0xff);
+    modes_cdb[4] = (unsigned char)(mx_resp_len & 0xff);
+    if (mx_resp_len > 0xff) {
+        pr2ws("mx_resp_len too big\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < MODE_SENSE6_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", modes_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, modes_cdb, sizeof(modes_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    resid = get_scsi_pt_resid(ptvp);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+
+    if (resid > 0) {
+        if (resid > mx_resp_len) {
+            pr2ws("%s: resid (%d) should never exceed requested len=%d\n",
+                  cdb_name_s, resid, mx_resp_len);
+            return ret ? ret : SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED;
+        }
+        /* zero unfilled section of response buffer */
+        memset((unsigned char *)resp + (mx_resp_len - resid), 0, resid);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SENSE (10) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_mode_sense10(int sg_fd, bool llbaa, bool dbd, int pc, int pg_code,
+                   int sub_pg_code, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                   bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_mode_sense10_v2(sg_fd, llbaa, dbd, pc, pg_code, sub_pg_code,
+                                 resp, mx_resp_len, 0, NULL, noisy, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SENSE (10) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors.
+ * Adds the ability to set the command abort timeout
+ * and the ability to report the residual count. If timeout_secs is zero
+ * or less the default command abort timeout (60 seconds) is used.
+ * If residp is non-NULL then the residual value is written where residp
+ * points. A residual value of 0 implies mx_resp_len bytes have be written
+ * where resp points. If the residual value equals mx_resp_len then no
+ * bytes have been written. */
+int
+sg_ll_mode_sense10_v2(int sg_fd, bool llbaa, bool dbd, int pc, int pg_code,
+                      int sub_pg_code, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                      int timeout_secs, int * residp, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat, resid;
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "mode sense(10)";
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+    unsigned char modes_cdb[MODE_SENSE10_CMDLEN] =
+        {MODE_SENSE10_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+
+    modes_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)((dbd ? 0x8 : 0) | (llbaa ? 0x10 : 0));
+    modes_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)(((pc << 6) & 0xc0) | (pg_code & 0x3f));
+    modes_cdb[3] = (unsigned char)(sub_pg_code & 0xff);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((int16_t)mx_resp_len, modes_cdb + 7);
+    if (mx_resp_len > 0xffff) {
+        pr2ws("mx_resp_len too big\n");
+        goto gen_err;
+    }
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < MODE_SENSE10_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", modes_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (timeout_secs <= 0)
+        timeout_secs = DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        goto gen_err;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, modes_cdb, sizeof(modes_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, timeout_secs, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    resid = get_scsi_pt_resid(ptvp);
+    if (residp)
+        *residp = resid;
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+
+    if (resid > 0) {
+        if (resid > mx_resp_len) {
+            pr2ws("%s: resid (%d) should never exceed requested len=%d\n",
+                  cdb_name_s, resid, mx_resp_len);
+            return ret ? ret : SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED;
+        }
+        /* zero unfilled section of response buffer */
+        memset((unsigned char *)resp + (mx_resp_len - resid), 0, resid);
+    }
+    return ret;
+gen_err:
+    if (residp)
+        *residp = 0;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SELECT (6) command.  Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_mode_select6(int sg_fd, bool pf, bool sp, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                   bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "mode select(6)";
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char modes_cdb[MODE_SELECT6_CMDLEN] =
+        {MODE_SELECT6_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    modes_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)((pf ? 0x10 : 0x0) | (sp ? 0x1 : 0x0));
+    modes_cdb[4] = (unsigned char)(param_len & 0xff);
+    if (param_len > 0xff) {
+        pr2ws("%s: param_len too big\n", cdb_name_s);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < MODE_SELECT6_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", modes_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (verbose > 1) {
+        pr2ws("    %s parameter list\n", cdb_name_s);
+        hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, modes_cdb, sizeof(modes_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI MODE SELECT (10) command.  Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_mode_select10(int sg_fd, bool pf, bool sp, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                    bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "mode select(10)";
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char modes_cdb[MODE_SELECT10_CMDLEN] =
+        {MODE_SELECT10_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    modes_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)((pf ? 0x10 : 0x0) | (sp ? 0x1 : 0x0));
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((int16_t)param_len, modes_cdb + 7);
+    if (param_len > 0xffff) {
+        pr2ws("%s: param_len too big\n", cdb_name_s);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < MODE_SELECT10_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", modes_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (verbose > 1) {
+        pr2ws("    %s parameter list\n", cdb_name_s);
+        hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, modes_cdb, sizeof(modes_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* MODE SENSE commands yield a response that has header then zero or more
+ * block descriptors followed by mode pages. In most cases users are
+ * interested in the first mode page. This function returns the (byte)
+ * offset of the start of the first mode page. Set mode_sense_6 to true for
+ * MODE SENSE (6) and false for MODE SENSE (10). Returns >= 0 is successful
+ * or -1 if failure. If there is a failure a message is written to err_buff
+ * if it is non-NULL and err_buff_len > 0. */
+int
+sg_mode_page_offset(const unsigned char * resp, int resp_len,
+                    bool mode_sense_6, char * err_buff, int err_buff_len)
+{
+    int bd_len, calc_len, offset;
+    bool err_buff_ok = ((err_buff_len > 0) && err_buff);
+
+    if ((NULL == resp) || (resp_len < 4))
+            goto too_short;
+    if (mode_sense_6) {
+        calc_len = resp[0] + 1;
+        bd_len = resp[3];
+        offset = bd_len + MODE6_RESP_HDR_LEN;
+    } else {    /* Mode sense(10) */
+        if (resp_len < 8)
+            goto too_short;
+        calc_len = sg_get_unaligned_be16(resp) + 2;
+        bd_len = sg_get_unaligned_be16(resp + 6);
+        /* LongLBA doesn't change this calculation */
+        offset = bd_len + MODE10_RESP_HDR_LEN;
+    }
+    if ((offset + 2) > calc_len) {
+        if (err_buff_ok)
+            snprintf(err_buff, err_buff_len, "calculated response "
+                     "length too small, offset=%d calc_len=%d bd_len=%d\n",
+                     offset, calc_len, bd_len);
+        offset = -1;
+    }
+    return offset;
+too_short:
+    if (err_buff_ok)
+        snprintf(err_buff, err_buff_len, "given MS(%d) response length (%d) "
+                 "too short\n", (mode_sense_6 ? 6 : 10), resp_len);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/* MODE SENSE commands yield a response that has header then zero or more
+ * block descriptors followed by mode pages. This functions returns the
+ * length (in bytes) of those three components. Note that the return value
+ * can exceed resp_len in which case the MODE SENSE command should be
+ * re-issued with a larger response buffer. If bd_lenp is non-NULL and if
+ * successful the block descriptor length (in bytes) is written to *bd_lenp.
+ * Set mode_sense_6 to true for MODE SENSE (6) and false for MODE SENSE (10)
+ * responses. Returns -1 if there is an error (e.g. response too short). */
+int
+sg_msense_calc_length(const unsigned char * resp, int resp_len,
+                      bool mode_sense_6, int * bd_lenp)
+{
+    int calc_len;
+
+    if (NULL == resp)
+        goto an_err;
+    if (mode_sense_6) {
+        if (resp_len < 4)
+            goto an_err;
+        calc_len = resp[0] + 1;
+    } else {
+        if (resp_len < 8)
+            goto an_err;
+        calc_len = sg_get_unaligned_be16(resp + 0) + 2;
+    }
+    if (bd_lenp)
+        *bd_lenp = mode_sense_6 ? resp[3] : sg_get_unaligned_be16(resp + 6);
+    return calc_len;
+an_err:
+    if (bd_lenp)
+        *bd_lenp = 0;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/* Fetches current, changeable, default and/or saveable modes pages as
+ * indicated by pcontrol_arr for given pg_code and sub_pg_code. If
+ * mode6==false then use MODE SENSE (10) else use MODE SENSE (6). If
+ * flexible set and mode data length seems wrong then try and
+ * fix (compensating hack for bad device or driver). pcontrol_arr
+ * should have 4 elements for output of current, changeable, default
+ * and saved values respectively. Each element should be NULL or
+ * at least mx_mpage_len bytes long.
+ * Return of 0 -> overall success, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or
+ * -1 -> other errors.
+ * If success_mask pointer is not NULL then first zeros it. Then set bits
+ * 0, 1, 2 and/or 3 if the current, changeable, default and saved values
+ * respectively have been fetched. If error on current page
+ * then stops and returns that error; otherwise continues if an error is
+ * detected but returns the first error encountered.  */
+int
+sg_get_mode_page_controls(int sg_fd, bool mode6, int pg_code, int sub_pg_code,
+                          bool dbd, bool flexible, int mx_mpage_len,
+                          int * success_mask, void * pcontrol_arr[],
+                          int * reported_lenp, int verbose)
+{
+    bool resp_mode6;
+    int k, n, res, offset, calc_len, xfer_len;
+    int resid = 0;
+    const int msense10_hlen = MODE10_RESP_HDR_LEN;
+    unsigned char buff[MODE_RESP_ARB_LEN];
+    char ebuff[EBUFF_SZ];
+    int first_err = 0;
+
+    if (success_mask)
+        *success_mask = 0;
+    if (reported_lenp)
+        *reported_lenp = 0;
+    if (mx_mpage_len < 4)
+        return 0;
+    memset(ebuff, 0, sizeof(ebuff));
+    /* first try to find length of current page response */
+    memset(buff, 0, msense10_hlen);
+    if (mode6)  /* want first 8 bytes just in case */
+        res = sg_ll_mode_sense6(sg_fd, dbd, 0 /* pc */, pg_code,
+                                sub_pg_code, buff, msense10_hlen, true,
+                                verbose);
+    else        /* MODE SENSE(10) obviously */
+        res = sg_ll_mode_sense10_v2(sg_fd, false /* llbaa */, dbd,
+                                    0 /* pc */, pg_code, sub_pg_code, buff,
+                                    msense10_hlen, 0, &resid, true, verbose);
+    if (0 != res)
+        return res;
+    n = buff[0];
+    if (reported_lenp) {
+        int m;
+
+        m = sg_msense_calc_length(buff, msense10_hlen, mode6, NULL) - resid;
+        if (m < 0)      /* Grrr, this should not happen */
+            m = 0;
+        *reported_lenp = m;
+    }
+    resp_mode6 = mode6;
+    if (flexible) {
+        if (mode6 && (n < 3)) {
+            resp_mode6 = false;
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2ws(">>> msense(6) but resp[0]=%d so try msense(10) "
+                      "response processing\n", n);
+        }
+        if ((! mode6) && (n > 5)) {
+            if ((n > 11) && (0 == (n % 2)) && (0 == buff[4]) &&
+                (0 == buff[5]) && (0 == buff[6])) {
+                buff[1] = n;
+                buff[0] = 0;
+                if (verbose)
+                    pr2ws(">>> msense(10) but resp[0]=%d and not msense(6) "
+                          "response so fix length\n", n);
+            } else
+                resp_mode6 = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (verbose && (resp_mode6 != mode6))
+        pr2ws(">>> msense(%d) but resp[0]=%d so switch response "
+              "processing\n", (mode6 ? 6 : 10), buff[0]);
+    calc_len = sg_msense_calc_length(buff, msense10_hlen, resp_mode6, NULL);
+    if (calc_len > MODE_RESP_ARB_LEN)
+        calc_len = MODE_RESP_ARB_LEN;
+    offset = sg_mode_page_offset(buff, calc_len, resp_mode6, ebuff, EBUFF_SZ);
+    if (offset < 0) {
+        if (('\0' != ebuff[0]) && (verbose > 0))
+            pr2ws("%s: %s\n", __func__, ebuff);
+        return SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED;
+    }
+    xfer_len = calc_len - offset;
+    if (xfer_len > mx_mpage_len)
+        xfer_len = mx_mpage_len;
+
+    for (k = 0; k < 4; ++k) {
+        if (NULL == pcontrol_arr[k])
+            continue;
+        memset(pcontrol_arr[k], 0, mx_mpage_len);
+        resid = 0;
+        if (mode6)
+            res = sg_ll_mode_sense6(sg_fd, dbd, k /* pc */,
+                                    pg_code, sub_pg_code, buff,
+                                    calc_len, true, verbose);
+        else
+            res = sg_ll_mode_sense10_v2(sg_fd, false /* llbaa */, dbd,
+                                        k /* pc */, pg_code, sub_pg_code,
+                                        buff, calc_len, 0, &resid, true,
+                                        verbose);
+        if (res || resid) {
+            if (0 == first_err) {
+                if (res)
+                    first_err = res;
+                else {
+                    first_err = -49;    /* unexpected resid != 0 */
+                    if (verbose)
+                        pr2ws("%s: unexpected resid=%d, page=0x%x, "
+                              "pcontrol=%d\n", __func__, resid, pg_code, k);
+                }
+            }
+            if (0 == k)
+                break;  /* if problem on current page, it won't improve */
+            else
+                continue;
+        }
+        if (xfer_len > 0)
+            memcpy(pcontrol_arr[k], buff + offset, xfer_len);
+        if (success_mask)
+            *success_mask |= (1 << k);
+    }
+    return first_err;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI LOG SENSE command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors. */
+int
+sg_ll_log_sense(int sg_fd, bool ppc, bool sp, int pc, int pg_code,
+                int subpg_code, int paramp, unsigned char * resp,
+                int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_log_sense_v2(sg_fd, ppc, sp, pc, pg_code, subpg_code,
+                              paramp, resp, mx_resp_len, 0, NULL, noisy,
+                              verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI LOG SENSE command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors.
+ * Adds the ability to set the command abort timeout
+ * and the ability to report the residual count. If timeout_secs is zero
+ * or less the default command abort timeout (60 seconds) is used.
+ * If residp is non-NULL then the residual value is written where residp
+ * points. A residual value of 0 implies mx_resp_len bytes have be written
+ * where resp points. If the residual value equals mx_resp_len then no
+ * bytes have been written. */
+int
+sg_ll_log_sense_v2(int sg_fd, bool ppc, bool sp, int pc, int pg_code,
+                   int subpg_code, int paramp, unsigned char * resp,
+                   int mx_resp_len, int timeout_secs, int * residp,
+                   bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "log sense";
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat, resid;
+    unsigned char logs_cdb[LOG_SENSE_CMDLEN] =
+        {LOG_SENSE_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (mx_resp_len > 0xffff) {
+        pr2ws("mx_resp_len too big\n");
+        goto gen_err;
+    }
+    logs_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)((ppc ? 2 : 0) | (sp ? 1 : 0));
+    logs_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)(((pc << 6) & 0xc0) | (pg_code & 0x3f));
+    logs_cdb[3] = (unsigned char)(subpg_code & 0xff);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((int16_t)paramp, logs_cdb + 5);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((int16_t)mx_resp_len, logs_cdb + 7);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < LOG_SENSE_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", logs_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (timeout_secs <= 0)
+        timeout_secs = DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        goto gen_err;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, logs_cdb, sizeof(logs_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, timeout_secs, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len,
+                               sense_b, noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    resid = get_scsi_pt_resid(ptvp);
+    if (residp)
+        *residp = resid;
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((mx_resp_len > 3) && (ret < 4)) {
+            /* resid indicates LOG SENSE response length bad, so zero it */
+            resp[2] = 0;
+            resp[3] = 0;
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+
+    if (resid > 0) {
+        if (resid > mx_resp_len) {
+            pr2ws("%s: resid (%d) should never exceed requested len=%d\n",
+                  cdb_name_s, resid, mx_resp_len);
+            return ret ? ret : SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED;
+        }
+        /* zero unfilled section of response buffer */
+        memset((unsigned char *)resp + (mx_resp_len - resid), 0, resid);
+    }
+    return ret;
+gen_err:
+    if (residp)
+        *residp = 0;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI LOG SELECT command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_log_select(int sg_fd, bool pcr, bool sp, int pc, int pg_code,
+                 int subpg_code, unsigned char * paramp, int param_len,
+                 bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "log select";
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char logs_cdb[LOG_SELECT_CMDLEN] =
+        {LOG_SELECT_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (param_len > 0xffff) {
+        pr2ws("%s: param_len too big\n", cdb_name_s);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    logs_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)((pcr ? 2 : 0) | (sp ? 1 : 0));
+    logs_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)(((pc << 6) & 0xc0) | (pg_code & 0x3f));
+    logs_cdb[3] = (unsigned char)(subpg_code & 0xff);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((int16_t)param_len, logs_cdb + 7);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < LOG_SELECT_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", logs_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if ((verbose > 1) && (param_len > 0)) {
+        pr2ws("    %s parameter list\n", cdb_name_s);
+        hex2stderr(paramp, param_len, -1);
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, logs_cdb, sizeof(logs_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI START STOP UNIT command (SBC + MMC).
+ * Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors.
+ * SBC-3 and MMC partially overlap on the power_condition_modifier(sbc) and
+ * format_layer_number(mmc) fields. They also overlap on the noflush(sbc)
+ * and fl(mmc) one bit field. This is the cause of the awkardly named
+ * pc_mod__fl_num and noflush__fl arguments to this function.
+ *  */
+int
+sg_ll_start_stop_unit(int sg_fd, bool immed, int pc_mod__fl_num,
+                      int power_cond, bool noflush__fl, bool loej, bool start,
+                      bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "start stop unit";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+    unsigned char ssuBlk[START_STOP_CMDLEN] = {START_STOP_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+
+    if (immed)
+        ssuBlk[1] = 0x1;
+    ssuBlk[3] = pc_mod__fl_num & 0xf;  /* bits 2 and 3 are reserved in MMC */
+    ssuBlk[4] = ((power_cond & 0xf) << 4);
+    if (noflush__fl)
+        ssuBlk[4] |= 0x4;
+    if (loej)
+        ssuBlk[4] |= 0x2;
+    if (start)
+        ssuBlk[4] |= 0x1;
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s command:", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < (int)sizeof(ssuBlk); ++k)
+                pr2ws(" %02x", ssuBlk[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, ssuBlk, sizeof(ssuBlk));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, START_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+            ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL command
+ * [was in SPC-3 but displaced from SPC-4 into SBC-3, MMC-5, SSC-3]
+ * prevent==0 allows removal, prevent==1 prevents removal ...
+ * Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_prevent_allow(int sg_fd, int prevent, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "prevent allow medium removal";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char p_cdb[PREVENT_ALLOW_CMDLEN] =
+                {PREVENT_ALLOW_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if ((prevent < 0) || (prevent > 3)) {
+        pr2ws("prevent argument should be 0, 1, 2 or 3\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    p_cdb[4] |= (prevent & 0x3);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < PREVENT_ALLOW_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", p_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, p_cdb, sizeof(p_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+            ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_extra.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_extra.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bebc859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_extra.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2524 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS 1
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_lib_data.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_basic.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_extra.h"
+#include "sg_pt.h"
+#include "sg_unaligned.h"
+
+
+#define SENSE_BUFF_LEN 64       /* Arbitrary, could be larger */
+
+#define DEF_PT_TIMEOUT 60       /* 60 seconds */
+#define LONG_PT_TIMEOUT 7200    /* 7,200 seconds == 120 minutes */
+
+#define SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMD 0x9e
+#define SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN 16
+#define SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_16_CMD 0x9f
+#define SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_16_CMDLEN 16
+#define MAINTENANCE_IN_CMD 0xa3
+#define MAINTENANCE_IN_CMDLEN 12
+#define MAINTENANCE_OUT_CMD 0xa4
+#define MAINTENANCE_OUT_CMDLEN 12
+
+#define ATA_PT_12_CMD 0xa1
+#define ATA_PT_12_CMDLEN 12
+#define ATA_PT_16_CMD 0x85
+#define ATA_PT_16_CMDLEN 16
+#define ATA_PT_32_SA 0x1ff0
+#define ATA_PT_32_CMDLEN 32
+#define FORMAT_UNIT_CMD 0x4
+#define FORMAT_UNIT_CMDLEN 6
+#define PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN_CMD 0x5e
+#define PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN_CMDLEN 10
+#define PERSISTENT_RESERVE_OUT_CMD 0x5f
+#define PERSISTENT_RESERVE_OUT_CMDLEN 10
+#define READ_BLOCK_LIMITS_CMD 0x5
+#define READ_BLOCK_LIMITS_CMDLEN 6
+#define READ_BUFFER_CMD 0x3c
+#define READ_BUFFER_CMDLEN 10
+#define READ_DEFECT10_CMD     0x37
+#define READ_DEFECT10_CMDLEN    10
+#define REASSIGN_BLKS_CMD     0x7
+#define REASSIGN_BLKS_CMDLEN  6
+#define RECEIVE_DIAGNOSTICS_CMD   0x1c
+#define RECEIVE_DIAGNOSTICS_CMDLEN  6
+#define THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMD 0x83   /* was EXTENDED_COPY_CMD */
+#define THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMDLEN 16
+#define THIRD_PARTY_COPY_IN_CMD 0x84     /* was RECEIVE_COPY_RESULTS_CMD */
+#define THIRD_PARTY_COPY_IN_CMDLEN 16
+#define SEND_DIAGNOSTIC_CMD   0x1d
+#define SEND_DIAGNOSTIC_CMDLEN  6
+#define SERVICE_ACTION_IN_12_CMD 0xab
+#define SERVICE_ACTION_IN_12_CMDLEN 12
+#define READ_LONG10_CMD 0x3e
+#define READ_LONG10_CMDLEN 10
+#define UNMAP_CMD 0x42
+#define UNMAP_CMDLEN 10
+#define VERIFY10_CMD 0x2f
+#define VERIFY10_CMDLEN 10
+#define VERIFY16_CMD 0x8f
+#define VERIFY16_CMDLEN 16
+#define WRITE_LONG10_CMD 0x3f
+#define WRITE_LONG10_CMDLEN 10
+#define WRITE_BUFFER_CMD 0x3b
+#define WRITE_BUFFER_CMDLEN 10
+#define PRE_FETCH10_CMD 0x34
+#define PRE_FETCH10_CMDLEN 10
+#define PRE_FETCH16_CMD 0x90
+#define PRE_FETCH16_CMDLEN 16
+#define SEEK10_CMD 0x2b
+#define SEEK10_CMDLEN 10
+
+#define GET_LBA_STATUS16_SA 0x12
+#define GET_LBA_STATUS32_SA 0x12
+#define READ_LONG_16_SA 0x11
+#define READ_MEDIA_SERIAL_NUM_SA 0x1
+#define REPORT_IDENTIFYING_INFORMATION_SA 0x5
+#define REPORT_TGT_PRT_GRP_SA 0xa
+#define SET_IDENTIFYING_INFORMATION_SA 0x6
+#define SET_TGT_PRT_GRP_SA 0xa
+#define WRITE_LONG_16_SA 0x11
+#define REPORT_REFERRALS_SA 0x13
+#define EXTENDED_COPY_LID1_SA 0x0
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+static int
+pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+static struct sg_pt_base *
+create_pt_obj(const char * cname)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp = construct_scsi_pt_obj();
+    if (NULL == ptvp)
+        pr2ws("%s: out of memory\n", cname);
+    return ptvp;
+}
+
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI GET LBA STATUS(16) command (SBC). Returns 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_get_lba_status16(int sg_fd, uint64_t start_llba, uint8_t rt,
+                      void * resp, int alloc_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Get LBA status(16)";
+    int k, res, sense_cat, ret;
+    unsigned char getLbaStatCmd[SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN];
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    memset(getLbaStatCmd, 0, sizeof(getLbaStatCmd));
+    getLbaStatCmd[0] = SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMD;
+    getLbaStatCmd[1] = GET_LBA_STATUS16_SA;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be64(start_llba, getLbaStatCmd + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)alloc_len, getLbaStatCmd + 10);
+    getLbaStatCmd[14] = rt;
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", getLbaStatCmd[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, getLbaStatCmd, sizeof(getLbaStatCmd));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, alloc_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, alloc_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response\n", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int
+sg_ll_get_lba_status(int sg_fd, uint64_t start_llba, void * resp,
+                     int alloc_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_get_lba_status16(sg_fd, start_llba, /* rt = */ 0x0, resp,
+                                  alloc_len, noisy, verbose);
+}
+
+#define GLS32_CMD_LEN 32
+
+int
+sg_ll_get_lba_status32(int sg_fd, uint64_t start_llba, uint32_t scan_len,
+                       uint32_t element_id, uint8_t rt,
+                       void * resp, int alloc_len, bool noisy,
+                       int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Get LBA status(32)";
+    int k, res, sense_cat, ret;
+    unsigned char gls32_cmd[GLS32_CMD_LEN];
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    memset(gls32_cmd, 0, sizeof(gls32_cmd));
+    gls32_cmd[0] = SG_VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD;
+    gls32_cmd[7] = GLS32_CMD_LEN - 8;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)GET_LBA_STATUS32_SA, gls32_cmd + 8);
+    gls32_cmd[10] = rt;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be64(start_llba, gls32_cmd + 12);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32(scan_len, gls32_cmd + 20);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32(element_id, gls32_cmd + 24);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)alloc_len, gls32_cmd + 28);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < GLS32_CMD_LEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", gls32_cmd[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, gls32_cmd, sizeof(gls32_cmd));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, alloc_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, alloc_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response\n", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int
+sg_ll_report_tgt_prt_grp(int sg_fd, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                         bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_report_tgt_prt_grp2(sg_fd, resp, mx_resp_len, false, noisy,
+                                     verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_report_tgt_prt_grp2(int sg_fd, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                          bool extended, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Report target port groups";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rtpg_cdb[MAINTENANCE_IN_CMDLEN] =
+                         {MAINTENANCE_IN_CMD, REPORT_TGT_PRT_GRP_SA,
+                          0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (extended)
+        rtpg_cdb[1] |= 0x20;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)mx_resp_len, rtpg_cdb + 6);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < MAINTENANCE_IN_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rtpg_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rtpg_cdb, sizeof(rtpg_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_set_tgt_prt_grp(int sg_fd, void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy,
+                      int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Set target port groups";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char stpg_cdb[MAINTENANCE_OUT_CMDLEN] =
+                         {MAINTENANCE_OUT_CMD, SET_TGT_PRT_GRP_SA,
+                          0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)param_len, stpg_cdb + 6);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < MAINTENANCE_OUT_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", stpg_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 1) && paramp && param_len) {
+            pr2ws("    %s parameter list:\n", cdb_name_s);
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, stpg_cdb, sizeof(stpg_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REPORT REFERRALS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_report_referrals(int sg_fd, uint64_t start_llba, bool one_seg,
+                       void * resp, int mx_resp_len, bool noisy,
+                       int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Report referrals";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char repRef_cdb[SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN] =
+                         {SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMD, REPORT_REFERRALS_SA,
+                          0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be64(start_llba, repRef_cdb + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)mx_resp_len, repRef_cdb + 10);
+    if (one_seg)
+        repRef_cdb[14] = 0x1;
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", repRef_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, repRef_cdb, sizeof(repRef_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SEND DIAGNOSTIC command. Foreground, extended self tests can
+ * take a long time, if so set long_duration flag in which case the timeout
+ * is set to 7200 seconds; if the value of long_duration is > 7200 then that
+ * value is taken as the timeout value in seconds. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_send_diag(int sg_fd, int st_code, bool pf_bit, bool st_bit,
+                bool devofl_bit, bool unitofl_bit, int long_duration,
+                void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Send diagnostic";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat, tmout;
+    unsigned char senddiag_cdb[SEND_DIAGNOSTIC_CMDLEN] =
+        {SEND_DIAGNOSTIC_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    senddiag_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(st_code << 5);
+    if (pf_bit)
+        senddiag_cdb[1] |= 0x10;
+    if (st_bit)
+        senddiag_cdb[1] |= 0x4;
+    if (devofl_bit)
+        senddiag_cdb[1] |= 0x2;
+    if (unitofl_bit)
+        senddiag_cdb[1] |= 0x1;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)param_len, senddiag_cdb + 3);
+    if (long_duration > LONG_PT_TIMEOUT)
+        tmout = long_duration;
+    else
+        tmout = long_duration ? LONG_PT_TIMEOUT : DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SEND_DIAGNOSTIC_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", senddiag_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if (verbose > 1) {
+            if (paramp && param_len) {
+                pr2ws("    %s parameter list:\n", cdb_name_s);
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+            }
+            pr2ws("    %s timeout: %d seconds\n", cdb_name_s, tmout);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, senddiag_cdb, sizeof(senddiag_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, tmout, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_receive_diag(int sg_fd, bool pcv, int pg_code, void * resp,
+                   int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_receive_diag_v2(sg_fd, pcv, pg_code, resp, mx_resp_len, 0,
+                                 NULL, noisy, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_receive_diag_v2(int sg_fd, bool pcv, int pg_code, void * resp,
+                      int mx_resp_len, int timeout_secs, int * residp,
+                      bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    int resid = 0;
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Receive diagnostic results";
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+    unsigned char rcvdiag_cdb[RECEIVE_DIAGNOSTICS_CMDLEN] =
+        {RECEIVE_DIAGNOSTICS_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+
+    if (pcv)
+        rcvdiag_cdb[1] = 0x1;
+    rcvdiag_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)(pg_code);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)mx_resp_len, rcvdiag_cdb + 3);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < RECEIVE_DIAGNOSTICS_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rcvdiag_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (timeout_secs <= 0)
+        timeout_secs = DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s)))) {
+        if (residp)
+            *residp = 0;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rcvdiag_cdb, sizeof(rcvdiag_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, timeout_secs, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    resid = get_scsi_pt_resid(ptvp);
+    if (residp)
+        *residp = resid;
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                            -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ DEFECT DATA (10) command (SBC). Return of 0 -> success
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_read_defect10(int sg_fd, bool req_plist, bool req_glist, int dl_format,
+                    void * resp, int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Read defect(10)";
+    int res, k, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rdef_cdb[READ_DEFECT10_CMDLEN] =
+        {READ_DEFECT10_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    rdef_cdb[2] = (dl_format & 0x7);
+    if (req_plist)
+        rdef_cdb[2] |= 0x10;
+    if (req_glist)
+        rdef_cdb[2] |= 0x8;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)mx_resp_len, rdef_cdb + 7);
+    if (mx_resp_len > 0xffff) {
+        pr2ws("mx_resp_len too big\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < READ_DEFECT10_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rdef_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rdef_cdb, sizeof(rdef_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response\n", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ MEDIA SERIAL NUMBER command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_read_media_serial_num(int sg_fd, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                            bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Read media serial number";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rmsn_cdb[SERVICE_ACTION_IN_12_CMDLEN] =
+                         {SERVICE_ACTION_IN_12_CMD, READ_MEDIA_SERIAL_NUM_SA,
+                          0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)mx_resp_len, rmsn_cdb + 6);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SERVICE_ACTION_IN_12_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rmsn_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rmsn_cdb, sizeof(rmsn_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command. This command was
+ * called REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER prior to spc4r07. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_report_id_info(int sg_fd, int itype, void * resp, int max_resp_len,
+                     bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Report identifying information";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rii_cdb[MAINTENANCE_IN_CMDLEN] = {MAINTENANCE_IN_CMD,
+                        REPORT_IDENTIFYING_INFORMATION_SA,
+                        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)max_resp_len, rii_cdb + 6);
+    rii_cdb[10] |= (itype << 1) & 0xfe;
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < MAINTENANCE_IN_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rii_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rii_cdb, sizeof(rii_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, max_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, max_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SET IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command. This command was
+ * called SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER prior to spc4r07. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_set_id_info(int sg_fd, int itype, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                  bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Set identifying information";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char sii_cdb[MAINTENANCE_OUT_CMDLEN] = {MAINTENANCE_OUT_CMD,
+                         SET_IDENTIFYING_INFORMATION_SA,
+                         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)param_len, sii_cdb + 6);
+    sii_cdb[10] |= (itype << 1) & 0xfe;
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < MAINTENANCE_OUT_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", sii_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 1) && paramp && param_len) {
+            pr2ws("    %s parameter list:\n", cdb_name_s);
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, sii_cdb, sizeof(sii_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a FORMAT UNIT (SBC-3) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_format_unit(int sg_fd, int fmtpinfo, bool longlist, bool fmtdata,
+                  bool cmplst, int dlist_format, int timeout_secs,
+                  void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_format_unit_v2(sg_fd, fmtpinfo, longlist, fmtdata, cmplst,
+                                dlist_format, 0, timeout_secs, paramp,
+                                param_len, noisy, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a FORMAT UNIT (SBC-3) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_format_unit2(int sg_fd, int fmtpinfo, bool longlist, bool fmtdata,
+                   bool cmplst, int dlist_format, int ffmt, int timeout_secs,
+                   void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_format_unit_v2(sg_fd, fmtpinfo, longlist, fmtdata, cmplst,
+                                dlist_format, ffmt, timeout_secs, paramp,
+                                param_len, noisy, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a FORMAT UNIT (SBC-4) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors.
+ * FFMT field added in sbc4r10 [20160121] */
+int
+sg_ll_format_unit_v2(int sg_fd, int fmtpinfo, bool longlist, bool fmtdata,
+                     bool cmplst, int dlist_format, int ffmt,
+                     int timeout_secs, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                     bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Format unit";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat, tmout;
+    unsigned char fu_cdb[FORMAT_UNIT_CMDLEN] =
+                {FORMAT_UNIT_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (fmtpinfo)
+        fu_cdb[1] |= (fmtpinfo << 6);
+    if (longlist)
+        fu_cdb[1] |= 0x20;
+    if (fmtdata)
+        fu_cdb[1] |= 0x10;
+    if (cmplst)
+        fu_cdb[1] |= 0x8;
+    if (dlist_format)
+        fu_cdb[1] |= (dlist_format & 0x7);
+    if (ffmt)
+        fu_cdb[4] |= (ffmt & 0x3);
+    tmout = (timeout_secs > 0) ? timeout_secs : DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < 6; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", fu_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if (verbose > 1) {
+            if (param_len > 0) {
+                pr2ws("    %s parameter list:\n", cdb_name_s);
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+            }
+            pr2ws("    %s timeout: %d seconds\n", cdb_name_s, tmout);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, fu_cdb, sizeof(fu_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, tmout, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI REASSIGN BLOCKS command.  Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_reassign_blocks(int sg_fd, bool longlba, bool longlist, void * paramp,
+                      int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Reassign blocks";
+    int res, k, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char reass_cdb[REASSIGN_BLKS_CMDLEN] =
+        {REASSIGN_BLKS_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (longlba)
+        reass_cdb[1] = 0x2;
+    if (longlist)
+        reass_cdb[1] |= 0x1;
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < REASSIGN_BLKS_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", reass_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (verbose > 1) {
+        pr2ws("    %s parameter list\n", cdb_name_s);
+        hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, reass_cdb, sizeof(reass_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI PERSISTENT RESERVE IN command (SPC). Returns 0
+ * when successful, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or
+ * -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_persistent_reserve_in(int sg_fd, int rq_servact, void * resp,
+                            int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Persistent reservation in";
+    int res, k, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char prin_cdb[PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN_CMDLEN] =
+                 {PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (rq_servact > 0)
+        prin_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(rq_servact & 0x1f);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)mx_resp_len, prin_cdb + 7);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", prin_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, prin_cdb, sizeof(prin_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT command (SPC). Returns 0
+ * when successful, various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or
+ * -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_persistent_reserve_out(int sg_fd, int rq_servact, int rq_scope,
+                             unsigned int rq_type, void * paramp,
+                             int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "Persistent reservation out";
+    int res, k, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char prout_cdb[PERSISTENT_RESERVE_OUT_CMDLEN] =
+                 {PERSISTENT_RESERVE_OUT_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (rq_servact > 0)
+        prout_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(rq_servact & 0x1f);
+    prout_cdb[2] = (((rq_scope & 0xf) << 4) | (rq_type & 0xf));
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)param_len, prout_cdb + 7);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < PERSISTENT_RESERVE_OUT_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", prout_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if (verbose > 1) {
+            pr2ws("    %s parameters:\n", cdb_name_s);
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, prout_cdb, sizeof(prout_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static bool
+has_blk_ili(unsigned char * sensep, int sb_len)
+{
+    int resp_code;
+    const unsigned char * cup;
+
+    if (sb_len < 8)
+        return false;
+    resp_code = (0x7f & sensep[0]);
+    if (resp_code >= 0x72) { /* descriptor format */
+        /* find block command descriptor */
+        if ((cup = sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(sensep, sb_len, 0x5)))
+            return (cup[3] & 0x20);
+    } else /* fixed */
+        return (sensep[2] & 0x20);
+    return false;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ LONG (10) command (SBC). Note that 'xfer_len'
+ * is in bytes. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_read_long10(int sg_fd, bool pblock, bool correct, unsigned int lba,
+                  void * resp, int xfer_len, int * offsetp, bool noisy,
+                  int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "read long(10)";
+    int k, res, sense_cat, ret;
+    unsigned char readLong_cdb[READ_LONG10_CMDLEN];
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    memset(readLong_cdb, 0, READ_LONG10_CMDLEN);
+    readLong_cdb[0] = READ_LONG10_CMD;
+    if (pblock)
+        readLong_cdb[1] |= 0x4;
+    if (correct)
+        readLong_cdb[1] |= 0x2;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)lba, readLong_cdb + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)xfer_len, readLong_cdb + 7);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < READ_LONG10_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", readLong_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, readLong_cdb, sizeof(readLong_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, xfer_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, xfer_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+            {
+                bool valid, ili;
+                int slen;
+                uint64_t ull = 0;
+
+                slen = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+                valid = sg_get_sense_info_fld(sense_b, slen, &ull);
+                ili = has_blk_ili(sense_b, slen);
+                if (valid && ili) {
+                    if (offsetp)
+                        *offsetp = (int)(int64_t)ull;
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO;
+                } else {
+                    if (verbose > 1)
+                        pr2ws("  info field: 0x%" PRIx64 ",  valid: %d, "
+                              "ili: %d\n", ull, valid, ili);
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ LONG (16) command (SBC). Note that 'xfer_len'
+ * is in bytes. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_read_long16(int sg_fd, bool pblock, bool correct, uint64_t llba,
+                  void * resp, int xfer_len, int * offsetp, bool noisy,
+                  int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "read long(16)";
+    int k, res, sense_cat, ret;
+    unsigned char readLong_cdb[SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN];
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    memset(readLong_cdb, 0, sizeof(readLong_cdb));
+    readLong_cdb[0] = SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMD;
+    readLong_cdb[1] = READ_LONG_16_SA;
+    if (pblock)
+        readLong_cdb[14] |= 0x2;
+    if (correct)
+        readLong_cdb[14] |= 0x1;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be64(llba, readLong_cdb + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)xfer_len, readLong_cdb + 12);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", readLong_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, readLong_cdb, sizeof(readLong_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, xfer_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, xfer_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+            {
+                bool valid, ili;
+                int slen;
+                uint64_t ull = 0;
+
+                slen = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+                valid = sg_get_sense_info_fld(sense_b, slen, &ull);
+                ili = has_blk_ili(sense_b, slen);
+                if (valid && ili) {
+                    if (offsetp)
+                        *offsetp = (int)(int64_t)ull;
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO;
+                } else {
+                    if (verbose > 1)
+                        pr2ws("  info field: 0x%" PRIx64 ",  valid: %d, "
+                              "ili: %d\n", ull, (int)valid, (int)ili);
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI WRITE LONG (10) command (SBC). Note that 'xfer_len'
+ * is in bytes. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_write_long10(int sg_fd, bool cor_dis, bool wr_uncor, bool pblock,
+                   unsigned int lba, void * data_out, int xfer_len,
+                   int * offsetp, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "write long(10)";
+    int k, res, sense_cat, ret;
+    unsigned char writeLong_cdb[WRITE_LONG10_CMDLEN];
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    memset(writeLong_cdb, 0, WRITE_LONG10_CMDLEN);
+    writeLong_cdb[0] = WRITE_LONG10_CMD;
+    if (cor_dis)
+        writeLong_cdb[1] |= 0x80;
+    if (wr_uncor)
+        writeLong_cdb[1] |= 0x40;
+    if (pblock)
+        writeLong_cdb[1] |= 0x20;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)lba, writeLong_cdb + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)xfer_len, writeLong_cdb + 7);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < (int)sizeof(writeLong_cdb); ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", writeLong_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, writeLong_cdb, sizeof(writeLong_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)data_out, xfer_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret)
+        ;
+    else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+            {
+                int valid, slen, ili;
+                uint64_t ull = 0;
+
+                slen = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+                valid = sg_get_sense_info_fld(sense_b, slen, &ull);
+                ili = has_blk_ili(sense_b, slen);
+                if (valid && ili) {
+                    if (offsetp)
+                        *offsetp = (int)(int64_t)ull;
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO;
+                } else {
+                    if (verbose > 1)
+                        pr2ws("  info field: 0x%" PRIx64 ",  valid: %d, "
+                              "ili: %d\n", ull, (int)valid, (int)ili);
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI WRITE LONG (16) command (SBC). Note that 'xfer_len'
+ * is in bytes. Returns 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_write_long16(int sg_fd, bool cor_dis, bool wr_uncor, bool pblock,
+                   uint64_t llba, void * data_out, int xfer_len,
+                   int * offsetp, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "write long(16)";
+    int k, res, sense_cat, ret;
+    unsigned char writeLong_cdb[SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_16_CMDLEN];
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    memset(writeLong_cdb, 0, sizeof(writeLong_cdb));
+    writeLong_cdb[0] = SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_16_CMD;
+    writeLong_cdb[1] = WRITE_LONG_16_SA;
+    if (cor_dis)
+        writeLong_cdb[1] |= 0x80;
+    if (wr_uncor)
+        writeLong_cdb[1] |= 0x40;
+    if (pblock)
+        writeLong_cdb[1] |= 0x20;
+
+    sg_put_unaligned_be64(llba, writeLong_cdb + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)xfer_len, writeLong_cdb + 12);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_16_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", writeLong_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, writeLong_cdb, sizeof(writeLong_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)data_out, xfer_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+            {
+                bool valid, ili;
+                int slen;
+                uint64_t ull = 0;
+
+                slen = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+                valid = sg_get_sense_info_fld(sense_b, slen, &ull);
+                ili = has_blk_ili(sense_b, slen);
+                if (valid && ili) {
+                    if (offsetp)
+                        *offsetp = (int)(int64_t)ull;
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO;
+                } else {
+                    if (verbose > 1)
+                        pr2ws("  info field: 0x%" PRIx64 ",  valid: %d, "
+                              "ili: %d\n", ull, (int)valid, (int)ili);
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI VERIFY (10) command (SBC and MMC).
+ * Note that 'veri_len' is in blocks while 'data_out_len' is in bytes.
+ * Returns of 0 -> success, * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or
+ * -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_verify10(int sg_fd, int vrprotect, bool dpo, int bytchk,
+               unsigned int lba, int veri_len, void * data_out,
+               int data_out_len, unsigned int * infop, bool noisy,
+               int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "verify(10)";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat, slen;
+    unsigned char v_cdb[VERIFY10_CMDLEN] =
+                {VERIFY10_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    /* N.B. BYTCHK field expanded to 2 bits sbc3r34 */
+    v_cdb[1] = (((vrprotect & 0x7) << 5) | ((bytchk & 0x3) << 1)) ;
+    if (dpo)
+        v_cdb[1] |= 0x10;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)lba, v_cdb + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)veri_len, v_cdb + 7);
+    if (verbose > 1) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < VERIFY10_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", v_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 3) && bytchk && data_out && (data_out_len > 0)) {
+            k = data_out_len > 4104 ? 4104 : data_out_len;
+            pr2ws("    data_out buffer%s\n",
+                  (data_out_len > 4104 ? ", first 4104 bytes" : ""));
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)data_out, k, verbose < 5);
+        }
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, v_cdb, sizeof(v_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    if (data_out_len > 0)
+        set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)data_out, data_out_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD:
+            {
+                bool valid;
+                uint64_t ull = 0;
+
+                slen = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+                valid = sg_get_sense_info_fld(sense_b, slen, &ull);
+                if (valid) {
+                    if (infop)
+                        *infop = (unsigned int)ull;
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD_WITH_INFO;
+                } else
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD;
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI VERIFY (16) command (SBC and MMC).
+ * Note that 'veri_len' is in blocks while 'data_out_len' is in bytes.
+ * Returns of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_verify16(int sg_fd, int vrprotect, bool dpo, int bytchk, uint64_t llba,
+               int veri_len, int group_num, void * data_out,
+               int data_out_len, uint64_t * infop, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "verify(16)";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat, slen;
+    unsigned char v_cdb[VERIFY16_CMDLEN] =
+                {VERIFY16_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    /* N.B. BYTCHK field expanded to 2 bits sbc3r34 */
+    v_cdb[1] = (((vrprotect & 0x7) << 5) | ((bytchk & 0x3) << 1)) ;
+    if (dpo)
+        v_cdb[1] |= 0x10;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be64(llba, v_cdb + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)veri_len, v_cdb + 10);
+    v_cdb[14] = group_num & 0x1f;
+    if (verbose > 1) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < VERIFY16_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", v_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 3) && bytchk && data_out && (data_out_len > 0)) {
+            k = data_out_len > 4104 ? 4104 : data_out_len;
+            pr2ws("    data_out buffer%s\n",
+                  (data_out_len > 4104 ? ", first 4104 bytes" : ""));
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)data_out, k, verbose < 5);
+        }
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, v_cdb, sizeof(v_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    if (data_out_len > 0)
+        set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)data_out, data_out_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD:
+            {
+                bool valid;
+                uint64_t ull = 0;
+
+                slen = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+                valid = sg_get_sense_info_fld(sense_b, slen, &ull);
+                if (valid) {
+                    if (infop)
+                        *infop = ull;
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD_WITH_INFO;
+                } else
+                    ret = SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD;
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a ATA PASS-THROUGH (12, 16 or 32) SCSI command (SAT). This is
+ * selected by the cdb_len argument that can take values of 12, 16 or 32
+ * only (else -1 is returned). The byte at offset 0 (and bytes 0 to 9
+ * inclusive for ATA PT(32)) pointed to be cdbp are ignored and apart from
+ * the control byte, the rest is copied into an internal cdb which is then
+ * sent to the device. The control byte is byte 11 for ATA PT(12), byte 15
+ * for ATA PT(16) and byte 1 for ATA PT(32). If timeout_secs <= 0 then the
+ * timeout is set to 60 seconds. For data in or out transfers set dinp or
+ * doutp, and dlen to the number of bytes to transfer. If dlen is zero then
+ * no data transfer is assumed. If sense buffer obtained then it is written
+ * to sensep, else sensep[0] is set to 0x0. If ATA return descriptor is
+ * obtained then written to ata_return_dp, else ata_return_dp[0] is set to
+ * 0x0. Either sensep or ata_return_dp (or both) may be NULL pointers.
+ * Returns SCSI status value (>= 0) or -1 if other error. Users are
+ * expected to check the sense buffer themselves. If available the data in
+ * resid is written to residp. Note in SAT-2 and later, fixed format sense
+ * data may be placed in *sensep in which case sensep[0]==0x70, prior to
+ * SAT-2 descriptor sense format was required (i.e. sensep[0]==0x72).
+ */
+int
+sg_ll_ata_pt(int sg_fd, const unsigned char * cdbp, int cdb_len,
+             int timeout_secs, void * dinp, void * doutp, int dlen,
+             unsigned char * sensep, int max_sense_len,
+             unsigned char * ata_return_dp, int max_ata_return_len,
+             int * residp, int verbose)
+{
+    int k, res, slen, duration;
+    int ret = -1;
+    unsigned char apt_cdb[ATA_PT_32_CMDLEN];
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    unsigned char * sp;
+    const unsigned char * bp;
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+    const char * cnamep;
+    char b[256];
+
+    memset(apt_cdb, 0, sizeof(apt_cdb));
+    b[0] = '\0';
+    switch (cdb_len) {
+    case 12:
+        cnamep = "ATA pass-through(12)";
+        apt_cdb[0] = ATA_PT_12_CMD;
+        memcpy(apt_cdb + 1, cdbp + 1,  10);
+        /* control byte at cdb[11] left at zero */
+        break;
+    case 16:
+        cnamep = "ATA pass-through(16)";
+        apt_cdb[0] = ATA_PT_16_CMD;
+        memcpy(apt_cdb + 1, cdbp + 1,  14);
+        /* control byte at cdb[15] left at zero */
+        break;
+    case 32:
+        cnamep = "ATA pass-through(32)";
+        apt_cdb[0] = SG_VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD;
+        /* control byte at cdb[1] left at zero */
+        apt_cdb[7] = 0x18;    /* length starting at next byte */
+        sg_put_unaligned_be16(ATA_PT_32_SA, apt_cdb + 8);
+        memcpy(apt_cdb + 10, cdbp + 10,  32 - 10);
+        break;
+    default:
+        pr2ws("cdb_len must be 12, 16 or 32\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (NULL == cdbp) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s NULL cdb pointer\n", cnamep);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (sensep && (max_sense_len >= (int)sizeof(sense_b))) {
+        sp = sensep;
+        slen = max_sense_len;
+    } else {
+        sp = sense_b;
+        slen = sizeof(sense_b);
+    }
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cnamep);
+        if (cdb_len < 32) {
+            for (k = 0; k < cdb_len; ++k)
+                pr2ws("%02x ", apt_cdb[k]);
+            pr2ws("\n");
+        } else {
+            pr2ws("\n");
+            hex2stderr(apt_cdb, cdb_len, -1);
+        }
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cnamep))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, apt_cdb, cdb_len);
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sp, slen);
+    if (dlen > 0) {
+        if (dinp)
+            set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)dinp, dlen);
+        else if (doutp)
+            set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)doutp, dlen);
+    }
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd,
+                     ((timeout_secs > 0) ? timeout_secs : DEF_PT_TIMEOUT),
+                     verbose);
+    if (SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS == res) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: bad parameters\n", cnamep);
+        goto out;
+    } else if (SCSI_PT_DO_TIMEOUT == res) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: timeout\n", cnamep);
+        goto out;
+    } else if (res > 2) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: do_scsi_pt: errno=%d\n", cnamep, -res);
+    }
+
+    if ((verbose > 2) && ((duration = get_scsi_pt_duration_ms(ptvp)) >= 0))
+        pr2ws("      duration=%d ms\n", duration);
+
+    switch (get_scsi_pt_result_category(ptvp)) {
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_GOOD:
+        if ((sensep) && (max_sense_len > 0))
+            *sensep = 0;
+        if ((ata_return_dp) && (max_ata_return_len > 0))
+            *ata_return_dp = 0;
+        if (residp && (dlen > 0))
+            *residp = get_scsi_pt_resid(ptvp);
+        ret = 0;
+        break;
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_STATUS: /* other than GOOD + CHECK CONDITION */
+        if ((sensep) && (max_sense_len > 0))
+            *sensep = 0;
+        if ((ata_return_dp) && (max_ata_return_len > 0))
+            *ata_return_dp = 0;
+        ret = get_scsi_pt_status_response(ptvp);
+        break;
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_SENSE:
+        if (sensep && (sp != sensep)) {
+            k = get_scsi_pt_sense_len(ptvp);
+            k = (k > max_sense_len) ? max_sense_len : k;
+            memcpy(sensep, sp, k);
+        }
+        if (ata_return_dp && (max_ata_return_len > 0))  {
+            /* search for ATA return descriptor */
+            bp = sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(sp, slen, 0x9);
+            if (bp) {
+                k = bp[1] + 2;
+                k = (k > max_ata_return_len) ? max_ata_return_len : k;
+                memcpy(ata_return_dp, bp, k);
+            } else
+                ata_return_dp[0] = 0x0;
+        }
+        if (residp && (dlen > 0))
+            *residp = get_scsi_pt_resid(ptvp);
+        ret = get_scsi_pt_status_response(ptvp);
+        break;
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_TRANSPORT_ERR:
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: transport error: %s\n", cnamep,
+                  get_scsi_pt_transport_err_str(ptvp, sizeof(b), b));
+        break;
+    case SCSI_PT_RESULT_OS_ERR:
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: os error: %s\n", cnamep,
+                  get_scsi_pt_os_err_str(ptvp, sizeof(b) , b));
+        break;
+    default:
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: unknown pt_result_category=%d\n", cnamep,
+                  get_scsi_pt_result_category(ptvp));
+        break;
+    }
+
+out:
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ BUFFER(10) command (SPC). Return of 0 -> success
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_read_buffer(int sg_fd, int mode, int buffer_id, int buffer_offset,
+                  void * resp, int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "read buffer(10)";
+    int res, k, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rbuf_cdb[READ_BUFFER_CMDLEN] =
+        {READ_BUFFER_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    rbuf_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(mode & 0x1f);
+    rbuf_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)(buffer_id & 0xff);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be24((uint32_t)buffer_offset, rbuf_cdb + 3);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be24((uint32_t)mx_resp_len, rbuf_cdb + 6);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < READ_BUFFER_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rbuf_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rbuf_cdb, sizeof(rbuf_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI WRITE BUFFER command (SPC). Return of 0 -> success
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_write_buffer(int sg_fd, int mode, int buffer_id, int buffer_offset,
+                   void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "write buffer";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char wbuf_cdb[WRITE_BUFFER_CMDLEN] =
+        {WRITE_BUFFER_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    wbuf_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(mode & 0x1f);
+    wbuf_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)(buffer_id & 0xff);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be24((uint32_t)buffer_offset, wbuf_cdb + 3);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be24((uint32_t)param_len, wbuf_cdb + 6);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < WRITE_BUFFER_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", wbuf_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 1) && paramp && param_len) {
+            pr2ws("    %s parameter list", cdb_name_s);
+            if (2 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (param_len > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp,
+                           (param_len > 256 ? 256 : param_len), -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, 0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, wbuf_cdb, sizeof(wbuf_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI WRITE BUFFER command (SPC). Return of 0 ->
+ * success, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> invalid opcode,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure. Adds mode specific field (spc4r32) and timeout
+ *  to command abort to override default of 60 seconds. If timeout_secs is
+ *  0 or less then the default timeout is used instead. */
+int
+sg_ll_write_buffer_v2(int sg_fd, int mode, int m_specific, int buffer_id,
+                      uint32_t buffer_offset, void * paramp,
+                      uint32_t param_len, int timeout_secs, bool noisy,
+                      int verbose)
+{
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    uint8_t wbuf_cdb[WRITE_BUFFER_CMDLEN] =
+        {WRITE_BUFFER_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    uint8_t sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (buffer_offset > 0xffffff) {
+        pr2ws("%s: buffer_offset value too large for 24 bits\n", __func__);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (param_len > 0xffffff) {
+        pr2ws("%s: param_len value too large for 24 bits\n", __func__);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    wbuf_cdb[1] = (uint8_t)(mode & 0x1f);
+    wbuf_cdb[1] |= (uint8_t)((m_specific & 0x7) << 5);
+    wbuf_cdb[2] = (uint8_t)(buffer_id & 0xff);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be24(buffer_offset, wbuf_cdb + 3);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be24(param_len, wbuf_cdb + 6);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    Write buffer cdb: ");
+        for (k = 0; k < WRITE_BUFFER_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", wbuf_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 1) && paramp && param_len) {
+            pr2ws("    Write buffer parameter list%s:\n",
+                  ((param_len > 256) ? " (first 256 bytes)" : ""));
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp,
+                       ((param_len > 256) ? 256 : param_len), -1);
+        }
+    }
+    if (timeout_secs <= 0)
+        timeout_secs = DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+
+    ptvp = construct_scsi_pt_obj();
+    if (NULL == ptvp) {
+        pr2ws("%s: out of memory\n", __func__);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, wbuf_cdb, sizeof(wbuf_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (uint8_t *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, timeout_secs, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, "Write buffer", res, SG_NO_DATA_IN,
+                               sense_b, noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI UNMAP command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_unmap(int sg_fd, int group_num, int timeout_secs, void * paramp,
+            int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    return sg_ll_unmap_v2(sg_fd, false, group_num, timeout_secs, paramp,
+                          param_len, noisy, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI UNMAP (SBC-3) command. Version 2 adds anchor field
+ * (sbc3r22). Otherwise same as sg_ll_unmap() . */
+int
+sg_ll_unmap_v2(int sg_fd, bool anchor, int group_num, int timeout_secs,
+               void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "unmap";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat, tmout;
+    unsigned char u_cdb[UNMAP_CMDLEN] =
+                         {UNMAP_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (anchor)
+        u_cdb[1] |= 0x1;
+    tmout = (timeout_secs > 0) ? timeout_secs : DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+    u_cdb[6] = group_num & 0x1f;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)param_len, u_cdb + 7);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < UNMAP_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", u_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 1) && paramp && param_len) {
+            pr2ws("    %s parameter list:\n", cdb_name_s);
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, u_cdb, sizeof(u_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, tmout, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_read_block_limits(int sg_fd, void * resp, int mx_resp_len,
+                        bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "read block limits";
+    int k, ret, res, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rl_cdb[READ_BLOCK_LIMITS_CMDLEN] =
+      {READ_BLOCK_LIMITS_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < READ_BLOCK_LIMITS_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rl_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rl_cdb, sizeof(rl_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 0)) {
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (ret > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (ret > 256 ? 256 : ret),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, ret, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI RECEIVE COPY RESULTS command. Actually cover all current
+ * uses of opcode 0x84 (Third-party copy IN). Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_receive_copy_results(int sg_fd, int sa, int list_id, void * resp,
+                           int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char rcvcopyres_cdb[THIRD_PARTY_COPY_IN_CMDLEN] =
+      {THIRD_PARTY_COPY_IN_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+    char b[64];
+
+    sg_get_opcode_sa_name(THIRD_PARTY_COPY_IN_CMD, sa, 0, (int)sizeof(b), b);
+    rcvcopyres_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(sa & 0x1f);
+    if (sa <= 4)        /* LID1 variants */
+        rcvcopyres_cdb[2] = (unsigned char)(list_id);
+    else if ((sa >= 5) && (sa <= 7))    /* LID4 variants */
+        sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)list_id, rcvcopyres_cdb + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)mx_resp_len, rcvcopyres_cdb + 10);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", b);
+        for (k = 0; k < THIRD_PARTY_COPY_IN_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", rcvcopyres_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(b))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, rcvcopyres_cdb, sizeof(rcvcopyres_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, b, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b, noisy,
+                               verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+/* SPC-4 rev 35 and later calls this opcode (0x83) "Third-party copy OUT"
+ * The original EXTENDED COPY command (now called EXTENDED COPY (LID1))
+ * is the only one supported by sg_ll_extended_copy(). See function
+ * sg_ll_3party_copy_out() for the other service actions ( > 0 ). */
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI EXTENDED COPY (LID1) command. Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_extended_copy(int sg_fd, void * paramp, int param_len, bool noisy,
+                    int verbose)
+{
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char xcopy_cdb[THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMDLEN] =
+      {THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+    const char * opcode_name = "Extended copy (LID1)";
+
+    xcopy_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(EXTENDED_COPY_LID1_SA & 0x1f);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)param_len, xcopy_cdb + 10);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", opcode_name);
+        for (k = 0; k < THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", xcopy_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 1) && paramp && param_len) {
+            pr2ws("    %s parameter list:\n", opcode_name);
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(opcode_name))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, xcopy_cdb, sizeof(xcopy_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, opcode_name, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Handles various service actions associated with opcode 0x83 which is
+ * called THIRD PARTY COPY OUT. These include the EXTENDED COPY(LID1 and
+ * LID4), POPULATE TOKEN and WRITE USING TOKEN commands.
+ * Return of 0 -> success,
+ * various SG_LIB_CAT_* positive values or -1 -> other errors */
+int
+sg_ll_3party_copy_out(int sg_fd, int sa, unsigned int list_id, int group_num,
+                      int timeout_secs, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                      bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat, tmout;
+    unsigned char xcopy_cdb[THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMDLEN] =
+      {THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+    char cname[80];
+
+    sg_get_opcode_sa_name(THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMD, sa, 0, sizeof(cname),
+                          cname);
+    xcopy_cdb[1] = (unsigned char)(sa & 0x1f);
+    switch (sa) {
+    case 0x0:   /* XCOPY(LID1) */
+    case 0x1:   /* XCOPY(LID4) */
+        sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)param_len, xcopy_cdb + 10);
+        break;
+    case 0x10:  /* POPULATE TOKEN (SBC-3) */
+    case 0x11:  /* WRITE USING TOKEN (SBC-3) */
+        sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)list_id, xcopy_cdb + 6);
+        sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)param_len, xcopy_cdb + 10);
+        xcopy_cdb[14] = (unsigned char)(group_num & 0x1f);
+        break;
+    case 0x1c:  /* COPY OPERATION ABORT */
+        sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)list_id, xcopy_cdb + 2);
+        break;
+    default:
+        pr2ws("%s: unknown service action 0x%x\n", __func__, sa);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    tmout = (timeout_secs > 0) ? timeout_secs : DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cname);
+        for (k = 0; k < THIRD_PARTY_COPY_OUT_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", xcopy_cdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 1) && paramp && param_len) {
+            pr2ws("    %s parameter list:\n", cname);
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cname))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, xcopy_cdb, sizeof(xcopy_cdb));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, tmout, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cname, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI PRE-FETCH(10), PRE-FETCH(16) or SEEK(10) command (SBC).
+ * Returns 0 -> success, 25 (SG_LIB_CAT_CONDITION_MET), various SG_LIB_CAT_*
+ * positive values or -1 -> other errors. Note that CONDITION MET status
+ * is returned when immed=true and num_blocks can fit in device's cache,
+ * somewaht strangely, GOOD status (return 0) is returned if num_blocks
+ * cannot fit in device's cache. If do_seek10==true then does a SEEK(10)
+ * command with given lba, if that LBA is < 2**32 . Unclear what SEEK(10)
+ * does, assume it is like PRE-FETCH. If timeout_secs is 0 (or less) then
+ * use DEF_PT_TIMEOUT (60 seconds) as command timeout. */
+int
+sg_ll_pre_fetch_x(int sg_fd, bool do_seek10, bool cdb16, bool immed,
+                  uint64_t lba, uint32_t num_blocks, int group_num,
+                  int timeout_secs, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb10_name_s = "Pre-fetch(10)";
+    static const char * const cdb16_name_s = "Pre-fetch(16)";
+    static const char * const cdb_seek_name_s = "Seek(10)";
+    int k, res, sense_cat, ret, cdb_len, tmout;
+    const char *cdb_name_s;
+    unsigned char preFetchCdb[PRE_FETCH16_CMDLEN]; /* all use longest cdb */
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    memset(preFetchCdb, 0, sizeof(preFetchCdb));
+    if (do_seek10) {
+        if (lba > UINT32_MAX) {
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2ws("%s: LBA exceeds 2**32 in %s\n", __func__,
+                      cdb_seek_name_s);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        preFetchCdb[0] = SEEK10_CMD;
+        cdb_len = SEEK10_CMDLEN;
+        cdb_name_s = cdb_seek_name_s;
+        sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)lba, preFetchCdb + 2);
+    } else {
+        if ((! cdb16) &&
+            ((lba > UINT32_MAX) || (num_blocks > UINT16_MAX))) {
+            cdb16 = true;
+            if (noisy || verbose)
+                pr2ws("%s: do %s due to %s size\n", __func__, cdb16_name_s,
+                      (lba > UINT32_MAX) ? "LBA" : "NUM_BLOCKS");
+        }
+        if (cdb16) {
+            preFetchCdb[0] = PRE_FETCH16_CMD;
+            cdb_len = PRE_FETCH16_CMDLEN;
+            cdb_name_s = cdb16_name_s;
+            if (immed)
+                preFetchCdb[1] = 0x2;
+            sg_put_unaligned_be64(lba, preFetchCdb + 2);
+            sg_put_unaligned_be32(num_blocks, preFetchCdb + 10);
+            preFetchCdb[14] = 0x3f & group_num;
+        } else {
+            preFetchCdb[0] = PRE_FETCH10_CMD;
+            cdb_len = PRE_FETCH10_CMDLEN;
+            cdb_name_s = cdb10_name_s;
+            if (immed)
+                preFetchCdb[1] = 0x2;
+            sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)lba, preFetchCdb + 2);
+            preFetchCdb[6] = 0x3f & group_num;
+            sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)num_blocks, preFetchCdb + 7);
+        }
+    }
+    tmout = (timeout_secs > 0) ? timeout_secs : DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < cdb_len; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", preFetchCdb[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, preFetchCdb, cdb_len);
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, tmout, verbose);
+    if (0 == res) {
+        int sstat = get_scsi_pt_status_response(ptvp);
+
+        if (SG_LIB_CAT_CONDITION_MET == sstat) {
+            ret = SG_LIB_CAT_CONDITION_MET;
+            if (verbose > 2)
+                pr2ws("%s: returns SG_LIB_CAT_CONDITION_MET\n", __func__);
+            goto fini;
+        }
+    }
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+fini:
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_mmc.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_mmc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18f6ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_cmds_mmc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS 1
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_basic.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_mmc.h"
+#include "sg_pt.h"
+#include "sg_unaligned.h"
+
+
+#define SENSE_BUFF_LEN 64       /* Arbitrary, could be larger */
+
+#define DEF_PT_TIMEOUT 60       /* 60 seconds */
+
+#define GET_CONFIG_CMD 0x46
+#define GET_CONFIG_CMD_LEN 10
+#define GET_PERFORMANCE_CMD 0xac
+#define GET_PERFORMANCE_CMD_LEN 12
+#define SET_CD_SPEED_CMD 0xbb
+#define SET_CD_SPEED_CMDLEN 12
+#define SET_STREAMING_CMD 0xb6
+#define SET_STREAMING_CMDLEN 12
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+static int
+pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+static struct sg_pt_base *
+create_pt_obj(const char * cname)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp = construct_scsi_pt_obj();
+    if (NULL == ptvp)
+        pr2ws("%s: out of memory\n", cname);
+    return ptvp;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SET CD SPEED command (MMC).
+ * Return of 0 -> success, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> command not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int
+sg_ll_set_cd_speed(int sg_fd, int rot_control, int drv_read_speed,
+                   int drv_write_speed, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "set cd speed";
+    int res, ret, k, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char scsCmdBlk[SET_CD_SPEED_CMDLEN] = {SET_CD_SPEED_CMD, 0,
+                                         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ,0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    scsCmdBlk[1] |= (rot_control & 0x3);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)drv_read_speed, scsCmdBlk + 2);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)drv_write_speed, scsCmdBlk + 4);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SET_CD_SPEED_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", scsCmdBlk[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, scsCmdBlk, sizeof(scsCmdBlk));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = -1;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI GET CONFIGURATION command (MMC-3,4,5).
+ * Returns 0 when successful, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP if command not
+ * supported, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ if field in cdb not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, else -1 */
+int
+sg_ll_get_config(int sg_fd, int rt, int starting, void * resp,
+                 int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "get configuration";
+    int res, k, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char gcCmdBlk[GET_CONFIG_CMD_LEN] = {GET_CONFIG_CMD, 0, 0, 0,
+                                                  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if ((rt < 0) || (rt > 3)) {
+        pr2ws("Bad rt value: %d\n", rt);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    gcCmdBlk[1] = (rt & 0x3);
+    if ((starting < 0) || (starting > 0xffff)) {
+        pr2ws("Bad starting field number: 0x%x\n", starting);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)starting, gcCmdBlk + 2);
+    if ((mx_resp_len < 0) || (mx_resp_len > 0xffff)) {
+        pr2ws("Bad mx_resp_len: 0x%x\n", starting);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)mx_resp_len, gcCmdBlk + 7);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < GET_CONFIG_CMD_LEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", gcCmdBlk[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, gcCmdBlk, sizeof(gcCmdBlk));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len,
+                               sense_b, noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = -1;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 3)) {
+            unsigned char * bp;
+            int len;
+
+            bp = (unsigned char *)resp;
+            len = sg_get_unaligned_be32(bp + 0);
+            if (len < 0)
+                len = 0;
+            len = (ret < len) ? ret : len;
+            pr2ws("    %s: response:\n", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (len > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (len > 256 ? 256 : len),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, len, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI GET PERFORMANCE command (MMC-3...6).
+ * Returns 0 when successful, SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP if command not
+ * supported, SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ if field in cdb not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND, else -1 */
+int
+sg_ll_get_performance(int sg_fd, int data_type, unsigned int starting_lba,
+                      int max_num_desc, int ttype, void * resp,
+                      int mx_resp_len, bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "get performance";
+    int res, k, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char gpCmdBlk[GET_PERFORMANCE_CMD_LEN] = {GET_PERFORMANCE_CMD, 0,
+                                        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    if ((data_type < 0) || (data_type > 0x1f)) {
+        pr2ws("Bad data_type value: %d\n", data_type);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    gpCmdBlk[1] = (data_type & 0x1f);
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32((uint32_t)starting_lba, gpCmdBlk + 2);
+    if ((max_num_desc < 0) || (max_num_desc > 0xffff)) {
+        pr2ws("Bad max_num_desc: 0x%x\n", max_num_desc);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)max_num_desc, gpCmdBlk + 8);
+    if ((ttype < 0) || (ttype > 0xff)) {
+        pr2ws("Bad type: 0x%x\n", ttype);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    gpCmdBlk[10] = (unsigned char)ttype;
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < GET_PERFORMANCE_CMD_LEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", gpCmdBlk[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, gpCmdBlk, sizeof(gpCmdBlk));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_in(ptvp, (unsigned char *)resp, mx_resp_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, mx_resp_len, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = -1;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((verbose > 2) && (ret > 3)) {
+            unsigned char * bp;
+            int len;
+
+            bp = (unsigned char *)resp;
+            len = sg_get_unaligned_be32(bp + 0);
+            if (len < 0)
+                len = 0;
+            len = (ret < len) ? ret : len;
+            pr2ws("    %s: response", cdb_name_s);
+            if (3 == verbose) {
+                pr2ws("%s:\n", (len > 256 ? ", first 256 bytes" : ""));
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, (len > 256 ? 256 : len),
+                           -1);
+            } else {
+                pr2ws(":\n");
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)resp, len, 0);
+            }
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Invokes a SCSI SET STREAMING command (MMC). Return of 0 -> success,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP -> Set Streaming not supported,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ -> bad field in cdb, SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+ * SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION, SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY -> device not ready,
+ * -1 -> other failure */
+int
+sg_ll_set_streaming(int sg_fd, int type, void * paramp, int param_len,
+                    bool noisy, int verbose)
+{
+    static const char * const cdb_name_s = "set streaming";
+    int k, res, ret, sense_cat;
+    unsigned char ssCmdBlk[SET_STREAMING_CMDLEN] =
+                 {SET_STREAMING_CMD, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+    unsigned char sense_b[SENSE_BUFF_LEN];
+    struct sg_pt_base * ptvp;
+
+    ssCmdBlk[8] = type;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16((uint16_t)param_len, ssCmdBlk + 9);
+    if (verbose) {
+        pr2ws("    %s cdb: ", cdb_name_s);
+        for (k = 0; k < SET_STREAMING_CMDLEN; ++k)
+            pr2ws("%02x ", ssCmdBlk[k]);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if ((verbose > 1) && paramp && param_len) {
+            pr2ws("    %s parameter list:\n", cdb_name_s);
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)paramp, param_len, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == ((ptvp = create_pt_obj(cdb_name_s))))
+        return -1;
+    set_scsi_pt_cdb(ptvp, ssCmdBlk, sizeof(ssCmdBlk));
+    set_scsi_pt_sense(ptvp, sense_b, sizeof(sense_b));
+    set_scsi_pt_data_out(ptvp, (unsigned char *)paramp, param_len);
+    res = do_scsi_pt(ptvp, sg_fd, DEF_PT_TIMEOUT, verbose);
+    ret = sg_cmds_process_resp(ptvp, cdb_name_s, res, SG_NO_DATA_IN, sense_b,
+                               noisy, verbose, &sense_cat);
+    if (-1 == ret) {
+        int os_err = get_scsi_pt_os_err(ptvp);
+
+        if ((os_err > 0) && (os_err < 47))
+            ret = SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err;
+    } else if (-2 == ret) {
+        switch (sense_cat) {
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND:
+            ret = sense_cat;
+            break;
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:
+        case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ret = -1;
+            break;
+        }
+    } else
+        ret = 0;
+    destruct_scsi_pt_obj(ptvp);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_io_linux.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_io_linux.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9f08e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_io_linux.c
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef SG_LIB_LINUX
+
+#include "sg_io_linux.h"
+
+
+/* Version 1.07 20160405 */
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+static int
+pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+
+void
+sg_print_masked_status(int masked_status)
+{
+    int scsi_status = (masked_status << 1) & 0x7e;
+
+    sg_print_scsi_status(scsi_status);
+}
+
+static const char * linux_host_bytes[] = {
+    "DID_OK", "DID_NO_CONNECT", "DID_BUS_BUSY", "DID_TIME_OUT",
+    "DID_BAD_TARGET", "DID_ABORT", "DID_PARITY", "DID_ERROR",
+    "DID_RESET", "DID_BAD_INTR", "DID_PASSTHROUGH", "DID_SOFT_ERROR",
+    "DID_IMM_RETRY", "DID_REQUEUE", "DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED",
+    "DID_TRANSPORT_FAILFAST", "DID_TARGET_FAILURE", "DID_NEXUS_FAILURE",
+    "DID_ALLOC_FAILURE", "DID_MEDIUM_ERROR",
+};
+
+#define LINUX_HOST_BYTES_SZ \
+        (int)(sizeof(linux_host_bytes) / sizeof(linux_host_bytes[0]))
+
+void
+sg_print_host_status(int host_status)
+{
+    pr2ws("Host_status=0x%02x ", host_status);
+    if ((host_status < 0) || (host_status >= LINUX_HOST_BYTES_SZ))
+        pr2ws("is invalid ");
+    else
+        pr2ws("[%s] ", linux_host_bytes[host_status]);
+}
+
+static const char * linux_driver_bytes[] = {
+    "DRIVER_OK", "DRIVER_BUSY", "DRIVER_SOFT", "DRIVER_MEDIA",
+    "DRIVER_ERROR", "DRIVER_INVALID", "DRIVER_TIMEOUT", "DRIVER_HARD",
+    "DRIVER_SENSE"
+};
+
+#define LINUX_DRIVER_BYTES_SZ \
+    (int)(sizeof(linux_driver_bytes) / sizeof(linux_driver_bytes[0]))
+
+#if 0
+static const char * linux_driver_suggests[] = {
+    "SUGGEST_OK", "SUGGEST_RETRY", "SUGGEST_ABORT", "SUGGEST_REMAP",
+    "SUGGEST_DIE", "UNKNOWN","UNKNOWN","UNKNOWN",
+    "SUGGEST_SENSE"
+};
+
+#define LINUX_DRIVER_SUGGESTS_SZ \
+    (int)(sizeof(linux_driver_suggests) / sizeof(linux_driver_suggests[0]))
+#endif
+
+
+void
+sg_print_driver_status(int driver_status)
+{
+    int driv;
+    const char * driv_cp = "invalid";
+
+    driv = driver_status & SG_LIB_DRIVER_MASK;
+    if (driv < LINUX_DRIVER_BYTES_SZ)
+        driv_cp = linux_driver_bytes[driv];
+#if 0
+    sugg = (driver_status & SG_LIB_SUGGEST_MASK) >> 4;
+    if (sugg < LINUX_DRIVER_SUGGESTS_SZ)
+        sugg_cp = linux_driver_suggests[sugg];
+#endif
+    pr2ws("Driver_status=0x%02x", driver_status);
+    pr2ws(" [%s] ", driv_cp);
+}
+
+/* Returns 1 if no errors found and thus nothing printed; otherwise
+   prints error/warning (prefix by 'leadin') and returns 0. */
+static int
+sg_linux_sense_print(const char * leadin, int scsi_status, int host_status,
+                     int driver_status, const unsigned char * sense_buffer,
+                     int sb_len, bool raw_sinfo)
+{
+    bool done_leadin = false;
+    bool done_sense = false;
+
+    scsi_status &= 0x7e; /*sanity */
+    if ((0 == scsi_status) && (0 == host_status) && (0 == driver_status))
+        return 1;       /* No problems */
+    if (0 != scsi_status) {
+        if (leadin)
+            pr2ws("%s: ", leadin);
+        done_leadin = true;
+        pr2ws("SCSI status: ");
+        sg_print_scsi_status(scsi_status);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if (sense_buffer && ((scsi_status == SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION) ||
+                             (scsi_status == SAM_STAT_COMMAND_TERMINATED))) {
+            /* SAM_STAT_COMMAND_TERMINATED is obsolete */
+            sg_print_sense(0, sense_buffer, sb_len, raw_sinfo);
+            done_sense = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (0 != host_status) {
+        if (leadin && (! done_leadin))
+            pr2ws("%s: ", leadin);
+        if (done_leadin)
+            pr2ws("plus...: ");
+        else
+            done_leadin = true;
+        sg_print_host_status(host_status);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+    }
+    if (0 != driver_status) {
+        if (done_sense &&
+            (SG_LIB_DRIVER_SENSE == (SG_LIB_DRIVER_MASK & driver_status)))
+            return 0;
+        if (leadin && (! done_leadin))
+            pr2ws("%s: ", leadin);
+        if (done_leadin)
+            pr2ws("plus...: ");
+        sg_print_driver_status(driver_status);
+        pr2ws("\n");
+        if (sense_buffer && (! done_sense) &&
+            (SG_LIB_DRIVER_SENSE == (SG_LIB_DRIVER_MASK & driver_status)))
+            sg_print_sense(0, sense_buffer, sb_len, raw_sinfo);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef SG_IO
+
+bool
+sg_normalize_sense(const struct sg_io_hdr * hp,
+                   struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr * sshp)
+{
+    if ((NULL == hp) || (0 == hp->sb_len_wr)) {
+        if (sshp)
+            memset(sshp, 0, sizeof(struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr));
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return sg_scsi_normalize_sense(hp->sbp, hp->sb_len_wr, sshp);
+}
+
+/* Returns 1 if no errors found and thus nothing printed; otherwise
+   returns 0. */
+int
+sg_chk_n_print3(const char * leadin, struct sg_io_hdr * hp,
+                bool raw_sinfo)
+{
+    return sg_linux_sense_print(leadin, hp->status, hp->host_status,
+                                hp->driver_status, hp->sbp, hp->sb_len_wr,
+                                raw_sinfo);
+}
+#endif
+
+/* Returns 1 if no errors found and thus nothing printed; otherwise
+   returns 0. */
+int
+sg_chk_n_print(const char * leadin, int masked_status, int host_status,
+               int driver_status, const unsigned char * sense_buffer,
+               int sb_len, bool raw_sinfo)
+{
+    int scsi_status = (masked_status << 1) & 0x7e;
+
+    return sg_linux_sense_print(leadin, scsi_status, host_status,
+                                driver_status, sense_buffer, sb_len,
+                                raw_sinfo);
+}
+
+#ifdef SG_IO
+int
+sg_err_category3(struct sg_io_hdr * hp)
+{
+    return sg_err_category_new(hp->status, hp->host_status,
+                               hp->driver_status, hp->sbp, hp->sb_len_wr);
+}
+#endif
+
+int
+sg_err_category(int masked_status, int host_status, int driver_status,
+                const unsigned char * sense_buffer, int sb_len)
+{
+    int scsi_status = (masked_status << 1) & 0x7e;
+
+    return sg_err_category_new(scsi_status, host_status, driver_status,
+                               sense_buffer, sb_len);
+}
+
+int
+sg_err_category_new(int scsi_status, int host_status, int driver_status,
+                    const unsigned char * sense_buffer, int sb_len)
+{
+    int masked_driver_status = (SG_LIB_DRIVER_MASK & driver_status);
+
+    scsi_status &= 0x7e;
+    if ((0 == scsi_status) && (0 == host_status) &&
+        (0 == masked_driver_status))
+        return SG_LIB_CAT_CLEAN;
+    if ((SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION == scsi_status) ||
+        (SAM_STAT_COMMAND_TERMINATED == scsi_status) ||
+        (SG_LIB_DRIVER_SENSE == masked_driver_status))
+        return sg_err_category_sense(sense_buffer, sb_len);
+    if (0 != host_status) {
+        if ((SG_LIB_DID_NO_CONNECT == host_status) ||
+            (SG_LIB_DID_BUS_BUSY == host_status) ||
+            (SG_LIB_DID_TIME_OUT == host_status))
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_TIMEOUT;
+        if (SG_LIB_DID_NEXUS_FAILURE == host_status)
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_RES_CONFLICT;
+    }
+    if (SG_LIB_DRIVER_TIMEOUT == masked_driver_status)
+        return SG_LIB_CAT_TIMEOUT;
+    return SG_LIB_CAT_OTHER;
+}
+
+#endif  /* if SG_LIB_LINUX defined */
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_lib.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_lib.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e31c816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_lib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3494 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+/* NOTICE:
+ *    On 5th October 2004 (v1.00) this file name was changed from sg_err.c
+ *    to sg_lib.c and the previous GPL was changed to a FreeBSD license.
+ *    The intention is to maintain this file and the related sg_lib.h file
+ *    as open source and encourage their unencumbered use.
+ *
+ * CONTRIBUTIONS:
+ *    This file started out as a copy of SCSI opcodes, sense keys and
+ *    additional sense codes (ASC/ASCQ) kept in the Linux SCSI subsystem
+ *    in the kernel source file: drivers/scsi/constant.c . That file
+ *    bore this notice: "Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995 Eric Youngdale"
+ *    and a GPL notice.
+ *
+ *    Much of the data in this file is derived from SCSI draft standards
+ *    found at http://www.t10.org with the "SCSI Primary Commands-4" (SPC-4)
+ *    being the central point of reference.
+ *
+ *    Contributions:
+ *      sense key specific field decoding [Trent Piepho 20031116]
+ *
+ */
+
+#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L         /* for posix_memalign() */
+#define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS 1
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_lib_data.h"
+#include "sg_unaligned.h"
+#include "sg_pr2serr.h"
+
+/* sg_lib_version_str (and datestamp) defined in sg_lib_data.c file */
+
+#define ASCQ_ATA_PT_INFO_AVAILABLE 0x1d  /* corresponding ASC is 0 */
+
+FILE * sg_warnings_strm = NULL;        /* would like to default to stderr */
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+static int
+pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int scnpr(char * cp, int cp_max_len, const char * fmt, ...)
+                 __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
+#else
+static int scnpr(char * cp, int cp_max_len, const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+/* Want safe, 'n += snprintf(b + n, blen - n, ...)' style sequence of
+ * functions. Returns number of chars placed in cp excluding the
+ * trailing null char. So for cp_max_len > 0 the return value is always
+ * < cp_max_len; for cp_max_len <= 1 the return value is 0 and no chars are
+ * written to cp. Note this means that when cp_max_len = 1, this function
+ * assumes that cp[0] is the null character and does nothing (and returns
+ * 0). Linux kernel has a similar function called  scnprintf().  */
+static int
+scnpr(char * cp, int cp_max_len, const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    if (cp_max_len < 2)
+        return 0;
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vsnprintf(cp, cp_max_len, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return (n < cp_max_len) ? n : (cp_max_len - 1);
+}
+
+/* Simple ASCII printable (does not use locale), includes space and excludes
+ * DEL (0x7f). */
+static inline int my_isprint(int ch)
+{
+    return ((ch >= ' ') && (ch < 0x7f));
+}
+
+/* Searches 'arr' for match on 'value' then 'peri_type'. If matches
+   'value' but not 'peri_type' then yields first 'value' match entry.
+   Last element of 'arr' has NULL 'name'. If no match returns NULL. */
+static const struct sg_lib_value_name_t *
+get_value_name(const struct sg_lib_value_name_t * arr, int value,
+               int peri_type)
+{
+    const struct sg_lib_value_name_t * vp = arr;
+    const struct sg_lib_value_name_t * holdp;
+
+    if (peri_type < 0)
+        peri_type = 0;
+    for (; vp->name; ++vp) {
+        if (value == vp->value) {
+            if (peri_type == vp->peri_dev_type)
+                return vp;
+            holdp = vp;
+            while ((vp + 1)->name && (value == (vp + 1)->value)) {
+                ++vp;
+                if (peri_type == vp->peri_dev_type)
+                    return vp;
+            }
+            return holdp;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* If this function is not called, sg_warnings_strm will be NULL and all users
+ * (mainly fprintf() ) need to check and substitute stderr as required */
+void
+sg_set_warnings_strm(FILE * warnings_strm)
+{
+    sg_warnings_strm = warnings_strm;
+}
+
+#define CMD_NAME_LEN 128
+
+void
+sg_print_command(const unsigned char * command)
+{
+    int k, sz;
+    char buff[CMD_NAME_LEN];
+
+    sg_get_command_name(command, 0, CMD_NAME_LEN, buff);
+    buff[CMD_NAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+
+    pr2ws("%s [", buff);
+    if (SG_VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD == command[0])
+        sz = command[7] + 8;
+    else
+        sz = sg_get_command_size(command[0]);
+    for (k = 0; k < sz; ++k)
+        pr2ws("%02x ", command[k]);
+    pr2ws("]\n");
+}
+
+void
+sg_get_scsi_status_str(int scsi_status, int buff_len, char * buff)
+{
+    const char * ccp = NULL;
+    bool unknown = false;
+
+    if ((NULL == buff) || (buff_len < 1))
+        return;
+    else if (1 ==  buff_len) {
+        buff[0] = '\0';
+        return;
+    }
+    scsi_status &= 0x7e; /* sanitize as much as possible */
+    switch (scsi_status) {
+        case 0: ccp = "Good"; break;
+        case 0x2: ccp = "Check Condition"; break;
+        case 0x4: ccp = "Condition Met"; break;
+        case 0x8: ccp = "Busy"; break;
+        case 0x10: ccp = "Intermediate (obsolete)"; break;
+        case 0x14: ccp = "Intermediate-Condition Met (obsolete)"; break;
+        case 0x18: ccp = "Reservation Conflict"; break;
+        case 0x22: ccp = "Command Terminated (obsolete)"; break;
+        case 0x28: ccp = "Task set Full"; break;
+        case 0x30: ccp = "ACA Active"; break;
+        case 0x40: ccp = "Task Aborted"; break;
+        default:
+            unknown = true;
+            break;
+    }
+    if (unknown)
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Unknown status [0x%x]", scsi_status);
+    else
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", ccp);
+}
+
+void
+sg_print_scsi_status(int scsi_status)
+{
+    char buff[128];
+
+    sg_get_scsi_status_str(scsi_status, sizeof(buff) - 1, buff);
+    buff[sizeof(buff) - 1] = '\0';
+    pr2ws("%s ", buff);
+}
+
+/* Get sense key from sense buffer. If successful returns a sense key value
+ * between 0 and 15. If sense buffer cannot be decode, returns -1 . */
+int
+sg_get_sense_key(const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len)
+{
+    if ((NULL == sbp) || (sb_len < 2))
+        return -1;
+    switch (sbp[0] & 0x7f) {
+    case 0x70:
+    case 0x71:
+        return (sb_len < 3) ? -1 : (sbp[2] & 0xf);
+    case 0x72:
+    case 0x73:
+        return sbp[1] & 0xf;
+    default:
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Yield string associated with sense_key value. Returns 'buff'. */
+char *
+sg_get_sense_key_str(int sense_key, int buff_len, char * buff)
+{
+    if (1 == buff_len) {
+        buff[0] = '\0';
+        return buff;
+    }
+    if ((sense_key >= 0) && (sense_key < 16))
+         scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", sg_lib_sense_key_desc[sense_key]);
+    else
+         scnpr(buff, buff_len, "invalid value: 0x%x", sense_key);
+    return buff;
+}
+
+/* Yield string associated with ASC/ASCQ values. Returns 'buff'. */
+char *
+sg_get_asc_ascq_str(int asc, int ascq, int buff_len, char * buff)
+{
+    int k, num, rlen;
+    bool found = false;
+    struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_t * eip;
+    struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_range_t * ei2p;
+
+    if (1 == buff_len) {
+        buff[0] = '\0';
+        return buff;
+    }
+    for (k = 0; sg_lib_asc_ascq_range[k].text; ++k) {
+        ei2p = &sg_lib_asc_ascq_range[k];
+        if ((ei2p->asc == asc) &&
+            (ascq >= ei2p->ascq_min)  &&
+            (ascq <= ei2p->ascq_max)) {
+            found = true;
+            num = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Additional sense: ");
+            rlen = buff_len - num;
+            scnpr(buff + num, ((rlen > 0) ? rlen : 0), ei2p->text, ascq);
+        }
+    }
+    if (found)
+        return buff;
+
+    for (k = 0; sg_lib_asc_ascq[k].text; ++k) {
+        eip = &sg_lib_asc_ascq[k];
+        if (eip->asc == asc &&
+            eip->ascq == ascq) {
+            found = true;
+            scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Additional sense: %s", eip->text);
+        }
+    }
+    if (! found) {
+        if (asc >= 0x80)
+            scnpr(buff, buff_len, "vendor specific ASC=%02x, ASCQ=%02x "
+                  "(hex)", asc, ascq);
+        else if (ascq >= 0x80)
+            scnpr(buff, buff_len, "ASC=%02x, vendor specific qualification "
+                  "ASCQ=%02x (hex)", asc, ascq);
+        else
+            scnpr(buff, buff_len, "ASC=%02x, ASCQ=%02x (hex)", asc, ascq);
+    }
+    return buff;
+}
+
+/* Attempt to find the first SCSI sense data descriptor that matches the
+ * given 'desc_type'. If found return pointer to start of sense data
+ * descriptor; otherwise (including fixed format sense data) returns NULL. */
+const unsigned char *
+sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len,
+                        int desc_type)
+{
+    int add_sb_len, add_d_len, desc_len, k;
+    const unsigned char * descp;
+
+    if ((sb_len < 8) || (0 == (add_sb_len = sbp[7])))
+        return NULL;
+    if ((sbp[0] < 0x72) || (sbp[0] > 0x73))
+        return NULL;
+    add_sb_len = (add_sb_len < (sb_len - 8)) ?  add_sb_len : (sb_len - 8);
+    descp = &sbp[8];
+    for (desc_len = 0, k = 0; k < add_sb_len; k += desc_len) {
+        descp += desc_len;
+        add_d_len = (k < (add_sb_len - 1)) ? descp[1]: -1;
+        desc_len = add_d_len + 2;
+        if (descp[0] == desc_type)
+            return descp;
+        if (add_d_len < 0) /* short descriptor ?? */
+            break;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Returns true if valid bit set, false if valid bit clear. Irrespective the
+ * information field is written out via 'info_outp' (except when it is
+ * NULL). Handles both fixed and descriptor sense formats. */
+bool
+sg_get_sense_info_fld(const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len,
+                      uint64_t * info_outp)
+{
+    const unsigned char * bp;
+    uint64_t ull;
+
+    if (info_outp)
+        *info_outp = 0;
+    if (sb_len < 7)
+        return false;
+    switch (sbp[0] & 0x7f) {
+    case 0x70:
+    case 0x71:
+        if (info_outp)
+            *info_outp = sg_get_unaligned_be32(sbp + 3);
+        return !!(sbp[0] & 0x80);
+    case 0x72:
+    case 0x73:
+        bp = sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(sbp, sb_len, 0 /* info desc */);
+        if (bp && (0xa == bp[1])) {
+            ull = sg_get_unaligned_be64(bp + 4);
+            if (info_outp)
+                *info_outp = ull;
+            return !!(bp[2] & 0x80);   /* since spc3r23 should be set */
+        } else
+            return false;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Returns true if fixed format or command specific information descriptor
+ * is found in the descriptor sense; else false. If available the command
+ * specific information field (4 byte integer in fixed format, 8 byte
+ * integer in descriptor format) is written out via 'cmd_spec_outp'.
+ * Handles both fixed and descriptor sense formats. */
+bool
+sg_get_sense_cmd_spec_fld(const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len,
+                          uint64_t * cmd_spec_outp)
+{
+    const unsigned char * bp;
+
+    if (cmd_spec_outp)
+        *cmd_spec_outp = 0;
+    if (sb_len < 7)
+        return false;
+    switch (sbp[0] & 0x7f) {
+    case 0x70:
+    case 0x71:
+        if (cmd_spec_outp)
+            *cmd_spec_outp = sg_get_unaligned_be32(sbp + 8);
+        return true;
+    case 0x72:
+    case 0x73:
+        bp = sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(sbp, sb_len,
+                                     1 /* command specific info desc */);
+        if (bp && (0xa == bp[1])) {
+            if (cmd_spec_outp)
+                *cmd_spec_outp = sg_get_unaligned_be64(bp + 4);
+            return true;
+        } else
+            return false;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Returns true if any of the 3 bits (i.e. FILEMARK, EOM or ILI) are set.
+ * In descriptor format if the stream commands descriptor not found
+ * then returns false. Writes true or false corresponding to these bits to
+ * the last three arguments if they are non-NULL. */
+bool
+sg_get_sense_filemark_eom_ili(const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len,
+                              bool * filemark_p, bool * eom_p, bool * ili_p)
+{
+    const unsigned char * bp;
+
+    if (sb_len < 7)
+        return false;
+    switch (sbp[0] & 0x7f) {
+    case 0x70:
+    case 0x71:
+        if (sbp[2] & 0xe0) {
+            if (filemark_p)
+                *filemark_p = !!(sbp[2] & 0x80);
+            if (eom_p)
+                *eom_p = !!(sbp[2] & 0x40);
+            if (ili_p)
+                *ili_p = !!(sbp[2] & 0x20);
+            return true;
+        } else
+            return false;
+    case 0x72:
+    case 0x73:
+       /* Look for stream commands sense data descriptor */
+        bp = sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(sbp, sb_len, 4);
+        if (bp && (bp[1] >= 2)) {
+            if (bp[3] & 0xe0) {
+                if (filemark_p)
+                    *filemark_p = !!(bp[3] & 0x80);
+                if (eom_p)
+                    *eom_p = !!(bp[3] & 0x40);
+                if (ili_p)
+                    *ili_p = !!(bp[3] & 0x20);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Returns true if SKSV is set and sense key is NO_SENSE or NOT_READY. Also
+ * returns true if progress indication sense data descriptor found. Places
+ * progress field from sense data where progress_outp points. If progress
+ * field is not available returns false and *progress_outp is unaltered.
+ * Handles both fixed and descriptor sense formats.
+ * Hint: if true is returned *progress_outp may be multiplied by 100 then
+ * divided by 65536 to get the percentage completion. */
+bool
+sg_get_sense_progress_fld(const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len,
+                          int * progress_outp)
+{
+    const unsigned char * bp;
+    int sk, sk_pr;
+
+    if (sb_len < 7)
+        return false;
+    switch (sbp[0] & 0x7f) {
+    case 0x70:
+    case 0x71:
+        sk = (sbp[2] & 0xf);
+        if ((sb_len < 18) ||
+            ((SPC_SK_NO_SENSE != sk) && (SPC_SK_NOT_READY != sk)))
+            return false;
+        if (sbp[15] & 0x80) {        /* SKSV bit set */
+            if (progress_outp)
+                *progress_outp = sg_get_unaligned_be16(sbp + 16);
+            return true;
+        } else
+            return false;
+    case 0x72:
+    case 0x73:
+        /* sense key specific progress (0x2) or progress descriptor (0xa) */
+        sk = (sbp[1] & 0xf);
+        sk_pr = (SPC_SK_NO_SENSE == sk) || (SPC_SK_NOT_READY == sk);
+        if (sk_pr && ((bp = sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(sbp, sb_len, 2))) &&
+            (0x6 == bp[1]) && (0x80 & bp[4])) {
+            if (progress_outp)
+                *progress_outp = sg_get_unaligned_be16(bp + 5);
+            return true;
+        } else if (((bp = sg_scsi_sense_desc_find(sbp, sb_len, 0xa))) &&
+                   ((0x6 == bp[1]))) {
+            if (progress_outp)
+                *progress_outp = sg_get_unaligned_be16(bp + 6);
+            return true;
+        } else
+            return false;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+char *
+sg_get_pdt_str(int pdt, int buff_len, char * buff)
+{
+    if ((pdt < 0) || (pdt > 31))
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "bad pdt");
+    else
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", sg_lib_pdt_strs[pdt]);
+    return buff;
+}
+
+int
+sg_lib_pdt_decay(int pdt)
+{
+    if ((pdt < 0) || (pdt > 31))
+        return 0;
+    return sg_lib_pdt_decay_arr[pdt];
+}
+
+char *
+sg_get_trans_proto_str(int tpi, int buff_len, char * buff)
+{
+    if ((tpi < 0) || (tpi > 15))
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "bad tpi");
+    else
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", sg_lib_transport_proto_strs[tpi]);
+    return buff;
+}
+
+#define TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN 24
+
+char *
+sg_decode_transportid_str(const char * lip, unsigned char * bp, int bplen,
+                          bool only_one, int blen, char * b)
+{
+    int proto_id, num, k, n, normal_len, tpid_format;
+    uint64_t ull;
+    int bump;
+
+    if ((NULL == b) || (blen < 1))
+        return b;
+    else if (1 == blen) {
+        b[0] = '\0';
+        return b;
+    }
+    if (NULL == lip)
+        lip = "";
+    bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN; /* should be overwritten in all loop paths */
+    for (k = 0, n = 0; bplen > 0; ++k, bp += bump, bplen -= bump) {
+        if ((k > 0) && only_one)
+            break;
+        if ((bplen < 24) || (0 != (bplen % 4)))
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%sTransport Id short or not "
+                       "multiple of 4 [length=%d]:\n", lip, blen);
+        else
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%sTransport Id of initiator:\n",
+                       lip);
+        tpid_format = ((bp[0] >> 6) & 0x3);
+        proto_id = (bp[0] & 0xf);
+        normal_len = (bplen > TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN) ?
+                                TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN : bplen;
+        switch (proto_id) {
+        case TPROTO_FCP: /* Fibre channel */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  FCP-2 World Wide Name:\n", lip);
+            if (0 != tpid_format)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  [Unexpected TPID format: "
+                           "%d]\n", lip, tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(bp + 8, 8, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_SPI:        /* Scsi Parallel Interface, obsolete */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  Parallel SCSI initiator SCSI "
+                       "address: 0x%x\n", lip, sg_get_unaligned_be16(bp + 2));
+            if (0 != tpid_format)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  [Unexpected TPID format: "
+                           "%d]\n", lip, tpid_format);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  relative port number (of "
+                       "corresponding target): 0x%x\n", lip,
+                       sg_get_unaligned_be16(bp + 6));
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_SSA:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  SSA (transport id not "
+                       "defined):\n", lip);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  TPID format: %d\n", lip,
+                       tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(bp, normal_len, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_1394: /* IEEE 1394 */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  IEEE 1394 EUI-64 name:\n", lip);
+            if (0 != tpid_format)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  [Unexpected TPID format: "
+                           "%d]\n", lip, tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(&bp[8], 8, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_SRP:        /* SCSI over RDMA */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  RDMA initiator port "
+                       "identifier:\n", lip);
+            if (0 != tpid_format)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  [Unexpected TPID format: "
+                           "%d]\n", lip, tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(bp + 8, 16, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_ISCSI:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  iSCSI ", lip);
+            num = sg_get_unaligned_be16(bp + 2);
+            if (0 == tpid_format)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "name: %.*s\n", num, &bp[4]);
+            else if (1 == tpid_format)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "world wide unique port id: "
+                           "%.*s\n", num, &bp[4]);
+            else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "  [Unexpected TPID format: "
+                           "%d]\n", tpid_format);
+                n += hex2str(bp, num + 4, lip, 0, blen - n, b + n);
+            }
+            bump = (((num + 4) < TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN) ?
+                         TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN : num + 4);
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_SAS:
+            ull = sg_get_unaligned_be64(bp + 4);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  SAS address: 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
+                       lip, ull);
+            if (0 != tpid_format)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  [Unexpected TPID format: "
+                           "%d]\n", lip, tpid_format);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_ADT:        /* no TransportID defined by T10 yet */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  ADT:\n", lip);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  TPID format: %d\n", lip,
+                       tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(bp, normal_len, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_ATA:        /* no TransportID defined by T10 yet */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  ATAPI:\n", lip);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  TPID format: %d\n", lip,
+                       tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(bp, normal_len, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_UAS:        /* no TransportID defined by T10 yet */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  UAS:\n", lip);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  TPID format: %d\n", lip,
+                       tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(bp, normal_len, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_SOP:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  SOP ", lip);
+            num = sg_get_unaligned_be16(bp + 2);
+            if (0 == tpid_format)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Routing ID: 0x%x\n", num);
+            else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "  [Unexpected TPID format: "
+                           "%d]\n", tpid_format);
+                n += hex2str(bp, normal_len, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            }
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_PCIE:       /* no TransportID defined by T10 yet */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  PCIE:\n", lip);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  TPID format: %d\n", lip,
+                       tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(bp, normal_len, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        case TPROTO_NONE:       /* no TransportID defined by T10 */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  No specified protocol\n", lip);
+            /* n += hex2str(bp, ((bplen > 24) ? 24 : bplen),
+             *                 lip, 0, blen - n, b + n); */
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        default:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  unknown protocol id=0x%x  "
+                       "TPID format=%d\n", lip, proto_id, tpid_format);
+            n += hex2str(bp, normal_len, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            bump = TRANSPORT_ID_MIN_LEN;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return b;
+}
+
+
+static const char * desig_code_set_str_arr[] =
+{
+    "Reserved [0x0]",
+    "Binary",
+    "ASCII",
+    "UTF-8",
+    "Reserved [0x4]", "Reserved [0x5]", "Reserved [0x6]", "Reserved [0x7]",
+    "Reserved [0x8]", "Reserved [0x9]", "Reserved [0xa]", "Reserved [0xb]",
+    "Reserved [0xc]", "Reserved [0xd]", "Reserved [0xe]", "Reserved [0xf]",
+};
+
+const char *
+sg_get_desig_code_set_str(int val)
+{
+    if ((val >= 0) && (val < 16))
+        return desig_code_set_str_arr[val];
+    else
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+static const char * desig_assoc_str_arr[] =
+{
+    "Addressed logical unit",
+    "Target port",      /* that received request; unless SCSI ports VPD */
+    "Target device that contains addressed lu",
+    "Reserved [0x3]",
+};
+
+const char *
+sg_get_desig_assoc_str(int val)
+{
+    if ((val >= 0) && (val < 4))
+        return desig_assoc_str_arr[val];
+    else
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+static const char * desig_type_str_arr[] =
+{
+    "vendor specific [0x0]",
+    "T10 vendor identification",
+    "EUI-64 based",
+    "NAA",
+    "Relative target port",
+    "Target port group",        /* spc4r09: _primary_ target port group */
+    "Logical unit group",
+    "MD5 logical unit identifier",
+    "SCSI name string",
+    "Protocol specific port identifier",        /* spc4r36 */
+    "UUID identifier",          /* spc5r08 */
+    "Reserved [0xb]",
+    "Reserved [0xc]", "Reserved [0xd]", "Reserved [0xe]", "Reserved [0xf]",
+};
+
+const char *
+sg_get_desig_type_str(int val)
+{
+    if ((val >= 0) && (val < 16))
+        return desig_type_str_arr[val];
+    else
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+int
+sg_get_designation_descriptor_str(const char * lip, const unsigned char * ddp,
+                                  int dd_len, bool print_assoc, bool do_long,
+                                  int blen, char * b)
+{
+    int m, p_id, piv, c_set, assoc, desig_type, ci_off, c_id, d_id, naa;
+    int vsi, k, n, dlen;
+    const unsigned char * ip;
+    uint64_t vsei;
+    uint64_t id_ext;
+    char e[64];
+    const char * cp;
+
+    n = 0;
+    if (NULL == lip)
+        lip = "";
+    if (dd_len < 4) {
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%sdesignator desc too short: got "
+                   "length of %d want 4 or more\n", lip, dd_len);
+        return n;
+    }
+    dlen = ddp[3];
+    if (dlen > (dd_len - 4)) {
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%sdesignator too long: says it is %d "
+                   "bytes, but given %d bytes\n", lip, dlen, dd_len - 4);
+        return n;
+    }
+    ip = ddp + 4;
+    p_id = ((ddp[0] >> 4) & 0xf);
+    c_set = (ddp[0] & 0xf);
+    piv = ((ddp[1] & 0x80) ? 1 : 0);
+    assoc = ((ddp[1] >> 4) & 0x3);
+    desig_type = (ddp[1] & 0xf);
+    if (print_assoc && ((cp = sg_get_desig_assoc_str(assoc))))
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  %s:\n", lip, cp);
+    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    designator type: ", lip);
+    cp = sg_get_desig_type_str(desig_type);
+    if (cp)
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s", cp);
+    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, ",  code set: ");
+    cp = sg_get_desig_code_set_str(c_set);
+    if (cp)
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s", cp);
+    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+    if (piv && ((1 == assoc) || (2 == assoc)))
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s     transport: %s\n", lip,
+                   sg_get_trans_proto_str(p_id, sizeof(e), e));
+    /* printf("    associated with the %s\n", sdparm_assoc_arr[assoc]); */
+    switch (desig_type) {
+    case 0: /* vendor specific */
+        k = 0;
+        if ((1 == c_set) || (2 == c_set)) { /* ASCII or UTF-8 */
+            for (k = 0; (k < dlen) && my_isprint(ip[k]); ++k)
+                ;
+            if (k >= dlen)
+                k = 1;
+        }
+        if (k)
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      vendor specific: %.*s\n",
+                       lip, dlen, ip);
+        else {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      vendor specific:\n", lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 0, blen - n, b + n);
+        }
+        break;
+    case 1: /* T10 vendor identification */
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      vendor id: %.8s\n", lip, ip);
+        if (dlen > 8) {
+            if ((2 == c_set) || (3 == c_set)) { /* ASCII or UTF-8 */
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      vendor specific: "
+                           "%.*s\n", lip, dlen - 8, ip + 8);
+            } else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      vendor specific: 0x",
+                           lip);
+                for (m = 8; m < dlen; ++m)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+    case 2: /* EUI-64 based */
+        if (! do_long) {
+            if ((8 != dlen) && (12 != dlen) && (16 != dlen)) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expect 8, 12 and 16 "
+                           "byte EUI, got %d >>\n", lip, dlen);
+                 n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+                break;
+            }
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      0x", lip);
+            for (m = 0; m < dlen; ++m)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            break;
+        }
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      EUI-64 based %d byte "
+                   "identifier\n", lip, dlen);
+        if (1 != c_set) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected binary code_set "
+                       "(1) >>\n", lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        ci_off = 0;
+        if (16 == dlen) {
+            ci_off = 8;
+            id_ext = sg_get_unaligned_be64(ip);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Identifier extension: 0x%"
+                       PRIx64 "\n", lip, id_ext);
+        } else if ((8 != dlen) && (12 != dlen)) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << can only decode 8, 12 "
+                       "and 16 byte ids >>\n", lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        c_id = sg_get_unaligned_be24(ip + ci_off);
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      IEEE Company_id: 0x%x\n", lip,
+                   c_id);
+        vsei = 0;
+        for (m = 0; m < 5; ++m) {
+            if (m > 0)
+                vsei <<= 8;
+            vsei |= ip[ci_off + 3 + m];
+        }
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Vendor Specific Extension "
+                   "Identifier: 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", lip, vsei);
+        if (12 == dlen) {
+            d_id = sg_get_unaligned_be32(ip + 8);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Directory ID: 0x%x\n", lip,
+                       d_id);
+        }
+        break;
+    case 3: /* NAA <n> */
+        if (1 != c_set) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << unexpected code set %d "
+                       "for NAA >>\n", lip, c_set);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        naa = (ip[0] >> 4) & 0xff;
+        switch (naa) {
+        case 2:         /* NAA 2: IEEE Extended */
+            if (8 != dlen) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << unexpected NAA 2 "
+                           "identifier length: 0x%x >>\n", lip, dlen);
+                n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+                break;
+            }
+            d_id = (((ip[0] & 0xf) << 8) | ip[1]);
+            c_id = sg_get_unaligned_be24(ip + 2);
+            vsi = sg_get_unaligned_be24(ip + 5);
+            if (do_long) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      NAA 2, vendor specific "
+                           "identifier A: 0x%x\n", lip, d_id);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      IEEE Company_id: 0x%x\n",
+                           lip, c_id);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      vendor specific "
+                           "identifier B: 0x%x\n", lip, vsi);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      [0x", lip);
+                for (m = 0; m < 8; ++m)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "]\n");
+            }
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      0x", lip);
+            for (m = 0; m < 8; ++m)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            break;
+        case 3:         /* NAA 3: Locally assigned */
+            if (8 != dlen) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << unexpected NAA 3 "
+                           "identifier length: 0x%x >>\n", lip, dlen);
+                n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+                break;
+            }
+            if (do_long)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      NAA 3, Locally "
+                           "assigned:\n", lip);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      0x", lip);
+            for (m = 0; m < 8; ++m)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            break;
+        case 5:         /* NAA 5: IEEE Registered */
+            if (8 != dlen) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << unexpected NAA 5 "
+                           "identifier length: 0x%x >>\n", lip, dlen);
+                n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+                break;
+            }
+            c_id = (((ip[0] & 0xf) << 20) | (ip[1] << 12) |
+                    (ip[2] << 4) | ((ip[3] & 0xf0) >> 4));
+            vsei = ip[3] & 0xf;
+            for (m = 1; m < 5; ++m) {
+                vsei <<= 8;
+                vsei |= ip[3 + m];
+            }
+            if (do_long) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      NAA 5, IEEE "
+                           "Company_id: 0x%x\n", lip, c_id);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Vendor Specific "
+                           "Identifier: 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", lip, vsei);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      [0x", lip);
+                for (m = 0; m < 8; ++m)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "]\n");
+            } else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      0x", lip);
+                for (m = 0; m < 8; ++m)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            }
+            break;
+        case 6:         /* NAA 6: IEEE Registered extended */
+            if (16 != dlen) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << unexpected NAA 6 "
+                           "identifier length: 0x%x >>\n", lip, dlen);
+                n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+                break;
+            }
+            c_id = (((ip[0] & 0xf) << 20) | (ip[1] << 12) |
+                    (ip[2] << 4) | ((ip[3] & 0xf0) >> 4));
+            vsei = ip[3] & 0xf;
+            for (m = 1; m < 5; ++m) {
+                vsei <<= 8;
+                vsei |= ip[3 + m];
+            }
+            if (do_long) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      NAA 6, IEEE "
+                           "Company_id: 0x%x\n", lip, c_id);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Vendor Specific "
+                           "Identifier: 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", lip, vsei);
+                vsei = sg_get_unaligned_be64(ip + 8);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Vendor Specific "
+                           "Identifier Extension: 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", lip,
+                                 vsei);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      [0x", lip);
+                for (m = 0; m < 16; ++m)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "]\n");
+            } else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      0x", lip);
+                for (m = 0; m < 16; ++m)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[m]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << unexpected NAA [0x%x] "
+                       ">>\n", lip, naa);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        break;
+    case 4: /* Relative target port */
+        if ((1 != c_set) || (1 != assoc) || (4 != dlen)) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected binary "
+                       "code_set, target port association, length 4 >>\n",
+                       lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, "", 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        d_id = sg_get_unaligned_be16(ip + 2);
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Relative target port: 0x%x\n",
+                   lip, d_id);
+        break;
+    case 5: /* (primary) Target port group */
+        if ((1 != c_set) || (1 != assoc) || (4 != dlen)) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected binary "
+                       "code_set, target port association, length 4 >>\n",
+                       lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        d_id = sg_get_unaligned_be16(ip + 2);
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Target port group: 0x%x\n", lip,
+                   d_id);
+        break;
+    case 6: /* Logical unit group */
+        if ((1 != c_set) || (0 != assoc) || (4 != dlen)) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected binary "
+                       "code_set, logical unit association, length 4 >>\n",
+                       lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        d_id = sg_get_unaligned_be16(ip + 2);
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Logical unit group: 0x%x\n", lip,
+                   d_id);
+        break;
+    case 7: /* MD5 logical unit identifier */
+        if ((1 != c_set) || (0 != assoc)) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected binary "
+                       "code_set, logical unit association >>\n", lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, "", 1, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      MD5 logical unit identifier:\n",
+                   lip);
+        n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+        break;
+    case 8: /* SCSI name string */
+        if (3 != c_set) {       /* accept ASCII as subset of UTF-8 */
+            if (2 == c_set) {
+                if (do_long)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected UTF-8, "
+                               "use ASCII >>\n", lip);
+            } else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected UTF-8 "
+                           "code_set >>\n", lip);
+                n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 0, blen - n, b + n);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      SCSI name string:\n", lip);
+        /* does %s print out UTF-8 ok??
+         * Seems to depend on the locale. Looks ok here with my
+         * locale setting: en_AU.UTF-8
+         */
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      %.*s\n", lip, dlen,
+                   (const char *)ip);
+        break;
+    case 9: /* Protocol specific port identifier */
+        /* added in spc4r36, PIV must be set, proto_id indicates */
+        /* whether UAS (USB) or SOP (PCIe) or ... */
+        if (! piv)
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, " %s      >>>> Protocol specific "
+                       "port identifier expects protocol\n"
+                       "%s           identifier to be valid and it is not\n",
+                       lip, lip);
+        if (TPROTO_UAS == p_id) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      USB device address: 0x%x\n",
+                       lip, 0x7f & ip[0]);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      USB interface number: "
+                       "0x%x\n", lip, ip[2]);
+        } else if (TPROTO_SOP == p_id) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      PCIe routing ID, bus "
+                       "number: 0x%x\n", lip, ip[0]);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s          function number: 0x%x\n",
+                       lip, ip[1]);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s          [or device number: "
+                       "0x%x, function number: 0x%x]\n", lip,
+                       (0x1f & (ip[1] >> 3)), 0x7 & ip[1]);
+        } else
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      >>>> unexpected protocol "
+                       "indentifier: %s\n%s           with Protocol specific "
+                       "port identifier\n", lip,
+                       sg_get_trans_proto_str(p_id, sizeof(e), e), lip);
+        break;
+    case 0xa: /* UUID identifier */
+        if (1 != c_set) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected binary "
+                       "code_set >>\n", lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 0, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        if ((1 != ((ip[0] >> 4) & 0xf)) || (18 != dlen)) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      << expected locally "
+                       "assigned UUID, 16 bytes long >>\n", lip);
+            n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 0, blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        }
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      Locally assigned UUID: ", lip);
+        for (m = 0; m < 16; ++m) {
+            if ((4 == m) || (6 == m) || (8 == m) || (10 == m))
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "-");
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[2 + m]);
+        }
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+        if (do_long) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      [0x", lip);
+            for (m = 0; m < 16; ++m)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", (unsigned int)ip[2 + m]);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "]\n");
+        }
+        break;
+    default: /* reserved */
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      reserved designator=0x%x\n", lip,
+                   desig_type);
+        n += hex2str(ip, dlen, lip, 1, blen - n, b + n);
+        break;
+    }
+    return n;
+}
+
+static int
+decode_sks(const char * lip, const unsigned char * descp, int add_d_len,
+           int sense_key, bool * processedp, int blen, char * b)
+{
+    int progress, pr, rem, n;
+
+    n = 0;
+    if (NULL == lip)
+        lip = "";
+    switch (sense_key) {
+    case SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST:
+        if (add_d_len < 6) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Field pointer: ");
+            goto too_short;
+        }
+        /* abbreviate to fit on one line */
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Field pointer:\n");
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s        Error in %s: byte %d", lip,
+                   (descp[4] & 0x40) ? "Command" :
+                                                  "Data parameters",
+                         sg_get_unaligned_be16(descp + 5));
+        if (descp[4] & 0x08) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, " bit %d\n", descp[4] & 0x07);
+        } else
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+        break;
+    case SPC_SK_HARDWARE_ERROR:
+    case SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR:
+    case SPC_SK_RECOVERED_ERROR:
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Actual retry count: ");
+        if (add_d_len < 6)
+            goto too_short;
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n,"%u\n", sg_get_unaligned_be16(descp + 5));
+        break;
+    case SPC_SK_NO_SENSE:
+    case SPC_SK_NOT_READY:
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Progress indication: ");
+        if (add_d_len < 6)
+            goto too_short;
+        progress = sg_get_unaligned_be16(descp + 5);
+        pr = (progress * 100) / 65536;
+        rem = ((progress * 100) % 65536) / 656;
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%d.%02d%%\n", pr, rem);
+        break;
+    case SPC_SK_COPY_ABORTED:
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Segment pointer:\n");
+        if (add_d_len < 6)
+            goto too_short;
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s        Relative to start of %s, byte "
+                   "%d", lip, (descp[4] & 0x20) ? "segment descriptor" :
+                                                  "parameter list",
+                   sg_get_unaligned_be16(descp + 5));
+        if (descp[4] & 0x08)
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, " bit %d\n", descp[4] & 0x07);
+        else
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+        break;
+    case SPC_SK_UNIT_ATTENTION:
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Unit attention condition queue:\n");
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s        overflow flag is %d\n", lip,
+                   !!(descp[4] & 0x1));
+        break;
+    default:
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Sense_key: 0x%x unexpected\n",
+                   sense_key);
+        *processedp = false;
+        break;
+    }
+    return n;
+
+too_short:
+    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", "   >> descriptor too short");
+    *processedp = false;
+    return n;
+}
+
+#define TPGS_STATE_OPTIMIZED 0x0
+#define TPGS_STATE_NONOPTIMIZED 0x1
+#define TPGS_STATE_STANDBY 0x2
+#define TPGS_STATE_UNAVAILABLE 0x3
+#define TPGS_STATE_OFFLINE 0xe
+#define TPGS_STATE_TRANSITIONING 0xf
+
+static int
+decode_tpgs_state(int st, char * b, int blen)
+{
+    switch (st) {
+    case TPGS_STATE_OPTIMIZED:
+        return scnpr(b, blen, "active/optimized");
+    case TPGS_STATE_NONOPTIMIZED:
+        return scnpr(b, blen, "active/non optimized");
+    case TPGS_STATE_STANDBY:
+        return scnpr(b, blen, "standby");
+    case TPGS_STATE_UNAVAILABLE:
+        return scnpr(b, blen, "unavailable");
+    case TPGS_STATE_OFFLINE:
+        return scnpr(b, blen, "offline");
+    case TPGS_STATE_TRANSITIONING:
+        return scnpr(b, blen, "transitioning between states");
+    default:
+        return scnpr(b, blen, "unknown: 0x%x", st);
+    }
+}
+
+static int
+uds_referral_descriptor_str(char * b, int blen, const unsigned char * dp,
+                            int alen, const char * lip)
+{
+    int n = 0;
+    int dlen = alen - 2;
+    int k, j, g, f, tpgd;
+    const unsigned char * tp;
+    uint64_t ull;
+    char c[40];
+
+    if (NULL == lip)
+        lip = "";
+    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s   Not all referrals: %d\n", lip,
+               !!(dp[2] & 0x1));
+    dp += 4;
+    for (k = 0, f = 1; (k + 4) < dlen; k += g, dp += g, ++f) {
+        tpgd = dp[3];
+        g = (tpgd * 4) + 20;
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Descriptor %d\n", lip, f);
+        if ((k + g) > dlen) {
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      truncated descriptor, "
+                       "stop\n", lip);
+            return n;
+        }
+        ull = sg_get_unaligned_be64(dp + 4);
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      first uds LBA: 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
+                   lip, ull);
+        ull = sg_get_unaligned_be64(dp + 12);
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s      last uds LBA:  0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
+                   lip, ull);
+        for (j = 0; j < tpgd; ++j) {
+            tp = dp + 20 + (j * 4);
+            decode_tpgs_state(tp[0] & 0xf, c, sizeof(c));
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s        tpg: %d  state: %s\n",
+                       lip, sg_get_unaligned_be16(tp + 2), c);
+        }
+    }
+    return n;
+}
+
+static const char * dd_usage_reason_str_arr[] = {
+    "Unknown",
+    "resend this and further commands to:",
+    "resend this command to:",
+    "new subsiduary lu added to this administrative lu:",
+    "administrative lu associated with a preferred binding:",
+   };
+
+
+/* Decode descriptor format sense descriptors (assumes sense buffer is
+ * in descriptor format) */
+int
+sg_get_sense_descriptors_str(const char * lip, const unsigned char * sbp,
+                             int sb_len, int blen, char * b)
+{
+    int add_sb_len, add_d_len, desc_len, k, j, sense_key;
+    int n, progress, pr, rem;
+    bool processed;
+    const unsigned char * descp;
+    const char * dtsp = "   >> descriptor too short";
+    const char * eccp = "Extended copy command";
+    const char * ddp = "destination device";
+    char z[64];
+
+    if ((NULL == b) || (blen <= 0))
+        return 0;
+    b[0] = '\0';
+    if (lip)
+        scnpr(z, sizeof(z), "%.60s  ", lip);
+    else
+        scnpr(z, sizeof(z), "  ");
+    if ((sb_len < 8) || (0 == (add_sb_len = sbp[7])))
+        return 0;
+    add_sb_len = (add_sb_len < (sb_len - 8)) ? add_sb_len : (sb_len - 8);
+    sense_key = (sbp[1] & 0xf);
+
+    for (descp = (sbp + 8), k = 0, n = 0;
+         (k < add_sb_len) && (n < blen);
+         k += desc_len, descp += desc_len) {
+        add_d_len = (k < (add_sb_len - 1)) ? descp[1] : -1;
+        if ((k + add_d_len + 2) > add_sb_len)
+            add_d_len = add_sb_len - k - 2;
+        desc_len = add_d_len + 2;
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  Descriptor type: ", lip);
+        processed = true;
+        switch (descp[0]) {
+        case 0:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Information: ");
+            if ((add_d_len >= 10) && (0x80 & descp[2])) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "0x");
+                for (j = 0; j < 8; ++j)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", descp[4 + j]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            } else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 1:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Command specific: ");
+            if (add_d_len >= 10) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "0x");
+                for (j = 0; j < 8; ++j)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", descp[4 + j]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            } else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 2:         /* Sense Key Specific */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Sense key specific: ");
+            n += decode_sks(lip, descp, add_d_len, sense_key, &processed,
+                            blen - n, b + n);
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Field replaceable unit code: ");
+            if (add_d_len >= 2)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "0x%x\n", descp[3]);
+            else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Stream commands: ");
+            if (add_d_len >= 2) {
+                if (descp[3] & 0x80)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "FILEMARK");
+                if (descp[3] & 0x40)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "End Of Medium (EOM)");
+                if (descp[3] & 0x20)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Incorrect Length Indicator "
+                               "(ILI)");
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            } else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Block commands: ");
+            if (add_d_len >= 2)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Incorrect Length Indicator "
+                           "(ILI) %s\n", (descp[3] & 0x20) ? "set" : "clear");
+            else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 6:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "OSD object identification\n");
+            processed = false;
+            break;
+        case 7:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "OSD response integrity check "
+                             "value\n");
+            processed = false;
+            break;
+        case 8:
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "OSD attribute identification\n");
+            processed = false;
+            break;
+        case 9:         /* this is defined in SAT (SAT-2) */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "ATA Status Return: ");
+            if (add_d_len >= 12) {
+                int extend, count;
+
+                extend = descp[2] & 1;
+                count = descp[5] + (extend ? (descp[4] << 8) : 0);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "extend=%d error=0x%x \n%s"
+                           "        count=0x%x ", extend, descp[3], lip,
+                           count);
+                if (extend)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n,
+                               "lba=0x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x ",
+                                descp[10], descp[8], descp[6], descp[11],
+                                descp[9], descp[7]);
+                else
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "lba=0x%02x%02x%02x ",
+                               descp[11], descp[9], descp[7]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "device=0x%x status=0x%x\n",
+                           descp[12], descp[13]);
+            } else {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 0xa:
+           /* Added in SPC-4 rev 17, became 'Another ...' in rev 34 */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Another progress indication: ");
+            if (add_d_len < 6) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+                break;
+            }
+            progress = sg_get_unaligned_be16(descp + 6);
+            pr = (progress * 100) / 65536;
+            rem = ((progress * 100) % 65536) / 656;
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%d.02%d%%\n", pr, rem);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s        [sense_key=0x%x "
+                       "asc,ascq=0x%x,0x%x]\n", lip, descp[2], descp[3],
+                       descp[4]);
+            break;
+        case 0xb:       /* Added in SPC-4 rev 23, defined in SBC-3 rev 22 */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "User data segment referral: ");
+            if (add_d_len < 2) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+                break;
+            }
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            n += uds_referral_descriptor_str(b + n, blen - n, descp,
+                                             add_d_len, lip);
+            break;
+        case 0xc:       /* Added in SPC-4 rev 28 */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Forwarded sense data\n");
+            if (add_d_len < 2) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+                break;
+            }
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    FSDT: %s\n", lip,
+                       (descp[2] & 0x80) ? "set" : "clear");
+            j = descp[2] & 0xf;
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Sense data source: ", lip);
+            switch (j) {
+            case 0:
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s source device\n", eccp);
+                break;
+            case 1:
+            case 2:
+            case 3:
+            case 4:
+            case 5:
+            case 6:
+            case 7:
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s %s %d\n", eccp, ddp, j - 1);
+                break;
+            default:
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "unknown [%d]\n", j);
+            }
+            {
+                char c[480];
+
+                sg_get_scsi_status_str(descp[3], sizeof(c) - 1, c);
+                c[sizeof(c) - 1] = '\0';
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Forwarded status: %s\n",
+                           lip, c);
+                if (add_d_len > 2) {
+                    /* recursing; hope not to get carried away */
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv\n", lip);
+                    sg_get_sense_str(lip, descp + 4, add_d_len - 2, false,
+                                     sizeof(c), c);
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s", c);
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n", lip);
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        case 0xd:       /* Added in SBC-3 rev 36d */
+            /* this descriptor combines descriptors 0, 1, 2 and 3 */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Direct-access block device\n");
+            if (add_d_len < 28) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+                break;
+            }
+            if (0x20 & descp[2])
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    ILI (incorrect length "
+                           "indication) set\n", lip);
+            if (0x80 & descp[4]) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Sense key specific: ",
+                           lip);
+                n += decode_sks(lip, descp, add_d_len, sense_key, &processed,
+                                blen - n, b + n);
+            }
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Field replaceable unit code: "
+                       "0x%x\n", lip, descp[7]);
+            if (0x80 & descp[2]) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Information: 0x", lip);
+                for (j = 0; j < 8; ++j)
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", descp[8 + j]);
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            }
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Command specific: 0x", lip);
+            for (j = 0; j < 8; ++j)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x", descp[16 + j]);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            break;
+        case 0xe:       /* Added in SPC-5 rev 6 (for Bind/Unbind) */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Device designation\n");
+            j = (int)(sizeof(dd_usage_reason_str_arr) /
+                      sizeof(dd_usage_reason_str_arr[0]));
+            if (descp[3] < j)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Usage reason: %s\n", lip,
+                           dd_usage_reason_str_arr[descp[3]]);
+            else
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    Usage reason: "
+                           "reserved[%d]\n", lip, descp[3]);
+            n += sg_get_designation_descriptor_str(z, descp + 4, descp[1] - 2,
+                                                   true, false, blen - n,
+                                                   b + n);
+            break;
+        case 0xf:       /* Added in SPC-5 rev 10 (for Write buffer) */
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Microcode activation ");
+            if (add_d_len < 6) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s\n", dtsp);
+                processed = false;
+                break;
+            }
+            progress = sg_get_unaligned_be16(descp + 6);
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "time: ");
+            if (0 == progress)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "unknown\n");
+            else
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%d seconds\n", progress);
+            break;
+        default:
+            if (descp[0] >= 0x80)
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Vendor specific [0x%x]\n",
+                           descp[0]);
+            else
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "Unknown [0x%x]\n", descp[0]);
+            processed = false;
+            break;
+        }
+        if (! processed) {
+            if (add_d_len > 0) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    ", lip);
+                for (j = 0; j < add_d_len; ++j) {
+                    if ((j > 0) && (0 == (j % 24)))
+                        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n%s    ", lip);
+                    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%02x ", descp[j + 2]);
+                }
+                n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "\n");
+            }
+        }
+        if (add_d_len < 0)
+            n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s    short descriptor\n", lip);
+    }
+    return n;
+}
+
+/* Decode SAT ATA PASS-THROUGH fixed format sense. Shows "+" after 'count'
+ * and/or 'lba' values to indicate that not all data in those fields is shown.
+ * That extra field information may be available in the ATA pass-through
+ * results log page parameter with the corresponding 'log_index'. */
+static int
+sg_get_sense_sat_pt_fixed_str(const char * lip, const unsigned char * sp,
+                              int slen, int blen, char * b)
+{
+    int n = 0;
+    bool extend, count_upper_nz, lba_upper_nz;
+
+    if ((blen < 1) || (slen < 12))
+        return n;
+    if (NULL == lip)
+        lip = "";
+    if (SPC_SK_RECOVERED_ERROR != (0xf & sp[2]))
+        n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  >> expected Sense key: Recovered "
+                   "Error ??\n", lip);
+    /* Fixed sense command-specific information field starts at sp + 8 */
+    extend = !!(0x80 & sp[8]);
+    count_upper_nz = !!(0x40 & sp[8]);
+    lba_upper_nz = !!(0x20 & sp[8]);
+    /* Fixed sense information field starts at sp + 3 */
+    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  error=0x%x, status=0x%x, device=0x%x, "
+               "count(7:0)=0x%x%c\n", lip, sp[3], sp[4], sp[5], sp[6],
+               (count_upper_nz ? '+' : ' '));
+    n += scnpr(b + n, blen - n, "%s  extend=%d, log_index=0x%x, "
+               "lba_high,mid,low(7:0)=0x%x,0x%x,0x%x%c\n", lip, (int)extend,
+               (0xf & sp[8]), sp[9], sp[10], sp[11],
+               (lba_upper_nz ? '+' : ' '));
+    return n;
+}
+
+/* Fetch sense information */
+int
+sg_get_sense_str(const char * lip, const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len,
+                 bool raw_sinfo, int cblen, char * cbp)
+{
+    bool descriptor_format = false;
+    bool sdat_ovfl = false;
+    bool valid;
+    int len, progress, n, r, pr, rem, blen;
+    unsigned int info;
+    uint8_t resp_code;
+    const char * ebp = NULL;
+    char ebuff[64];
+    char b[256];
+    struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr ssh;
+
+    if ((NULL == cbp) || (cblen <= 0))
+        return 0;
+    else if (1 == cblen) {
+        cbp[0] = '\0';
+        return 0;
+    }
+    blen = sizeof(b);
+    n = 0;
+    if (NULL == lip)
+        lip = "";
+    if ((NULL == sbp) || (sb_len < 1)) {
+            n += scnpr(cbp, cblen, "%s >>> sense buffer empty\n", lip);
+            return n;
+    }
+    resp_code = 0x7f & sbp[0];
+    valid = !!(sbp[0] & 0x80);
+    len = sb_len;
+    if (sg_scsi_normalize_sense(sbp, sb_len, &ssh)) {
+        switch (ssh.response_code) {
+        case 0x70:      /* fixed, current */
+            ebp = "Fixed format, current";
+            len = (sb_len > 7) ? (sbp[7] + 8) : sb_len;
+            len = (len > sb_len) ? sb_len : len;
+            sdat_ovfl = (len > 2) ? !!(sbp[2] & 0x10) : false;
+            break;
+        case 0x71:      /* fixed, deferred */
+            /* error related to a previous command */
+            ebp = "Fixed format, <<<deferred>>>";
+            len = (sb_len > 7) ? (sbp[7] + 8) : sb_len;
+            len = (len > sb_len) ? sb_len : len;
+            sdat_ovfl = (len > 2) ? !!(sbp[2] & 0x10) : false;
+            break;
+        case 0x72:      /* descriptor, current */
+            descriptor_format = true;
+            ebp = "Descriptor format, current";
+            sdat_ovfl = (sb_len > 4) ? !!(sbp[4] & 0x80) : false;
+            break;
+        case 0x73:      /* descriptor, deferred */
+            descriptor_format = true;
+            ebp = "Descriptor format, <<<deferred>>>";
+            sdat_ovfl = (sb_len > 4) ? !!(sbp[4] & 0x80) : false;
+            break;
+        case 0x0:
+            ebp = "Response code: 0x0 (?)";
+            break;
+        default:
+            scnpr(ebuff, sizeof(ebuff), "Unknown response code: 0x%x",
+                  ssh.response_code);
+            ebp = ebuff;
+            break;
+        }
+        n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s%s; Sense key: %s\n", lip, ebp,
+                   sg_lib_sense_key_desc[ssh.sense_key]);
+        if (sdat_ovfl)
+            n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s<<<Sense data overflow>>>\n",
+                       lip);
+        if (descriptor_format) {
+            n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s%s\n", lip,
+                       sg_get_asc_ascq_str(ssh.asc, ssh.ascq, blen, b));
+            n += sg_get_sense_descriptors_str(lip, sbp, len,
+                                              cblen - n, cbp + n);
+        } else if ((len > 12) && (0 == ssh.asc) &&
+                   (ASCQ_ATA_PT_INFO_AVAILABLE == ssh.ascq)) {
+            /* SAT ATA PASS-THROUGH fixed format */
+            n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s%s\n", lip,
+                       sg_get_asc_ascq_str(ssh.asc, ssh.ascq, blen, b));
+            n += sg_get_sense_sat_pt_fixed_str(lip, sbp, len,
+                                               cblen - n, cbp + n);
+        } else if (len > 2) {   /* fixed format */
+            if (len > 12)
+                n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s%s\n", lip,
+                           sg_get_asc_ascq_str(ssh.asc, ssh.ascq, blen, b));
+            r = 0;
+            if (strlen(lip) > 0)
+                r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s", lip);
+            if (len > 6) {
+                info = sg_get_unaligned_be32(sbp + 3);
+                if (valid)
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "  Info fld=0x%x [%u] ",
+                               info, info);
+                else if (info > 0)
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "  Valid=0, Info fld=0x%x "
+                               "[%u] ", info, info);
+            } else
+                info = 0;
+            if (sbp[2] & 0xe0) {
+                if (sbp[2] & 0x80)
+                   r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, " FMK");
+                            /* current command has read a filemark */
+                if (sbp[2] & 0x40)
+                   r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, " EOM");
+                            /* end-of-medium condition exists */
+                if (sbp[2] & 0x20)
+                   r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, " ILI");
+                            /* incorrect block length requested */
+                r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "\n");
+            } else if (valid || (info > 0))
+                r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "\n");
+            if ((len >= 14) && sbp[14])
+                r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s  Field replaceable unit "
+                           "code: %d\n", lip, sbp[14]);
+            if ((len >= 18) && (sbp[15] & 0x80)) {
+                /* sense key specific decoding */
+                switch (ssh.sense_key) {
+                case SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST:
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s  Sense Key Specific: "
+                               "Error in %s: byte %d", lip,
+                               ((sbp[15] & 0x40) ? "Command" :
+                                                   "Data parameters"),
+                             sg_get_unaligned_be16(sbp + 16));
+                    if (sbp[15] & 0x08)
+                        r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, " bit %d\n",
+                                   sbp[15] & 0x07);
+                    else
+                        r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "\n");
+                    break;
+                case SPC_SK_NO_SENSE:
+                case SPC_SK_NOT_READY:
+                    progress = sg_get_unaligned_be16(sbp + 16);
+                    pr = (progress * 100) / 65536;
+                    rem = ((progress * 100) % 65536) / 656;
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s  Progress indication: "
+                               "%d.%02d%%\n", lip, pr, rem);
+                    break;
+                case SPC_SK_HARDWARE_ERROR:
+                case SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR:
+                case SPC_SK_RECOVERED_ERROR:
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s  Actual retry count: "
+                               "0x%02x%02x\n", lip, sbp[16], sbp[17]);
+                    break;
+                case SPC_SK_COPY_ABORTED:
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s  Segment pointer: ", lip);
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "Relative to start of %s, "
+                               "byte %d", ((sbp[15] & 0x20) ?
+                                     "segment descriptor" : "parameter list"),
+                               sg_get_unaligned_be16(sbp + 16));
+                    if (sbp[15] & 0x08)
+                        r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, " bit %d\n",
+                                   sbp[15] & 0x07);
+                    else
+                        r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "\n");
+                    break;
+                case SPC_SK_UNIT_ATTENTION:
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s  Unit attention "
+                               "condition queue: ", lip);
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "overflow flag is %d\n",
+                               !!(sbp[15] & 0x1));
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s  Sense_key: 0x%x "
+                               "unexpected\n", lip, ssh.sense_key);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (r > 0)
+                n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s", b);
+        } else
+            n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s fixed descriptor length "
+                       "too short, len=%d\n", lip, len);
+    } else {    /* unable to normalise sense buffer, something irregular */
+        if (sb_len < 4) {       /* Too short */
+            n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%ssense buffer too short (4 "
+                       "byte minimum)\n", lip);
+            goto check_raw;
+        }
+        if (0x7f == resp_code) {        /* Vendor specific */
+            n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%sVendor specific sense buffer, "
+                       "in hex:\n", lip);
+            n += hex2str(sbp, sb_len, lip, -1, cblen - n, cbp + n);
+            return n;   /* no need to check raw, just output in hex */
+        }
+        /* non-extended SCSI-1 sense data ?? */
+        r = 0;
+        if (strlen(lip) > 0)
+            r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s", lip);
+        r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "Probably uninitialized data.\n%s  Try "
+                   "to view as SCSI-1 non-extended sense:\n", lip);
+        r += scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "  AdValid=%d  Error class=%d  Error "
+                   "code=%d\n", valid, ((sbp[0] >> 4) & 0x7),
+                   (sbp[0] & 0xf));
+        if (valid)
+            scnpr(b + r, blen - r, "%s  lba=0x%x\n", lip,
+                  sg_get_unaligned_be24(sbp + 1) & 0x1fffff);
+        n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s\n", b);
+        len = sb_len;
+        if (len > 32)
+            len = 32;   /* trim in case there is a lot of rubbish */
+    }
+check_raw:
+    if (raw_sinfo) {
+        char z[64];
+
+        n += scnpr(cbp + n, cblen - n, "%s Raw sense data (in hex):\n",
+                   lip);
+        if (n >= (cblen - 1))
+            return n;
+        scnpr(z, sizeof(z), "%.50s        ", lip);
+        n += hex2str(sbp, len, z,  -1, cblen - n, cbp + n);
+    }
+    return n;
+}
+
+/* Print sense information */
+void
+sg_print_sense(const char * leadin, const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len,
+               bool raw_sinfo)
+{
+    uint32_t pg_sz = sg_get_page_size();
+    char *cp;
+    uint8_t *free_cp;
+
+    cp = (char *)sg_memalign(pg_sz, pg_sz, &free_cp, 0);
+    if (NULL == cp)
+        return;
+    sg_get_sense_str(leadin, sbp, sb_len, raw_sinfo, pg_sz, cp);
+    pr2ws("%s", cp);
+    free(free_cp);
+}
+
+/* Following examines exit_status and outputs a clear error message to
+ * warnings_strm (usually stderr) if one is known and returns true.
+ * Otherwise it doesn't print anything and returns false. Note that
+ * if exit_status==0 then returns true but prints nothing and if
+ * exit_status<0 ("some error occurred") false is returned. If leadin is
+ * non-NULL then it is printed before the error message. */
+bool
+sg_if_can2stderr(const char * leadin, int exit_status)
+{
+    const char * s = leadin ? leadin : "";
+
+    if (exit_status < 0)
+        return false;
+    else if (0 == exit_status)
+        return true;
+
+    switch (exit_status) {
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY:          /* 2 */
+        pr2ws("%sDevice not ready\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD:        /* 3 */
+        pr2ws("%sMedium or hardware error\n", s); /* 3 sense keys: Medium, */
+        return true;    /* hardware error or 'Blank check' for tapes */
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION:     /* 6 */
+        pr2ws("%sDevice reported 'Unit attention'\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_DATA_PROTECT:       /* 7 */
+        pr2ws("%sDevice reported 'Data protect', read-only?\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_COPY_ABORTED:       /* 10 */
+        pr2ws("%sCopy aborted\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND:    /* 11 */
+        pr2ws("%sCommand aborted\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_MISCOMPARE:         /* 14 */
+        pr2ws("%sMiscompare\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_RES_CONFLICT:       /* 24 */
+        pr2ws("%sReservation conflict\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_BUSY:               /* 26 */
+        pr2ws("%sDevice is busy, try again\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_TASK_ABORTED:       /* 29 */
+        pr2ws("%sTask aborted\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_TIMEOUT:            /* 33 */
+        pr2ws("%sTime out\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_PROTECTION:         /* 40 */
+        pr2ws("%sProtection error\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS:            /* 48 */
+        pr2ws("%sNVMe error (non-zero status)\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + EACCES:   /* 50 + */
+        pr2ws("%sPermission denied\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + ENOMEM:
+        pr2ws("%sUtility unable to allocate memory\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + ENOTTY:
+        pr2ws("%sInappropriate I/O control operation\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + EPERM:
+        pr2ws("%sNot permitted\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + EINTR:
+        pr2ws("%sInterrupted system call\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + EIO:
+        pr2ws("%sInput/output error\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + ENODEV:
+        pr2ws("%sNo such device\n", s);
+        return true;
+    case SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + ENOENT:
+        pr2ws("%sNo such file or directory\n", s);
+        return true;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/* If os_err_num is within bounds then the returned value is 'os_err_num +
+ * SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR' otherwise -1 is returned. If os_err_num is 0 then 0
+ * is returned. */
+int
+sg_convert_errno(int os_err_num)
+{
+    if (os_err_num <= 0) {
+        if (os_err_num < -1)
+            return -1;
+        return os_err_num;
+    }
+    if (os_err_num < (SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED - SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR))
+        return SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + os_err_num;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/* See description in sg_lib.h header file */
+bool
+sg_scsi_normalize_sense(const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len,
+                        struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr * sshp)
+{
+    uint8_t resp_code;
+    if (sshp)
+        memset(sshp, 0, sizeof(struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr));
+    if ((NULL == sbp) || (sb_len < 1))
+        return false;
+    resp_code = 0x7f & sbp[0];
+    if ((resp_code < 0x70) || (resp_code > 0x73))
+        return false;
+    if (sshp) {
+        sshp->response_code = resp_code;
+        if (sshp->response_code >= 0x72) {  /* descriptor format */
+            if (sb_len > 1)
+                sshp->sense_key = (0xf & sbp[1]);
+            if (sb_len > 2)
+                sshp->asc = sbp[2];
+            if (sb_len > 3)
+                sshp->ascq = sbp[3];
+            if (sb_len > 7)
+                sshp->additional_length = sbp[7];
+        } else {                              /* fixed format */
+            if (sb_len > 2)
+                sshp->sense_key = (0xf & sbp[2]);
+            if (sb_len > 7) {
+                sb_len = (sb_len < (sbp[7] + 8)) ? sb_len : (sbp[7] + 8);
+                if (sb_len > 12)
+                    sshp->asc = sbp[12];
+                if (sb_len > 13)
+                    sshp->ascq = sbp[13];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Returns a SG_LIB_CAT_* value. If cannot decode sense buffer (sbp) or a
+ * less common sense key then return SG_LIB_CAT_SENSE .*/
+int
+sg_err_category_sense(const unsigned char * sbp, int sb_len)
+{
+    struct sg_scsi_sense_hdr ssh;
+
+    if ((sbp && (sb_len > 2)) &&
+        (sg_scsi_normalize_sense(sbp, sb_len, &ssh))) {
+        switch (ssh.sense_key) {        /* 0 to 0x1f */
+        case SPC_SK_NO_SENSE:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE;
+        case SPC_SK_RECOVERED_ERROR:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED;
+        case SPC_SK_NOT_READY:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY;
+        case SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR:
+        case SPC_SK_HARDWARE_ERROR:
+        case SPC_SK_BLANK_CHECK:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD;
+        case SPC_SK_UNIT_ATTENTION:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION;
+            /* used to return SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIA_CHANGED when ssh.asc==0x28 */
+        case SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST:
+            if ((0x20 == ssh.asc) && (0x0 == ssh.ascq))
+                return SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP;
+            else
+                return SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ;
+            break;
+        case SPC_SK_ABORTED_COMMAND:
+            if (0x10 == ssh.asc)
+                return SG_LIB_CAT_PROTECTION;
+            else
+                return SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND;
+        case SPC_SK_MISCOMPARE:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_MISCOMPARE;
+        case SPC_SK_DATA_PROTECT:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_DATA_PROTECT;
+        case SPC_SK_COPY_ABORTED:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_COPY_ABORTED;
+        case SPC_SK_COMPLETED:
+        case SPC_SK_VOLUME_OVERFLOW:
+            return SG_LIB_CAT_SENSE;
+        default:
+            ;   /* reserved and vendor specific sense keys fall through */
+        }
+    }
+    return SG_LIB_CAT_SENSE;
+}
+
+/* Beware: gives wrong answer for variable length command (opcode=0x7f) */
+int
+sg_get_command_size(unsigned char opcode)
+{
+    switch ((opcode >> 5) & 0x7) {
+    case 0:
+        return 6;
+    case 1: case 2: case 6: case 7:
+        return 10;
+    case 3: case 5:
+        return 12;
+        break;
+    case 4:
+        return 16;
+    default:
+        return 10;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+sg_get_command_name(const unsigned char * cmdp, int peri_type, int buff_len,
+                    char * buff)
+{
+    int service_action;
+
+    if ((NULL == buff) || (buff_len < 1))
+        return;
+    else if (1 == buff_len) {
+        buff[0] = '\0';
+        return;
+    }
+    if (NULL == cmdp) {
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", "<null> command pointer");
+        return;
+    }
+    service_action = (SG_VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD == cmdp[0]) ?
+                     sg_get_unaligned_be16(cmdp + 8) : (cmdp[1] & 0x1f);
+    sg_get_opcode_sa_name(cmdp[0], service_action, peri_type, buff_len, buff);
+}
+
+struct op_code2sa_t {
+    int op_code;
+    int pdt_match;      /* -1->all; 0->disk,ZBC,RCB, 1->tape+adc+smc */
+    struct sg_lib_value_name_t * arr;
+    const char * prefix;
+};
+
+static struct op_code2sa_t op_code2sa_arr[] = {
+    {SG_VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD, -1, sg_lib_variable_length_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_MAINTENANCE_IN, -1, sg_lib_maint_in_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_MAINTENANCE_OUT, -1, sg_lib_maint_out_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_SERVICE_ACTION_IN_12, -1, sg_lib_serv_in12_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_12, -1, sg_lib_serv_out12_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_SERVICE_ACTION_IN_16, -1, sg_lib_serv_in16_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_SERVICE_ACTION_OUT_16, -1, sg_lib_serv_out16_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_SERVICE_ACTION_BIDI, -1, sg_lib_serv_bidi_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN, -1, sg_lib_pr_in_arr, "Persistent reserve in"},
+    {SG_PERSISTENT_RESERVE_OUT, -1, sg_lib_pr_out_arr,
+     "Persistent reserve out"},
+    {SG_3PARTY_COPY_OUT, -1, sg_lib_xcopy_sa_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_3PARTY_COPY_IN, -1, sg_lib_rec_copy_sa_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_READ_BUFFER, -1, sg_lib_read_buff_arr, "Read buffer(10)"},
+    {SG_READ_BUFFER_16, -1, sg_lib_read_buff_arr, "Read buffer(16)"},
+    {SG_READ_ATTRIBUTE, -1, sg_lib_read_attr_arr, "Read attribute"},
+    {SG_READ_POSITION, 1, sg_lib_read_pos_arr, "Read position"},
+    {SG_SANITIZE, 0, sg_lib_sanitize_sa_arr, "Sanitize"},
+    {SG_WRITE_BUFFER, -1, sg_lib_write_buff_arr, "Write buffer"},
+    {SG_ZONING_IN, 0, sg_lib_zoning_in_arr, NULL},
+    {SG_ZONING_OUT, 0, sg_lib_zoning_out_arr, NULL},
+    {0xffff, -1, NULL, NULL},
+};
+
+void
+sg_get_opcode_sa_name(unsigned char cmd_byte0, int service_action,
+                      int peri_type, int buff_len, char * buff)
+{
+    int d_pdt;
+    const struct sg_lib_value_name_t * vnp;
+    const struct op_code2sa_t * osp;
+    char b[80];
+
+    if ((NULL == buff) || (buff_len < 1))
+        return;
+    else if (1 == buff_len) {
+        buff[0] = '\0';
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (peri_type < 0)
+        peri_type = 0;
+    d_pdt = sg_lib_pdt_decay(peri_type);
+    for (osp = op_code2sa_arr; osp->arr; ++osp) {
+        if ((int)cmd_byte0 == osp->op_code) {
+            if ((osp->pdt_match < 0) || (d_pdt == osp->pdt_match)) {
+                vnp = get_value_name(osp->arr, service_action, peri_type);
+                if (vnp) {
+                    if (osp->prefix)
+                        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s, %s", osp->prefix,
+                              vnp->name);
+                    else
+                        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", vnp->name);
+                } else {
+                    sg_get_opcode_name(cmd_byte0, peri_type, sizeof(b), b);
+                    scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s service action=0x%x", b,
+                          service_action);
+                }
+            } else
+                sg_get_opcode_name(cmd_byte0, peri_type, buff_len, buff);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    sg_get_opcode_name(cmd_byte0, peri_type, buff_len, buff);
+}
+
+void
+sg_get_opcode_name(unsigned char cmd_byte0, int peri_type, int buff_len,
+                   char * buff)
+{
+    const struct sg_lib_value_name_t * vnp;
+    int grp;
+
+    if ((NULL == buff) || (buff_len < 1))
+        return;
+    else if (1 == buff_len) {
+        buff[0] = '\0';
+        return;
+    }
+    if (SG_VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD == cmd_byte0) {
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", "Variable length");
+        return;
+    }
+    grp = (cmd_byte0 >> 5) & 0x7;
+    switch (grp) {
+    case 0:
+    case 1:
+    case 2:
+    case 4:
+    case 5:
+        vnp = get_value_name(sg_lib_normal_opcodes, cmd_byte0, peri_type);
+        if (vnp)
+            scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", vnp->name);
+        else
+            scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Opcode=0x%x", (int)cmd_byte0);
+        break;
+    case 3:
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Reserved [0x%x]", (int)cmd_byte0);
+        break;
+    case 6:
+    case 7:
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Vendor specific [0x%x]", (int)cmd_byte0);
+        break;
+    default:
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Opcode=0x%x", (int)cmd_byte0);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Iterates to next designation descriptor in the device identification
+ * VPD page. The 'initial_desig_desc' should point to start of first
+ * descriptor with 'page_len' being the number of valid bytes in that
+ * and following descriptors. To start, 'off' should point to a negative
+ * value, thereafter it should point to the value yielded by the previous
+ * call. If 0 returned then 'initial_desig_desc + *off' should be a valid
+ * descriptor; returns -1 if normal end condition and -2 for an abnormal
+ * termination. Matches association, designator_type and/or code_set when
+ * any of those values are greater than or equal to zero. */
+int
+sg_vpd_dev_id_iter(const unsigned char * initial_desig_desc, int page_len,
+                   int * off, int m_assoc, int m_desig_type, int m_code_set)
+{
+    bool fltr = ((m_assoc >= 0) || (m_desig_type >= 0) || (m_code_set >= 0));
+    int k = *off;
+    const unsigned char * bp = initial_desig_desc;
+
+    while ((k + 3) < page_len) {
+        k = (k < 0) ? 0 : (k + bp[k + 3] + 4);
+        if ((k + 4) > page_len)
+            break;
+        if (fltr) {
+            if (m_code_set >= 0) {
+                if ((bp[k] & 0xf) != m_code_set)
+                    continue;
+            }
+            if (m_assoc >= 0) {
+                if (((bp[k + 1] >> 4) & 0x3) != m_assoc)
+                    continue;
+            }
+            if (m_desig_type >= 0) {
+                if ((bp[k + 1] & 0xf) != m_desig_type)
+                    continue;
+            }
+        }
+        *off = k;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return (k == page_len) ? -1 : -2;
+}
+
+static const char * const bad_sense_cat = "Bad sense category";
+
+/* Yield string associated with sense category. Returns 'buff' (or pointer
+ * to "Bad sense category" if 'buff' is NULL). If sense_cat unknown then
+ * yield "Sense category: <sense_cat>" string. */
+const char *
+sg_get_category_sense_str(int sense_cat, int buff_len, char * buff,
+                          int verbose)
+{
+    int n;
+
+    if (NULL == buff)
+        return bad_sense_cat;
+    if (buff_len <= 0)
+        return buff;
+    switch (sense_cat) {
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_CLEAN:              /* 0 */
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "No errors");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR:           /* 1 */
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Syntax error");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_NOT_READY:          /* 2 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Not ready");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD:        /* 3 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Medium or hardware error");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key (plus blank check)");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ:        /* 5 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Illegal request");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key, apart from Invalid "
+                  "opcode");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_UNIT_ATTENTION:     /* 6 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Unit attention");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_DATA_PROTECT:       /* 7 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Data protect");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key, write protected "
+                     "media?");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_INVALID_OP:         /* 9 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Illegal request, invalid opcode");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_COPY_ABORTED:       /* 10 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Copy aborted");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_ABORTED_COMMAND:    /* 11 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Aborted command");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key, other than "
+                     "protection related (asc=0x10)");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_MISCOMPARE:         /* 14 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Miscompare");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_FILE_ERROR:             /* 15 */
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "File error");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_ILLEGAL_REQ_WITH_INFO:  /* 17 */
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Illegal request with info");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_MEDIUM_HARD_WITH_INFO:  /* 18 */
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Medium or hardware error with info");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_NO_SENSE:           /* 20 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "No sense key");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " probably additional sense "
+                     "information");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_RECOVERED:          /* 21 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Recovered error");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " sense key");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_RES_CONFLICT:       /* 24 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Reservation conflict");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " SCSI status");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_CONDITION_MET:      /* 25 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Condition met");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " SCSI status");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_BUSY:               /* 26 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Busy");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " SCSI status");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_TS_FULL:            /* 27 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Task set full");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " SCSI status");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_ACA_ACTIVE:         /* 28 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "ACA active");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " SCSI status");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_TASK_ABORTED:       /* 29 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Task aborted");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " SCSI status");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_TIMEOUT:            /* 33 */
+        scnpr(buff, buff_len, "SCSI command timeout");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_PROTECTION:         /* 40 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Aborted command, protection");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " information (PI) problem");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_PROTECTION_WITH_INFO: /* 41 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Aborted command with info, protection");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " information (PI) problem");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_MALFORMED:          /* 97 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Malformed response");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, " to SCSI command");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_SENSE:              /* 98 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Some other sense data problem");
+        if (verbose && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, ", try '-v' option for more "
+                     "information");
+        break;
+    case SG_LIB_CAT_OTHER:              /* 99 */
+        n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Some other error/warning has occurred");
+        if ((0 == verbose) && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+            scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, ", possible transport of driver "
+                     "issue");
+        break;
+    default:
+        if ((sense_cat > SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR) &&
+            (sense_cat < (SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR + 47))) {
+            int k = sense_cat - SG_LIB_OS_BASE_ERR;
+
+            n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "OS error: %s [%d]", safe_strerror(k),
+                      k);
+        } else {
+            n = scnpr(buff, buff_len, "Sense category: %d", sense_cat);
+            if ((0 == verbose) && (n < (buff_len - 1)))
+                scnpr(buff + n, buff_len - n, ", try '-v' option for more "
+                      "information");
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    return buff;
+}
+
+static const char * sg_sfs_spc_reserved = "SPC Reserved";
+static const char * sg_sfs_sbc_reserved = "SBC Reserved";
+static const char * sg_sfs_ssc_reserved = "SSC Reserved";
+static const char * sg_sfs_zbc_reserved = "ZBC Reserved";
+static const char * sg_sfs_reserved = "Reserved";
+
+/* Yield SCSI Feature Set (sfs) string. When 'peri_type' is < -1 (or > 31)
+ * returns pointer to string (same as 'buff') associated with 'sfs_code'.
+ * When 'peri_type' is between -1 (for SPC) and 31 (inclusive) then a match
+ * on both 'sfs_code' and 'peri_type' is required. If 'foundp' is not NULL
+ * then where it points is set to true if a match is found else it is set to
+ * false. If 'buff' is not NULL then in the case of a match a descriptive
+ * string is written to 'buff' while if there is not a not then a string
+ * ending in "Reserved" is written (and may be prefixed with SPC, SBC, SSC
+ * or ZBC). Returns 'buff' (i.e. a pointer value) even if it is NULL.
+ * Example:
+ *    char b[64];
+ *    ...
+ *    printf("%s\n", sg_get_sfs_str(sfs_code, -2, sizeof(b), b, NULL, 0));
+ */
+const char *
+sg_get_sfs_str(uint16_t sfs_code, int peri_type, int buff_len, char * buff,
+               bool * foundp, int verbose)
+{
+    const struct sg_lib_value_name_t * vnp = NULL;
+    int n = 0;
+    int my_pdt;
+
+    if ((NULL == buff) || (buff_len < 1)) {
+        if (foundp)
+            *foundp = false;
+        return NULL;
+    } else if (1 == buff_len) {
+        buff[0] = '\0';
+        if (foundp)
+            *foundp = false;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    my_pdt = ((peri_type < -1) || (peri_type > 0x1f)) ? -2 : peri_type;
+    vnp = get_value_name(sg_lib_scsi_feature_sets, sfs_code, my_pdt);
+    if (vnp && (-2 != my_pdt)) {
+        if (peri_type != vnp->peri_dev_type)
+            vnp = NULL;         /* shouldn't really happen */
+    }
+    if (foundp)
+        *foundp = vnp ? true : false;
+    if (sfs_code < 0x100) {             /* SPC Feature Sets */
+        if (vnp) {
+            if (verbose)
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "SPC %s", vnp->name);
+            else
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", vnp->name);
+        } else
+            n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", sg_sfs_spc_reserved);
+    } else if (sfs_code < 0x200) {      /* SBC Feature Sets */
+        if (vnp) {
+            if (verbose)
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "SBC %s", vnp->name);
+            else
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", vnp->name);
+        } else
+            n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", sg_sfs_sbc_reserved);
+    } else if (sfs_code < 0x300) {      /* SSC Feature Sets */
+        if (vnp) {
+            if (verbose)
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "SSC %s", vnp->name);
+            else
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", vnp->name);
+        } else
+            n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", sg_sfs_ssc_reserved);
+    } else if (sfs_code < 0x400) {      /* ZBC Feature Sets */
+        if (vnp) {
+            if (verbose)
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "ZBC %s", vnp->name);
+            else
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", vnp->name);
+        } else
+            n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", sg_sfs_zbc_reserved);
+    } else {                            /* Other SCSI Feature Sets */
+        if (vnp) {
+            if (verbose)
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "[unrecognized PDT] %s",
+                           vnp->name);
+            else
+                n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", vnp->name);
+        } else
+            n += scnpr(buff, buff_len, "%s", sg_sfs_reserved);
+
+    }
+    if (verbose > 4)
+        pr2serr("%s: length of returned string (n) %d\n", __func__, n);
+    return buff;
+}
+
+/* This is a heuristic that takes into account the command bytes and length
+ * to decide whether the presented unstructured sequence of bytes could be
+ * a SCSI command. If so it returns true otherwise false. Vendor specific
+ * SCSI commands (i.e. opcodes from 0xc0 to 0xff), if presented, are assumed
+ * to follow SCSI conventions (i.e. length of 6, 10, 12 or 16 bytes). The
+ * only SCSI commands considered above 16 bytes of length are the Variable
+ * Length Commands (opcode 0x7f) and the XCDB wrapped commands (opcode 0x7e).
+ * Both have an inbuilt length field which can be cross checked with clen.
+ * No NVMe commands (64 bytes long plus some extra added by some OSes) have
+ * opcodes 0x7e or 0x7f yet. ATA is register based but SATA has FIS
+ * structures that are sent across the wire. The FIS register structure is
+ * used to move a command from a SATA host to device, but the ATA 'command'
+ * is not the first byte. So it is harder to say what will happen if a
+ * FIS structure is presented as a SCSI command, hopfully there is a low
+ * probability this function will yield true in that case. */
+bool
+sg_is_scsi_cdb(const uint8_t * cdbp, int clen)
+{
+    int ilen, sa;
+    uint8_t opcode;
+    uint8_t top3bits;
+
+    if (clen < 6)
+        return false;
+    opcode = cdbp[0];
+    top3bits = opcode >> 5;
+    if (0x3 == top3bits) {
+        if ((clen < 12) || (clen % 4))
+            return false;       /* must be modulo 4 and 12 or more bytes */
+        switch (opcode) {
+        case 0x7e:      /* Extended cdb (XCDB) */
+            ilen = 4 + sg_get_unaligned_be16(cdbp + 2);
+            return (ilen == clen);
+        case 0x7f:      /* Variable Length cdb */
+            ilen = 8 + cdbp[7];
+            sa = sg_get_unaligned_be16(cdbp + 8);
+            /* service action (sa) 0x0 is reserved */
+            return ((ilen == clen) && sa);
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else if (clen <= 16) {
+        switch (clen) {
+        case 6:
+            if (top3bits > 0x5)         /* vendor */
+                return true;
+            return (0x0 == top3bits);   /* 6 byte cdb */
+        case 10:
+            if (top3bits > 0x5)         /* vendor */
+                return true;
+            return ((0x1 == top3bits) || (0x2 == top3bits)); /* 10 byte cdb */
+        case 16:
+            if (top3bits > 0x5)         /* vendor */
+                return true;
+            return (0x4 == top3bits);   /* 16 byte cdb */
+        case 12:
+            if (top3bits > 0x5)         /* vendor */
+                return true;
+            return (0x5 == top3bits);   /* 12 byte cdb */
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    /* NVMe probably falls out here, clen > 16 and (opcode < 0x60 or
+     * opcode > 0x7f). */
+    return false;
+}
+
+/* Yield string associated with NVMe command status value in sct_sc. It
+ * expects to decode DW3 bits 27:17 from the completion queue. Bits 27:25
+ * are the Status Code Type (SCT) and bits 24:17 are the Status Code (SC).
+ * Bit 17 in DW3 should be bit 0 in sct_sc. If no status string is found
+ * a string of the form "Reserved [0x<sct_sc_in_hex>]" is generated.
+ * Returns 'buff'. Does nothing if buff_len<=0 or if buff is NULL.*/
+char *
+sg_get_nvme_cmd_status_str(uint16_t sct_sc, int b_len, char * b)
+{
+    int k;
+    uint16_t s = 0x3ff & sct_sc;
+    const struct sg_lib_value_name_t * vp = sg_lib_nvme_cmd_status_arr;
+
+    if ((b_len <= 0) || (NULL == b))
+        return b;
+    else if (1 == b_len) {
+        b[0] = '\0';
+        return b;
+    }
+    for (k = 0; (vp->name && (k < 1000)); ++k, ++vp) {
+        if (s == (uint16_t)vp->value) {
+            strncpy(b, vp->name, b_len);
+            b[b_len - 1] = '\0';
+            return b;
+        }
+    }
+    if (k >= 1000)
+        pr2ws("%s: where is sentinel for sg_lib_nvme_cmd_status_arr ??\n",
+                        __func__);
+    snprintf(b, b_len, "Reserved [0x%x]", sct_sc);
+    return b;
+}
+
+/* Attempts to map NVMe status value ((SCT << 8) | SC) to SCSI status,
+ * sense_key, asc and ascq tuple. If successful returns true and writes to
+ * non-NULL pointer arguments; otherwise returns false. */
+bool
+sg_nvme_status2scsi(uint16_t sct_sc, uint8_t * status_p, uint8_t * sk_p,
+                    uint8_t * asc_p, uint8_t * ascq_p)
+{
+    int k, ind;
+    uint16_t s = 0x3ff & sct_sc;
+    struct sg_lib_value_name_t * vp = sg_lib_nvme_cmd_status_arr;
+    struct sg_lib_4tuple_u8 * mp = sg_lib_scsi_status_sense_arr;
+
+    for (k = 0; (vp->name && (k < 1000)); ++k, ++vp) {
+        if (s == (uint16_t)vp->value)
+            break;
+    }
+    if (k >= 1000) {
+        pr2ws("%s: where is sentinel for sg_lib_nvme_cmd_status_arr ??\n",
+              __func__);
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (NULL == vp->name)
+        return false;
+    ind = vp->peri_dev_type;
+
+
+    for (k = 0; (0xff != mp->t2) && k < 1000; ++k, ++mp)
+        ;       /* count entries for valid index range */
+    if (k >= 1000) {
+        pr2ws("%s: where is sentinel for sg_lib_scsi_status_sense_arr ??\n",
+              __func__);
+        return false;
+    } else if (ind >= k)
+        return false;
+    mp = sg_lib_scsi_status_sense_arr + ind;
+    if (status_p)
+        *status_p = mp->t1;
+    if (sk_p)
+        *sk_p = mp->t2;
+    if (asc_p)
+        *asc_p = mp->t3;
+    if (ascq_p)
+        *ascq_p = mp->t4;
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* safe_strerror() contributed by Clayton Weaver <cgweav at email dot com>
+ * Allows for situation in which strerror() is given a wild value (or the
+ * C library is incomplete) and returns NULL. Still not thread safe.
+ */
+
+static char safe_errbuf[64] = {'u', 'n', 'k', 'n', 'o', 'w', 'n', ' ',
+                               'e', 'r', 'r', 'n', 'o', ':', ' ', 0};
+
+char *
+safe_strerror(int errnum)
+{
+    size_t len;
+    char * errstr;
+
+    if (errnum < 0)
+        errnum = -errnum;
+    errstr = strerror(errnum);
+    if (NULL == errstr) {
+        len = strlen(safe_errbuf);
+        scnpr(safe_errbuf + len, sizeof(safe_errbuf) - len, "%i", errnum);
+        return safe_errbuf;
+    }
+    return errstr;
+}
+
+static void
+trimTrailingSpaces(char * b)
+{
+    int k;
+
+    for (k = ((int)strlen(b) - 1); k >= 0; --k) {
+        if (' ' != b[k])
+            break;
+    }
+    if ('\0' != b[k + 1])
+        b[k + 1] = '\0';
+}
+
+/* Note the ASCII-hex output goes to stdout. [Most other output from functions
+ * in this file go to sg_warnings_strm (default stderr).]
+ * 'no_ascii' allows for 3 output types:
+ *     > 0     each line has address then up to 16 ASCII-hex bytes
+ *     = 0     in addition, the bytes are listed in ASCII to the right
+ *     < 0     only the ASCII-hex bytes are listed (i.e. without address) */
+static void
+dStrHexFp(const char* str, int len, int no_ascii, FILE * fp)
+{
+    const char * p = str;
+    const char * formatstr;
+    unsigned char c;
+    char buff[82];
+    int a = 0;
+    int bpstart = 5;
+    const int cpstart = 60;
+    int cpos = cpstart;
+    int bpos = bpstart;
+    int i, k, blen;
+
+    if (len <= 0)
+        return;
+    blen = (int)sizeof(buff);
+    if (0 == no_ascii)  /* address at left and ASCII at right */
+        formatstr = "%.76s\n";
+    else                        /* previously when > 0 str was "%.58s\n" */
+        formatstr = "%s\n";     /* when < 0 str was: "%.48s\n" */
+    memset(buff, ' ', 80);
+    buff[80] = '\0';
+    if (no_ascii < 0) {
+        bpstart = 0;
+        bpos = bpstart;
+        for (k = 0; k < len; k++) {
+            c = *p++;
+            if (bpos == (bpstart + (8 * 3)))
+                bpos++;
+            scnpr(&buff[bpos], blen - bpos, "%.2x", (int)(unsigned char)c);
+            buff[bpos + 2] = ' ';
+            if ((k > 0) && (0 == ((k + 1) % 16))) {
+                trimTrailingSpaces(buff);
+                fprintf(fp, formatstr, buff);
+                bpos = bpstart;
+                memset(buff, ' ', 80);
+            } else
+                bpos += 3;
+        }
+        if (bpos > bpstart) {
+            buff[bpos + 2] = '\0';
+            trimTrailingSpaces(buff);
+            fprintf(fp, "%s\n", buff);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+    /* no_ascii>=0, start each line with address (offset) */
+    k = scnpr(buff + 1, blen - 1, "%.2x", a);
+    buff[k + 1] = ' ';
+
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        c = *p++;
+        bpos += 3;
+        if (bpos == (bpstart + (9 * 3)))
+            bpos++;
+        scnpr(&buff[bpos], blen - bpos, "%.2x", (int)(unsigned char)c);
+        buff[bpos + 2] = ' ';
+        if (no_ascii)
+            buff[cpos++] = ' ';
+        else {
+            if (! my_isprint(c))
+                c = '.';
+            buff[cpos++] = c;
+        }
+        if (cpos > (cpstart + 15)) {
+            if (no_ascii)
+                trimTrailingSpaces(buff);
+            fprintf(fp, formatstr, buff);
+            bpos = bpstart;
+            cpos = cpstart;
+            a += 16;
+            memset(buff, ' ', 80);
+            k = scnpr(buff + 1, blen - 1, "%.2x", a);
+            buff[k + 1] = ' ';
+        }
+    }
+    if (cpos > cpstart) {
+        buff[cpos] = '\0';
+        if (no_ascii)
+            trimTrailingSpaces(buff);
+        fprintf(fp, "%s\n", buff);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+dStrHex(const char* str, int len, int no_ascii)
+{
+    dStrHexFp(str, len, no_ascii, stdout);
+}
+
+void
+dStrHexErr(const char* str, int len, int no_ascii)
+{
+    dStrHexFp(str, len, no_ascii,
+              (sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr));
+}
+
+#define DSHS_LINE_BLEN 160
+#define DSHS_BPL 16
+
+/* Read 'len' bytes from 'str' and output as ASCII-Hex bytes (space
+ * separated) to 'b' not to exceed 'b_len' characters. Each line
+ * starts with 'leadin' (NULL for no leadin) and there are 16 bytes
+ * per line with an extra space between the 8th and 9th bytes. 'format'
+ * is 0 for repeat in printable ASCII ('.' for non printable) to
+ * right of each line; 1 don't (so just output ASCII hex). Returns
+ * number of bytes written to 'b' excluding the trailing '\0'. */
+int
+dStrHexStr(const char * str, int len, const char * leadin, int format,
+           int b_len, char * b)
+{
+    unsigned char c;
+    int bpstart, bpos, k, n, prior_ascii_len;
+    bool want_ascii;
+    char buff[DSHS_LINE_BLEN + 2];
+    char a[DSHS_BPL + 1];
+    const char * p = str;
+
+    if (len <= 0) {
+        if (b_len > 0)
+            b[0] = '\0';
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (b_len <= 0)
+        return 0;
+    want_ascii = !format;
+    if (want_ascii) {
+        memset(a, ' ', DSHS_BPL);
+        a[DSHS_BPL] = '\0';
+    }
+    if (leadin) {
+        bpstart = strlen(leadin);
+        /* Cap leadin at (DSHS_LINE_BLEN - 70) characters */
+        if (bpstart > (DSHS_LINE_BLEN - 70))
+            bpstart = DSHS_LINE_BLEN - 70;
+    } else
+        bpstart = 0;
+    bpos = bpstart;
+    prior_ascii_len = bpstart + (DSHS_BPL * 3) + 1;
+    n = 0;
+    memset(buff, ' ', DSHS_LINE_BLEN);
+    buff[DSHS_LINE_BLEN] = '\0';
+    if (bpstart > 0)
+        memcpy(buff, leadin, bpstart);
+    for (k = 0; k < len; k++) {
+        c = *p++;
+        if (bpos == (bpstart + ((DSHS_BPL / 2) * 3)))
+            bpos++;     /* for extra space in middle of each line's hex */
+        scnpr(buff + bpos, (int)sizeof(buff) - bpos, "%.2x",
+              (int)(unsigned char)c);
+        buff[bpos + 2] = ' ';
+        if (want_ascii)
+            a[k % DSHS_BPL] = my_isprint(c) ? c : '.';
+        if ((k > 0) && (0 == ((k + 1) % DSHS_BPL))) {
+            trimTrailingSpaces(buff);
+            if (want_ascii) {
+                n += scnpr(b + n, b_len - n, "%-*s   %s\n", prior_ascii_len,
+                           buff, a);
+                memset(a, ' ', DSHS_BPL);
+            } else
+                n += scnpr(b + n, b_len - n, "%s\n", buff);
+            if (n >= (b_len - 1))
+                return n;
+            memset(buff, ' ', DSHS_LINE_BLEN);
+            bpos = bpstart;
+            if (bpstart > 0)
+                memcpy(buff, leadin, bpstart);
+        } else
+            bpos += 3;
+    }
+    if (bpos > bpstart) {
+        trimTrailingSpaces(buff);
+        if (want_ascii)
+            n += scnpr(b + n, b_len - n, "%-*s   %s\n", prior_ascii_len,
+                       buff, a);
+        else
+            n += scnpr(b + n, b_len - n, "%s\n", buff);
+    }
+    return n;
+}
+
+void
+hex2stdout(const uint8_t * b_str, int len, int no_ascii)
+{
+    dStrHex((const char *)b_str, len, no_ascii);
+}
+
+void
+hex2stderr(const uint8_t * b_str, int len, int no_ascii)
+{
+    dStrHexErr((const char *)b_str, len, no_ascii);
+}
+
+int
+hex2str(const uint8_t * b_str, int len, const char * leadin, int format,
+        int b_len, char * b)
+{
+    return dStrHexStr((const char *)b_str, len, leadin, format, b_len, b);
+}
+
+/* Returns true when executed on big endian machine; else returns false.
+ * Useful for displaying ATA identify words (which need swapping on a
+ * big endian machine). */
+bool
+sg_is_big_endian()
+{
+    union u_t {
+        uint16_t s;
+        unsigned char c[sizeof(uint16_t)];
+    } u;
+
+    u.s = 0x0102;
+    return (u.c[0] == 0x01);     /* The lowest address contains
+                                    the most significant byte */
+}
+
+bool
+sg_all_zeros(const uint8_t * bp, int b_len)
+{
+    if ((NULL == bp) || (b_len <= 0))
+        return false;
+    for (--b_len; b_len >= 0; --b_len) {
+        if (0x0 != bp[b_len])
+            return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool
+sg_all_ffs(const uint8_t * bp, int b_len)
+{
+    if ((NULL == bp) || (b_len <= 0))
+        return false;
+    for (--b_len; b_len >= 0; --b_len) {
+        if (0xff != bp[b_len])
+            return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+swapb_uint16(uint16_t u)
+{
+    uint16_t r;
+
+    r = (u >> 8) & 0xff;
+    r |= ((u & 0xff) << 8);
+    return r;
+}
+
+/* Note the ASCII-hex output goes to stdout. [Most other output from functions
+ * in this file go to sg_warnings_strm (default stderr).]
+ * 'no_ascii' allows for 3 output types:
+ *     > 0     each line has address then up to 8 ASCII-hex 16 bit words
+ *     = 0     in addition, the ASCI bytes pairs are listed to the right
+ *     = -1    only the ASCII-hex words are listed (i.e. without address)
+ *     = -2    only the ASCII-hex words, formatted for "hdparm --Istdin"
+ *     < -2    same as -1
+ * If 'swapb' is true then bytes in each word swapped. Needs to be set
+ * for ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE response on big-endian machines. */
+void
+dWordHex(const uint16_t* words, int num, int no_ascii, bool swapb)
+{
+    const uint16_t * p = words;
+    uint16_t c;
+    char buff[82];
+    unsigned char upp, low;
+    int a = 0;
+    const int bpstart = 3;
+    const int cpstart = 52;
+    int cpos = cpstart;
+    int bpos = bpstart;
+    int i, k, blen;
+
+    if (num <= 0)
+        return;
+    blen = (int)sizeof(buff);
+    memset(buff, ' ', 80);
+    buff[80] = '\0';
+    if (no_ascii < 0) {
+        for (k = 0; k < num; k++) {
+            c = *p++;
+            if (swapb)
+                c = swapb_uint16(c);
+            bpos += 5;
+            scnpr(buff + bpos, blen - bpos, "%.4x", (unsigned int)c);
+            buff[bpos + 4] = ' ';
+            if ((k > 0) && (0 == ((k + 1) % 8))) {
+                if (-2 == no_ascii)
+                    printf("%.39s\n", buff +8);
+                else
+                    printf("%.47s\n", buff);
+                bpos = bpstart;
+                memset(buff, ' ', 80);
+            }
+        }
+        if (bpos > bpstart) {
+            if (-2 == no_ascii)
+                printf("%.39s\n", buff +8);
+            else
+                printf("%.47s\n", buff);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+    /* no_ascii>=0, start each line with address (offset) */
+    k = scnpr(buff + 1, blen - 1, "%.2x", a);
+    buff[k + 1] = ' ';
+
+    for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+        c = *p++;
+        if (swapb)
+            c = swapb_uint16(c);
+        bpos += 5;
+        scnpr(buff + bpos, blen - bpos, "%.4x", (unsigned int)c);
+        buff[bpos + 4] = ' ';
+        if (no_ascii) {
+            buff[cpos++] = ' ';
+            buff[cpos++] = ' ';
+            buff[cpos++] = ' ';
+        } else {
+            upp = (c >> 8) & 0xff;
+            low = c & 0xff;
+            if (! my_isprint(upp))
+                upp = '.';
+            buff[cpos++] = upp;
+            if (! my_isprint(low))
+                low = '.';
+            buff[cpos++] = low;
+            buff[cpos++] = ' ';
+        }
+        if (cpos > (cpstart + 23)) {
+            printf("%.76s\n", buff);
+            bpos = bpstart;
+            cpos = cpstart;
+            a += 8;
+            memset(buff, ' ', 80);
+            k = scnpr(buff + 1, blen - 1, "%.2x", a);
+            buff[k + 1] = ' ';
+        }
+    }
+    if (cpos > cpstart)
+        printf("%.76s\n", buff);
+}
+
+/* If the number in 'buf' can be decoded or the multiplier is unknown
+ * then -1 is returned. Accepts a hex prefix (0x or 0X) or a decimal
+ * multiplier suffix (as per GNU's dd (since 2002: SI and IEC 60027-2)).
+ * Main (SI) multipliers supported: K, M, G. Ignore leading spaces and
+ * tabs; accept comma, hyphen, space, tab and hash as terminator. */
+int
+sg_get_num(const char * buf)
+{
+    int res, num, n, len;
+    unsigned int unum;
+    char * cp;
+    const char * b;
+    char c = 'c';
+    char c2 = '\0';     /* keep static checker happy */
+    char c3 = '\0';     /* keep static checker happy */
+    char lb[16];
+
+    if ((NULL == buf) || ('\0' == buf[0]))
+        return -1;
+    len = strlen(buf);
+    n = strspn(buf, " \t");
+    if (n > 0) {
+        if (n == len)
+            return -1;
+        buf += n;
+        len -= n;
+    }
+    /* following hack to keep C++ happy */
+    cp = strpbrk((char *)buf, " \t,#-");
+    if (cp) {
+        len = cp - buf;
+        n = (int)sizeof(lb) - 1;
+        len = (len < n) ? len : n;
+        memcpy(lb, buf, len);
+        lb[len] = '\0';
+        b = lb;
+    } else
+        b = buf;
+    if (('0' == b[0]) && (('x' == b[1]) || ('X' == b[1]))) {
+        res = sscanf(b + 2, "%x", &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else if ('H' == toupper((int)b[len - 1])) {
+        res = sscanf(b, "%x", &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else
+        res = sscanf(b, "%d%c%c%c", &num, &c, &c2, &c3);
+    if (res < 1)
+        return -1LL;
+    else if (1 == res)
+        return num;
+    else {
+        if (res > 2)
+            c2 = toupper((int)c2);
+        if (res > 3)
+            c3 = toupper((int)c3);
+        switch (toupper((int)c)) {
+        case 'C':
+            return num;
+        case 'W':
+            return num * 2;
+        case 'B':
+            return num * 512;
+        case 'K':
+            if (2 == res)
+                return num * 1024;
+            if (('B' == c2) || ('D' == c2))
+                return num * 1000;
+            if (('I' == c2) && (4 == res) && ('B' == c3))
+                return num * 1024;
+            return -1;
+        case 'M':
+            if (2 == res)
+                return num * 1048576;
+            if (('B' == c2) || ('D' == c2))
+                return num * 1000000;
+            if (('I' == c2) && (4 == res) && ('B' == c3))
+                return num * 1048576;
+            return -1;
+        case 'G':
+            if (2 == res)
+                return num * 1073741824;
+            if (('B' == c2) || ('D' == c2))
+                return num * 1000000000;
+            if (('I' == c2) && (4 == res) && ('B' == c3))
+                return num * 1073741824;
+            return -1;
+        case 'X':
+            cp = (char *)strchr(b, 'x');
+            if (NULL == cp)
+                cp = (char *)strchr(b, 'X');
+            if (cp) {
+                n = sg_get_num(cp + 1);
+                if (-1 != n)
+                    return num * n;
+            }
+            return -1;
+        default:
+            pr2ws("unrecognized multiplier\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* If the number in 'buf' can not be decoded then -1 is returned. Accepts a
+ * hex prefix (0x or 0X) or a 'h' (or 'H') suffix; otherwise decimal is
+ * assumed. Does not accept multipliers. Accept a comma (","), hyphen ("-"),
+ * a whitespace or newline as terminator. */
+int
+sg_get_num_nomult(const char * buf)
+{
+    int res, len, num;
+    unsigned int unum;
+    char * commap;
+
+    if ((NULL == buf) || ('\0' == buf[0]))
+        return -1;
+    len = strlen(buf);
+    commap = (char *)strchr(buf + 1, ',');
+    if (('0' == buf[0]) && (('x' == buf[1]) || ('X' == buf[1]))) {
+        res = sscanf(buf + 2, "%x", &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else if (commap && ('H' == toupper((int)*(commap - 1)))) {
+        res = sscanf(buf, "%x", &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else if ((NULL == commap) && ('H' == toupper((int)buf[len - 1]))) {
+        res = sscanf(buf, "%x", &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else
+        res = sscanf(buf, "%d", &num);
+    if (1 == res)
+        return num;
+    else
+        return -1;
+}
+
+/* If the number in 'buf' can be decoded or the multiplier is unknown
+ * then -1LL is returned. Accepts a hex prefix (0x or 0X) or a decimal
+ * multiplier suffix (as per GNU's dd (since 2002: SI and IEC 60027-2)).
+ * Main (SI) multipliers supported: K, M, G, T, P. Ignore leading spaces
+ * and tabs; accept comma, hyphen, space, tab and hash as terminator. */
+int64_t
+sg_get_llnum(const char * buf)
+{
+    int res, len, n;
+    int64_t num, ll;
+    uint64_t unum;
+    char * cp;
+    const char * b;
+    char c = 'c';
+    char c2 = '\0';     /* keep static checker happy */
+    char c3 = '\0';     /* keep static checker happy */
+    char lb[32];
+
+    if ((NULL == buf) || ('\0' == buf[0]))
+        return -1LL;
+    len = strlen(buf);
+    n = strspn(buf, " \t");
+    if (n > 0) {
+        if (n == len)
+            return -1LL;
+        buf += n;
+        len -= n;
+    }
+    /* following hack to keep C++ happy */
+    cp = strpbrk((char *)buf, " \t,#-");
+    if (cp) {
+        len = cp - buf;
+        n = (int)sizeof(lb) - 1;
+        len = (len < n) ? len : n;
+        memcpy(lb, buf, len);
+        lb[len] = '\0';
+        b = lb;
+    } else
+        b = buf;
+    if (('0' == b[0]) && (('x' == b[1]) || ('X' == b[1]))) {
+        res = sscanf(b + 2, "%" SCNx64 , &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else if ('H' == toupper((int)b[len - 1])) {
+        res = sscanf(b, "%" SCNx64 , &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else
+        res = sscanf(b, "%" SCNd64 "%c%c%c", &num, &c, &c2, &c3);
+    if (res < 1)
+        return -1LL;
+    else if (1 == res)
+        return num;
+    else {
+        if (res > 2)
+            c2 = toupper((int)c2);
+        if (res > 3)
+            c3 = toupper((int)c3);
+        switch (toupper((int)c)) {
+        case 'C':
+            return num;
+        case 'W':
+            return num * 2;
+        case 'B':
+            return num * 512;
+        case 'K':
+            if (2 == res)
+                return num * 1024;
+            if (('B' == c2) || ('D' == c2))
+                return num * 1000;
+            if (('I' == c2) && (4 == res) && ('B' == c3))
+                return num * 1024;
+            return -1LL;
+        case 'M':
+            if (2 == res)
+                return num * 1048576;
+            if (('B' == c2) || ('D' == c2))
+                return num * 1000000;
+            if (('I' == c2) && (4 == res) && ('B' == c3))
+                return num * 1048576;
+            return -1LL;
+        case 'G':
+            if (2 == res)
+                return num * 1073741824;
+            if (('B' == c2) || ('D' == c2))
+                return num * 1000000000;
+            if (('I' == c2) && (4 == res) && ('B' == c3))
+                return num * 1073741824;
+            return -1LL;
+        case 'T':
+            if (2 == res)
+                return num * 1099511627776LL;
+            if (('B' == c2) || ('D' == c2))
+                return num * 1000000000000LL;
+            if (('I' == c2) && (4 == res) && ('B' == c3))
+                return num * 1099511627776LL;
+            return -1LL;
+        case 'P':
+            if (2 == res)
+                return num * 1099511627776LL * 1024;
+            if (('B' == c2) || ('D' == c2))
+                return num * 1000000000000LL * 1000;
+            if (('I' == c2) && (4 == res) && ('B' == c3))
+                return num * 1099511627776LL * 1024;
+            return -1LL;
+        case 'X':
+            cp = (char *)strchr(b, 'x');
+            if (NULL == cp)
+                cp = (char *)strchr(b, 'X');
+            if (cp) {
+                ll = sg_get_llnum(cp + 1);
+                if (-1LL != ll)
+                    return num * ll;
+            }
+            return -1LL;
+        default:
+            pr2ws("unrecognized multiplier\n");
+            return -1LL;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* If the number in 'buf' can not be decoded then -1 is returned. Accepts a
+ * hex prefix (0x or 0X) or a 'h' (or 'H') suffix; otherwise decimal is
+ * assumed. Does not accept multipliers. Accept a comma (","), hyphen ("-"),
+ * a whitespace or newline as terminator. Only decimal numbers can represent
+ * negative numbers and '-1' must be treated separately. */
+int64_t
+sg_get_llnum_nomult(const char * buf)
+{
+    int res, len;
+    int64_t num;
+    uint64_t unum;
+
+    if ((NULL == buf) || ('\0' == buf[0]))
+        return -1;
+    len = strlen(buf);
+    if (('0' == buf[0]) && (('x' == buf[1]) || ('X' == buf[1]))) {
+        res = sscanf(buf + 2, "%" SCNx64 "", &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else if ('H' == toupper(buf[len - 1])) {
+        res = sscanf(buf, "%" SCNx64 "", &unum);
+        num = unum;
+    } else
+        res = sscanf(buf, "%" SCNd64 "", &num);
+    return (1 == res) ? num : -1;
+}
+
+/* Extract character sequence from ATA words as in the model string
+ * in a IDENTIFY DEVICE response. Returns number of characters
+ * written to 'ochars' before 0 character is found or 'num' words
+ * are processed. */
+int
+sg_ata_get_chars(const uint16_t * word_arr, int start_word,
+                 int num_words, bool is_big_endian, char * ochars)
+{
+    int k;
+    uint16_t s;
+    char a, b;
+    char * op = ochars;
+
+    for (k = start_word; k < (start_word + num_words); ++k) {
+        s = word_arr[k];
+        if (is_big_endian) {
+            a = s & 0xff;
+            b = (s >> 8) & 0xff;
+        } else {
+            a = (s >> 8) & 0xff;
+            b = s & 0xff;
+        }
+        if (a == 0)
+            break;
+        *op++ = a;
+        if (b == 0)
+            break;
+        *op++ = b;
+    }
+    return op - ochars;
+}
+
+int
+pr2serr(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+#ifdef SG_LIB_FREEBSD
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#elif defined(SG_LIB_WIN32)
+#include <windows.h>
+
+static bool got_page_size = false;
+static uint32_t win_page_size;
+#endif
+
+uint32_t
+sg_get_page_size(void)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_SYSCONF) && defined(_SC_PAGESIZE)
+    return sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE); /* POSIX.1 (was getpagesize()) */
+#elif defined(SG_LIB_WIN32)
+    if (! got_page_size) {
+        SYSTEM_INFO si;
+
+        GetSystemInfo(&si);
+        win_page_size = si.dwPageSize;
+        got_page_size = true;
+    }
+    return win_page_size;
+#elif defined(SG_LIB_FREEBSD)
+    return PAGE_SIZE;
+#else
+    return 4096;     /* give up, pick likely figure */
+#endif
+}
+
+/* Returns pointer to heap (or NULL) that is aligned to a align_to byte
+ * boundary. Sends back *buff_to_free pointer in third argument that may be
+ * different from the return value. If it is different then the *buff_to_free
+ * pointer should be freed (rather than the returned value) when the heap is
+ * no longer needed. If align_to is 0 then aligns to OS's page size. Sets all
+ * returned heap to zeros. If num_bytes is 0 then set to page size. */
+uint8_t *
+sg_memalign(uint32_t num_bytes, uint32_t align_to, uint8_t ** buff_to_free,
+            bool vb)
+{
+    size_t psz;
+    uint8_t * res;
+
+    if (buff_to_free)   /* make sure buff_to_free is NULL if alloc fails */
+        *buff_to_free = NULL;
+    psz = (align_to > 0) ? align_to : sg_get_page_size();
+    if (0 == num_bytes)
+        num_bytes = psz;        /* ugly to handle otherwise */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
+    {
+        int err;
+        void * wp = NULL;
+
+        err = posix_memalign(&wp, psz, num_bytes);
+        if (err || (NULL == wp)) {
+            pr2ws("%s: posix_memalign: error [%d], out of memory?\n",
+                  __func__, err);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        memset(wp, 0, num_bytes);
+        if (buff_to_free)
+            *buff_to_free = (uint8_t *)wp;
+        res = (uint8_t *)wp;
+        if (vb) {
+            pr2ws("%s: posix_ma, len=%d, ", __func__, num_bytes);
+            if (buff_to_free)
+                pr2ws("wrkBuffp=%p, ", (void *)res);
+            pr2ws("psz=%u, rp=%p\n", (unsigned int)psz, (void *)res);
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+#else
+    {
+        void * wrkBuff;
+        sg_uintptr_t align_1 = psz - 1;
+
+        wrkBuff = (uint8_t *)calloc(num_bytes + psz, 1);
+        if (NULL == wrkBuff) {
+            if (buff_to_free)
+                *buff_to_free = NULL;
+            return NULL;
+        } else if (buff_to_free)
+            *buff_to_free = (uint8_t *)wrkBuff;
+        res = (uint8_t *)(void *)
+            (((sg_uintptr_t)wrkBuff + align_1) & (~align_1));
+        if (vb) {
+            pr2ws("%s: hack, len=%d, ", __func__, num_bytes);
+            if (buff_to_free)
+                pr2ws("buff_to_free=%p, ", wrkBuff);
+            pr2ws("align_1=%lu, rp=%p\n", (unsigned long)align_1, (void *)res);
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+const char *
+sg_lib_version()
+{
+    return sg_lib_version_str;
+}
+
+
+#ifdef SG_LIB_MINGW
+/* Non Unix OSes distinguish between text and binary files.
+   Set text mode on fd. Does nothing in Unix. Returns negative number on
+   failure. */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+int
+sg_set_text_mode(int fd)
+{
+    return setmode(fd, O_TEXT);
+}
+
+/* Set binary mode on fd. Does nothing in Unix. Returns negative number on
+   failure. */
+int
+sg_set_binary_mode(int fd)
+{
+    return setmode(fd, O_BINARY);
+}
+
+#else
+/* For Unix the following functions are dummies. */
+int
+sg_set_text_mode(int fd)
+{
+    return fd;  /* fd should be >= 0 */
+}
+
+int
+sg_set_binary_mode(int fd)
+{
+    return fd;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_lib_data.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_lib_data.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e59c355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_lib_data.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1688 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#define SG_SCSI_STRINGS 1
+#endif
+
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_lib_data.h"
+
+
+const char * sg_lib_version_str = "2.38 20180122";/* spc5r17, sbc4r15 */
+
+
+/* indexed by pdt; those that map to own index do not decay */
+int sg_lib_pdt_decay_arr[32] = {
+    PDT_DISK, PDT_TAPE, PDT_TAPE /* printer */, PDT_PROCESSOR,
+    PDT_DISK /* WO */, PDT_MMC, PDT_SCANNER, PDT_DISK /* optical */,
+    PDT_MCHANGER, PDT_COMMS, 0xa, 0xb,
+    PDT_SAC, PDT_SES, PDT_DISK /* rbc */, PDT_OCRW,
+    PDT_BCC, PDT_OSD, PDT_TAPE /* adc */, PDT_SMD,
+    PDT_DISK /* zbc */, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17,
+    0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1d, PDT_WLUN, PDT_UNKNOWN
+};
+
+#ifdef SG_SCSI_STRINGS
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_normal_opcodes[] = {
+    {0, 0, "Test Unit Ready"},
+    {0x1, 0, "Rezero Unit"},
+    {0x1, PDT_TAPE, "Rewind"},
+    {0x3, 0, "Request Sense"},
+    {0x4, 0, "Format Unit"},
+    {0x4, PDT_TAPE, "Format medium"},
+    {0x4, PDT_PRINTER, "Format"},
+    {0x5, 0, "Read Block Limits"},
+    {0x7, 0, "Reassign Blocks"},
+    {0x7, PDT_MCHANGER, "Initialize element status"},
+    {0x8, 0, "Read(6)"},        /* obsolete in sbc3r30 */
+    {0x8, PDT_PROCESSOR, "Receive"},
+    {0xa, 0, "Write(6)"},       /* obsolete in sbc3r30 */
+    {0xa, PDT_PRINTER, "Print"},
+    {0xa, PDT_PROCESSOR, "Send"},
+    {0xb, 0, "Seek(6)"},
+    {0xb, PDT_TAPE, "Set capacity"},
+    {0xb, PDT_PRINTER, "Slew and print"},
+    {0xf, 0, "Read reverse(6)"},
+    {0x10, 0, "Write filemarks(6)"},
+    {0x10, PDT_PRINTER, "Synchronize buffer"},
+    {0x11, 0, "Space(6)"},
+    {0x12, 0, "Inquiry"},
+    {0x13, 0, "Verify(6)"},  /* SSC */
+    {0x14, 0, "Recover buffered data"},
+    {0x15, 0, "Mode select(6)"}, /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Mode select(10) */
+    {0x16, 0, "Reserve(6)"},    /* obsolete in SPC-4 r11 */
+    {0x16, PDT_MCHANGER, "Reserve element(6)"},
+    {0x17, 0, "Release(6)"},    /* obsolete in SPC-4 r11 */
+    {0x17, PDT_MCHANGER, "Release element(6)"},
+    {0x18, 0, "Copy"},          /* obsolete in SPC-4 r11 */
+    {0x19, 0, "Erase(6)"},
+    {0x1a, 0, "Mode sense(6)"}, /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Mode sense(10) */
+    {0x1b, 0, "Start stop unit"},
+    {0x1b, PDT_TAPE, "Load unload"},
+    {0x1b, PDT_ADC, "Load unload"},
+    {0x1b, PDT_PRINTER, "Stop print"},
+    {0x1c, 0, "Receive diagnostic results"},
+    {0x1d, 0, "Send diagnostic"},
+    {0x1e, 0, "Prevent allow medium removal"},
+    {0x23, 0, "Read Format capacities"},
+    {0x24, 0, "Set window"},
+    {0x25, 0, "Read capacity(10)"},
+                        /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Read capacity(16) */
+    {0x25, PDT_OCRW, "Read card capacity"},
+    {0x28, 0, "Read(10)"},      /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Read(16) */
+    {0x29, 0, "Read generation"},
+    {0x2a, 0, "Write(10)"},     /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Write(16) */
+    {0x2b, 0, "Seek(10)"},
+    {0x2b, PDT_TAPE, "Locate(10)"},
+    {0x2b, PDT_MCHANGER, "Position to element"},
+    {0x2c, 0, "Erase(10)"},
+    {0x2d, 0, "Read updated block"},
+    {0x2e, 0, "Write and verify(10)"},
+                        /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Write and verify(16) */
+    {0x2f, 0, "Verify(10)"},    /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Verify(16) */
+    {0x30, 0, "Search data high(10)"},
+    {0x31, 0, "Search data equal(10)"},
+    {0x32, 0, "Search data low(10)"},
+    {0x33, 0, "Set limits(10)"},
+    {0x34, 0, "Pre-fetch(10)"}, /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Pre-fetch(16) */
+    {0x34, PDT_TAPE, "Read position"},
+    {0x35, 0, "Synchronize cache(10)"},
+                        /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Synchronize cache(16) */
+    {0x36, 0, "Lock unlock cache(10)"},
+    {0x37, 0, "Read defect data(10)"},
+                        /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Read defect data(12) */
+    {0x37, PDT_MCHANGER, "Initialize element status with range"},
+    {0x38, 0, "Medium scan"},
+    {0x39, 0, "Compare"},               /* obsolete in SPC-4 r11 */
+    {0x3a, 0, "Copy and verify"},       /* obsolete in SPC-4 r11 */
+    {0x3b, 0, "Write buffer"},
+    {0x3c, 0, "Read buffer(10)"},
+    {0x3d, 0, "Update block"},
+    {0x3e, 0, "Read long(10)"},         /* obsolete in SBC-4 r7 */
+    {0x3f, 0, "Write long(10)"}, /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Write long(16) */
+    {0x40, 0, "Change definition"},     /* obsolete in SPC-4 r11 */
+    {0x41, 0, "Write same(10)"}, /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Write same(16) */
+    {0x42, 0, "Unmap"},                 /* added SPC-4 rev 18 */
+    {0x42, PDT_MMC, "Read sub-channel"},
+    {0x43, PDT_MMC, "Read TOC/PMA/ATIP"},
+    {0x44, 0, "Report density support"},
+    {0x45, PDT_MMC, "Play audio(10)"},
+    {0x46, PDT_MMC, "Get configuration"},
+    {0x47, PDT_MMC, "Play audio msf"},
+    {0x48, 0, "Sanitize"},
+    {0x4a, PDT_MMC, "Get event status notification"},
+    {0x4b, PDT_MMC, "Pause/resume"},
+    {0x4c, 0, "Log select"},
+    {0x4d, 0, "Log sense"},
+    {0x4e, 0, "Stop play/scan"},
+    {0x50, 0, "Xdwrite(10)"},           /* obsolete in SBC-3 r31 */
+    {0x51, 0, "Xpwrite(10)"},           /* obsolete in SBC-4 r15 */
+    {0x51, PDT_MMC, "Read disk information"},
+    {0x52, 0, "Xdread(10)"},            /* obsolete in SBC-3 r31 */
+    {0x52, PDT_MMC, "Read track information"},
+    {0x53, 0, "Xdwriteread(10)"},       /* obsolete in SBC-4 r15 */
+    {0x54, 0, "Send OPC information"},
+    {0x55, 0, "Mode select(10)"},
+    {0x56, 0, "Reserve(10)"},           /* obsolete in SPC-4 r11 */
+    {0x56, PDT_MCHANGER, "Reserve element(10)"},
+    {0x57, 0, "Release(10)"},           /* obsolete in SPC-4 r11 */
+    {0x57, PDT_MCHANGER, "Release element(10)"},
+    {0x58, 0, "Repair track"},
+    {0x5a, 0, "Mode sense(10)"},
+    {0x5b, 0, "Close track/session"},
+    {0x5c, 0, "Read buffer capacity"},
+    {0x5d, 0, "Send cue sheet"},
+    {0x5e, 0, "Persistent reserve in"},
+    {0x5f, 0, "Persistent reserve out"},
+    {0x7e, 0, "Extended cdb (XCBD)"},           /* added in SPC-4 r12 */
+    {0x80, 0, "Xdwrite extended(16)"},          /* obsolete in SBC-4 r15 */
+    {0x80, PDT_TAPE, "Write filemarks(16)"},
+    {0x81, 0, "Rebuild(16)"},
+    {0x81, PDT_TAPE, "Read reverse(16)"},
+    {0x82, 0, "Regenerate(16)"},
+    {0x83, 0, "Third party copy out"},  /* Extended copy, before spc4r34 */
+        /* Following was "Receive copy results", before spc4r34 */
+    {0x84, 0, "Third party copy in"},
+    {0x85, 0, "ATA pass-through(16)"},  /* was 0x98 in spc3 rev21c */
+    {0x86, 0, "Access control in"},
+    {0x87, 0, "Access control out"},
+    {0x88, 0, "Read(16)"},
+    {0x89, 0, "Compare and write"},
+    {0x8a, 0, "Write(16)"},
+    {0x8b, 0, "Orwrite(16)"},
+    {0x8c, 0, "Read attribute"},
+    {0x8d, 0, "Write attribute"},
+    {0x8e, 0, "Write and verify(16)"},
+    {0x8f, 0, "Verify(16)"},
+    {0x90, 0, "Pre-fetch(16)"},
+    {0x91, 0, "Synchronize cache(16)"},
+    {0x91, PDT_TAPE, "Space(16)"},
+    {0x92, 0, "Lock unlock cache(16)"},
+    {0x92, PDT_TAPE, "Locate(16)"},
+    {0x93, 0, "Write same(16)"},
+    {0x93, PDT_TAPE, "Erase(16)"},
+    {0x94, PDT_ZBC, "ZBC out"},  /* new sbc4r04, has service actions */
+    {0x95, PDT_ZBC, "ZBC in"},   /* new sbc4r04, has service actions */
+    {0x9a, 0, "Write stream(16)"},      /* added sbc4r07 */
+    {0x9b, 0, "Read buffer(16)"},       /* added spc5r02 */
+    {0x9c, 0, "Write atomic(16)"},
+    {0x9d, 0, "Service action bidirectional"},  /* added spc4r35 */
+    {0x9e, 0, "Service action in(16)"},
+    {0x9f, 0, "Service action out(16)"},
+    {0xa0, 0, "Report luns"},
+    {0xa1, 0, "ATA pass-through(12)"},
+    {0xa1, PDT_MMC, "Blank"},
+    {0xa2, 0, "Security protocol in"},
+    {0xa3, 0, "Maintenance in"},
+    {0xa3, PDT_MMC, "Send key"},
+    {0xa4, 0, "Maintenance out"},
+    {0xa4, PDT_MMC, "Report key"},
+    {0xa5, 0, "Move medium"},
+    {0xa5, PDT_MMC, "Play audio(12)"},
+    {0xa6, 0, "Exchange medium"},
+    {0xa6, PDT_MMC, "Load/unload medium"},
+    {0xa7, 0, "Move medium attached"},
+    {0xa7, PDT_MMC, "Set read ahead"},
+    {0xa8, 0, "Read(12)"},      /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Read(16) */
+    {0xa9, 0, "Service action out(12)"},
+    {0xaa, 0, "Write(12)"},     /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Write(16) */
+    {0xab, 0, "Service action in(12)"},
+    {0xac, 0, "erase(12)"},
+    {0xac, PDT_MMC, "Get performance"},
+    {0xad, PDT_MMC, "Read DVD/BD structure"},
+    {0xae, 0, "Write and verify(12)"},
+                        /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Write and verify(16) */
+    {0xaf, 0, "Verify(12)"},    /* SBC-3 r31 recommends Verify(16) */
+    {0xb0, 0, "Search data high(12)"},
+    {0xb1, 0, "Search data equal(12)"},
+    {0xb1, PDT_MCHANGER, "Open/close import/export element"},
+    {0xb2, 0, "Search data low(12)"},
+    {0xb3, 0, "Set limits(12)"},
+    {0xb4, 0, "Read element status attached"},
+    {0xb5, 0, "Security protocol out"},
+    {0xb5, PDT_MCHANGER, "Request volume element address"},
+    {0xb6, 0, "Send volume tag"},
+    {0xb6, PDT_MMC, "Set streaming"},
+    {0xb7, 0, "Read defect data(12)"},
+    {0xb8, 0, "Read element status"},
+    {0xb9, 0, "Read CD msf"},
+    {0xba, 0, "Redundancy group in"},
+    {0xba, PDT_MMC, "Scan"},
+    {0xbb, 0, "Redundancy group out"},
+    {0xbb, PDT_MMC, "Set CD speed"},
+    {0xbc, 0, "Spare in"},
+    {0xbd, 0, "Spare out"},
+    {0xbd, PDT_MMC, "Mechanism status"},
+    {0xbe, 0, "Volume set in"},
+    {0xbe, PDT_MMC, "Read CD"},
+    {0xbf, 0, "Volume set out"},
+    {0xbf, PDT_MMC, "Send DVD/BD structure"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Read buffer(10) [0x3c] and Read buffer(16) [0x9b] service actions (sa),
+ * need prefix */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_buff_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, 0, "combined header and data [or multiple modes]"},
+    {0x2, 0, "data"},
+    {0x3, 0, "descriptor"},
+    {0xa, 0, "read data from echo buffer"},
+    {0xb, 0, "echo buffer descriptor"},
+    {0x1a, 0, "enable expander comms protocol and echo buffer"},
+    {0x1c, 0, "error history"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Write buffer [0x3b] service actions, need prefix */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_write_buff_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, 0, "combined header and data [or multiple modes]"},
+    {0x2, 0, "data"},
+    {0x4, 0, "download microcode and activate"},
+    {0x5, 0, "download microcode, save, and activate"},
+    {0x6, 0, "download microcode with offsets and activate"},
+    {0x7, 0, "download microcode with offsets, save, and activate"},
+    {0xa, 0, "write data to echo buffer"},
+    {0xd, 0, "download microcode with offsets, select activation events, "
+             "save and defer activate"},
+    {0xe, 0, "download microcode with offsets, save and defer activate"},
+    {0xf, 0, "activate deferred microcode"},
+    {0x1a, 0, "enable expander comms protocol and echo buffer"},
+    {0x1b, 0, "disable expander comms protocol"},
+    {0x1c, 0, "download application client error history"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Read position (SSC) [0x34] service actions, need prefix */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_pos_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, PDT_TAPE, "short form - block id"},
+    {0x1, PDT_TAPE, "short form - vendor specific"},
+    {0x6, PDT_TAPE, "long form"},
+    {0x8, PDT_TAPE, "extended form"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Maintenance in [0xa3] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_maint_in_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, PDT_SAC, "Report assigned/unassigned p_extent"},
+    {0x1, PDT_SAC, "Report component device"},
+    {0x2, PDT_SAC, "Report component device attachments"},
+    {0x3, PDT_SAC, "Report peripheral device"},
+    {0x4, PDT_SAC, "Report peripheral device associations"},
+    {0x5, 0, "Report identifying information"},
+                /* was "Report device identifier" prior to spc4r07 */
+    {0x6, PDT_SAC, "Report states"},
+    {0x7, PDT_SAC, "Report device identification"},
+    {0x8, PDT_SAC, "Report unconfigured capacity"},
+    {0x9, PDT_SAC, "Report supported configuration method"},
+    {0xa, 0, "Report target port groups"},
+    {0xb, 0, "Report aliases"},
+    {0xc, 0, "Report supported operation codes"},
+    {0xd, 0, "Report supported task management functions"},
+    {0xe, 0, "Report priority"},
+    {0xf, 0, "Report timestamp"},
+    {0x10, 0, "Management protocol in"},
+    {0x1d, PDT_DISK, "Report provisioning initialization pattern"},
+        /* added in sbc4r07, shares sa 0x1d with ssc5r01 (tape) */
+    {0x1d, PDT_TAPE, "Receive recommended access order"},
+    {0x1e, PDT_TAPE, "Read dynamic runtime attribute"},
+    {0x1e, PDT_ADC, "Report automation device attributes"},
+    {0x1f, 0, "Maintenance in vendor specific"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Maintenance out [0xa4] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_maint_out_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, PDT_SAC, "Add peripheral device / component device"},
+    {0x1, PDT_SAC, "Attach to component device"},
+    {0x2, PDT_SAC, "Exchange p_extent"},
+    {0x3, PDT_SAC, "Exchange peripheral device / component device"},
+    {0x4, PDT_SAC, "Instruct component device"},
+    {0x5, PDT_SAC, "Remove peripheral device / component device"},
+    {0x6, 0, "Set identifying information"},
+                /* was "Set device identifier" prior to spc4r07 */
+    {0x7, PDT_SAC, "Break peripheral device / component device"},
+    {0xa, 0, "Set target port groups"},
+    {0xb, 0, "Change aliases"},
+    {0xc, 0, "Remove I_T nexus"},
+    {0xe, 0, "Set priority"},
+    {0xf, 0, "Set timestamp"},
+    {0x10, 0, "Management protocol out"},
+    {0x1d, PDT_TAPE, "Generate recommended access order"},
+    {0x1e, PDT_TAPE, "write dynamic runtime attribute"},
+    {0x1e, PDT_ADC, "Set automation device attributes"},
+    {0x1f, 0, "Maintenance out vendor specific"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Sanitize [0x48] service actions, need prefix */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_sanitize_sa_arr[] = {
+    {0x1, 0, "overwrite"},
+    {0x2, 0, "block erase"},
+    {0x3, 0, "cryptographic erase"},
+    {0x1f, 0, "exit failure mode"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Service action in(12) [0xab] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_in12_arr[] = {
+    {0x1, 0, "Read media serial number"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Service action out(12) [0xa9] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_out12_arr[] = {
+    {0xff, 0, "Impossible command name"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Service action in(16) [0x9e] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_in16_arr[] = {
+    {0xf, 0, "Receive binding report"}, /* added spc5r11 */
+    {0x10, 0, "Read capacity(16)"},
+    {0x11, 0, "Read long(16)"},         /* obsolete in SBC-4 r7 */
+    {0x12, 0, "Get LBA status(16)"},    /* 32 byte variant added in sbc4r14 */
+    {0x13, 0, "Report referrals"},
+    {0x14, 0, "Stream control"},
+    {0x15, 0, "Background control"},
+    {0x16, 0, "Get stream status"},
+    {0x17, 0, "Get physical element status"},   /* added sbc4r13 */
+    {0x18, 0, "Remove element and truncate"},   /* added sbc4r13 */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Service action out(16) [0x9f] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_out16_arr[] = {
+    {0x0b, 0, "Test bind"},             /* added spc5r13 */
+    {0x0c, 0, "Prepare bind report"},   /* added spc5r11 */
+    {0x0d, 0, "Set affiliation"},
+    {0x0e, 0, "Bind"},
+    {0x0f, 0, "Unbind"},
+    {0x11, 0, "Write long(16)"},
+    {0x12, 0, "Write scattered(16)"},   /* added sbc4r11 */
+    {0x14, PDT_ZBC, "Reset write pointer"},
+    {0x1f, PDT_ADC, "Notify data transfer device(16)"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Service action bidirectional [0x9d] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_bidi_arr[] = {
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Persistent reserve in [0x5e] service actions, need prefix */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_pr_in_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, 0, "read keys"},
+    {0x1, 0, "read reservation"},
+    {0x2, 0, "report capabilities"},
+    {0x3, 0, "read full status"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Persistent reserve out [0x5f] service actions, need prefix */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_pr_out_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, 0, "register"},
+    {0x1, 0, "reserve"},
+    {0x2, 0, "release"},
+    {0x3, 0, "clear"},
+    {0x4, 0, "preempt"},
+    {0x5, 0, "preempt and abort"},
+    {0x6, 0, "register and ignore existing key"},
+    {0x7, 0, "register and move"},
+    {0x8, 0, "replace lost reservation"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Third party copy in [0x83] service actions
+ * Opcode 'Receive copy results' was renamed 'Third party copy in' in spc4r34
+ * LID1 is an abbreviation of List Identifier length of 1 byte */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_xcopy_sa_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, 0, "Extended copy(LID1)"},
+    {0x1, 0, "Extended copy(LID4)"},
+    {0x10, 0, "Populate token"},
+    {0x11, 0, "Write using token"},
+    {0x1c, 0, "Copy operation abort"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Third party copy out [0x84] service actions
+ * Opcode 'Extended copy' was renamed 'Third party copy out' in spc4r34
+ * LID4 is an abbreviation of List Identifier length of 4 bytes */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_rec_copy_sa_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, 0, "Receive copy status(LID1)"},
+    {0x1, 0, "Receive copy data(LID1)"},
+    {0x3, 0, "Receive copy operating parameters"},
+    {0x4, 0, "Receive copy failure details(LID1)"},
+    {0x5, 0, "Receive copy status(LID4)"},
+    {0x6, 0, "Receive copy data(LID4)"},
+    {0x7, 0, "Receive ROD token information"},
+    {0x8, 0, "Report all ROD tokens"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Variable length cdb [0x7f] service actions (more than 16 bytes long) */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_variable_length_arr[] = {
+    {0x1, 0, "Rebuild(32)"},
+    {0x2, 0, "Regenerate(32)"},
+    {0x3, 0, "Xdread(32)"},             /* obsolete in SBC-3 r31 */
+    {0x4, 0, "Xdwrite(32)"},            /* obsolete in SBC-3 r31 */
+    {0x5, 0, "Xdwrite extended(32)"},   /* obsolete in SBC-4 r15 */
+    {0x6, 0, "Xpwrite(32)"},            /* obsolete in SBC-4 r15 */
+    {0x7, 0, "Xdwriteread(32)"},        /* obsolete in SBC-4 r15 */
+    {0x8, 0, "Xdwrite extended(64)"},   /* obsolete in SBC-4 r15 */
+    {0x9, 0, "Read(32)"},
+    {0xa, 0, "Verify(32)"},
+    {0xb, 0, "Write(32)"},
+    {0xc, 0, "Write and verify(32)"},
+    {0xd, 0, "Write same(32)"},
+    {0xe, 0, "Orwrite(32)"},            /* added sbc3r25 */
+    {0xf, 0, "Atomic write(32)"},       /* added sbc4r02 */
+    {0x10, 0, "Write stream(32)"},      /* added sbc4r07 */
+    {0x11, 0, "Write scattered(32)"},   /* added sbc4r11 */
+    {0x12, 0, "Get LBA status(32)"},    /* added sbc4r14 */
+    {0x1800, 0, "Receive credential"},
+    {0x1ff0, 0, "ATA pass-through(32)"},/* added sat4r05 */
+    {0x8801, 0, "Format OSD (osd)"},
+    {0x8802, 0, "Create (osd)"},
+    {0x8803, 0, "List (osd)"},
+    {0x8805, 0, "Read (osd)"},
+    {0x8806, 0, "Write (osd)"},
+    {0x8807, 0, "Append (osd)"},
+    {0x8808, 0, "Flush (osd)"},
+    {0x880a, 0, "Remove (osd)"},
+    {0x880b, 0, "Create partition (osd)"},
+    {0x880c, 0, "Remove partition (osd)"},
+    {0x880e, 0, "Get attributes (osd)"},
+    {0x880f, 0, "Set attributes (osd)"},
+    {0x8812, 0, "Create and write (osd)"},
+    {0x8815, 0, "Create collection (osd)"},
+    {0x8816, 0, "Remove collection (osd)"},
+    {0x8817, 0, "List collection (osd)"},
+    {0x8818, 0, "Set key (osd)"},
+    {0x8819, 0, "Set master key (osd)"},
+    {0x881a, 0, "Flush collection (osd)"},
+    {0x881b, 0, "Flush partition (osd)"},
+    {0x881c, 0, "Flush OSD (osd)"},
+    {0x8880, 0, "Object structure check (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8881, 0, "Format OSD (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8882, 0, "Create (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8883, 0, "List (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8884, 0, "Punch (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8885, 0, "Read (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8886, 0, "Write (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8887, 0, "Append (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8888, 0, "Flush (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8889, 0, "Clear (osd-2)"},
+    {0x888a, 0, "Remove (osd-2)"},
+    {0x888b, 0, "Create partition (osd-2)"},
+    {0x888c, 0, "Remove partition (osd-2)"},
+    {0x888e, 0, "Get attributes (osd-2)"},
+    {0x888f, 0, "Set attributes (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8892, 0, "Create and write (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8895, 0, "Create collection (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8896, 0, "Remove collection (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8897, 0, "List collection (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8898, 0, "Set key (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8899, 0, "Set master key (osd-2)"},
+    {0x889a, 0, "Flush collection (osd-2)"},
+    {0x889b, 0, "Flush partition (osd-2)"},
+    {0x889c, 0, "Flush OSD (osd-2)"},
+    {0x88a0, 0, "Query (osd-2)"},
+    {0x88a1, 0, "Remove member objects (osd-2)"},
+    {0x88a2, 0, "Get member attributes (osd-2)"},
+    {0x88a3, 0, "Set member attributes (osd-2)"},
+    {0x88b1, 0, "Read map (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8f7c, 0, "Perform SCSI command (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8f7d, 0, "Perform task management function (osd-2)"},
+    {0x8f7e, 0, "Perform SCSI command (osd)"},
+    {0x8f7f, 0, "Perform task management function (osd)"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Zoning out [0x94] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_zoning_out_arr[] = {
+    {0x1, PDT_ZBC, "Close zone"},
+    {0x2, PDT_ZBC, "Finish zone"},
+    {0x3, PDT_ZBC, "Open zone"},
+    {0x4, PDT_ZBC, "Reset write pointer"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Zoning in [0x95] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_zoning_in_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, PDT_ZBC, "Report zones"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* Read attribute [0x8c] service actions */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_attr_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, 0, "attribute values"},
+    {0x1, 0, "attribute list"},
+    {0x2, 0, "logical volume list"},
+    {0x3, 0, "partition list"},
+    {0x5, 0, "supported attributes"},
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+#else   /* SG_SCSI_STRINGS */
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_normal_opcodes[] = {
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_buff_arr[] = {  /* opcode 0x3c */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_write_buff_arr[] = {  /* opcode 0x3b */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_pos_arr[] = {  /* opcode 0x34 */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_maint_in_arr[] = {  /* opcode 0xa3 */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_maint_out_arr[] = {  /* opcode 0xa4 */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_sanitize_sa_arr[] = {  /* opcode 0x94 */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_in12_arr[] = { /* opcode 0xab */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_out12_arr[] = { /* opcode 0xa9 */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_in16_arr[] = { /* opcode 0x9e */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_out16_arr[] = { /* opcode 0x9f */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_serv_bidi_arr[] = { /* opcode 0x9d */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_pr_in_arr[] = { /* opcode 0x5e */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_pr_out_arr[] = { /* opcode 0x5f */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_xcopy_sa_arr[] = { /* opcode 0x83 */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_rec_copy_sa_arr[] = { /* opcode 0x84 */
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_variable_length_arr[] = {
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_zoning_out_arr[] = {
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_zoning_in_arr[] = {
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_read_attr_arr[] = {
+    {0xffff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+#endif  /* SG_SCSI_STRINGS */
+
+/* A conveniently formatted list of SCSI ASC/ASCQ codes and their
+ * corresponding text can be found at: www.t10.org/lists/asc-num.txt
+ * The following should match asc-num.txt dated 20150423 */
+
+#ifdef SG_SCSI_STRINGS
+struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_range_t sg_lib_asc_ascq_range[] =
+{
+    {0x40,0x01,0x7f,"Ram failure [0x%x]"},
+    {0x40,0x80,0xff,"Diagnostic failure on component [0x%x]"},
+    {0x41,0x01,0xff,"Data path failure [0x%x]"},
+    {0x42,0x01,0xff,"Power-on or self-test failure [0x%x]"},
+    {0x4d,0x00,0xff,"Tagged overlapped commands [0x%x]"},
+    {0x70,0x00,0xff,"Decompression exception short algorithm id of 0x%x"},
+    {0, 0, 0, NULL}
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_t sg_lib_asc_ascq[] =
+{
+    {0x00,0x00,"No additional sense information"},
+    {0x00,0x01,"Filemark detected"},
+    {0x00,0x02,"End-of-partition/medium detected"},
+    {0x00,0x03,"Setmark detected"},
+    {0x00,0x04,"Beginning-of-partition/medium detected"},
+    {0x00,0x05,"End-of-data detected"},
+    {0x00,0x06,"I/O process terminated"},
+    {0x00,0x07,"Programmable early warning detected"},
+    {0x00,0x11,"Audio play operation in progress"},
+    {0x00,0x12,"Audio play operation paused"},
+    {0x00,0x13,"Audio play operation successfully completed"},
+    {0x00,0x14,"Audio play operation stopped due to error"},
+    {0x00,0x15,"No current audio status to return"},
+    {0x00,0x16,"operation in progress"},
+    {0x00,0x17,"Cleaning requested"},
+    {0x00,0x18,"Erase operation in progress"},
+    {0x00,0x19,"Locate operation in progress"},
+    {0x00,0x1a,"Rewind operation in progress"},
+    {0x00,0x1b,"Set capacity operation in progress"},
+    {0x00,0x1c,"Verify operation in progress"},
+    {0x00,0x1d,"ATA pass through information available"},
+    {0x00,0x1e,"Conflicting SA creation request"},
+    {0x00,0x1f,"Logical unit transitioning to another power condition"},
+    {0x00,0x20,"Extended copy information available"},
+    {0x00,0x21,"Atomic command aborted due to ACA"},
+    {0x00,0x22,"Deferred microcode is pending"},
+    {0x01,0x00,"No index/sector signal"},
+    {0x02,0x00,"No seek complete"},
+    {0x03,0x00,"Peripheral device write fault"},
+    {0x03,0x01,"No write current"},
+    {0x03,0x02,"Excessive write errors"},
+    {0x04,0x00,"Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable"},
+    {0x04,0x01,"Logical unit is in process of becoming ready"},
+    {0x04,0x02,"Logical unit not ready, "
+                "initializing command required"},
+    {0x04,0x03,"Logical unit not ready, "
+                "manual intervention required"},
+    {0x04,0x04,"Logical unit not ready, format in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x05,"Logical unit not ready, rebuild in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x06,"Logical unit not ready, recalculation in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x07,"Logical unit not ready, operation in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x08,"Logical unit not ready, long write in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x09,"Logical unit not ready, self-test in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x0a,"Logical unit "
+                "not accessible, asymmetric access state transition"},
+    {0x04,0x0b,"Logical unit "
+                "not accessible, target port in standby state"},
+    {0x04,0x0c,"Logical unit "
+                "not accessible, target port in unavailable state"},
+    {0x04,0x0d,"Logical unit not ready, structure check required"},
+    {0x04,0x0e,"Logical unit not ready, security session in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x10,"Logical unit not ready, "
+                "auxiliary memory not accessible"},
+    {0x04,0x11,"Logical unit not ready, "
+                "notify (enable spinup) required"},
+    {0x04,0x12,"Logical unit not ready, offline"},
+    {0x04,0x13,"Logical unit not ready, SA creation in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x14,"Logical unit not ready, space allocation in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x15,"Logical unit not ready, robotics disabled"},
+    {0x04,0x16,"Logical unit not ready, configuration required"},
+    {0x04,0x17,"Logical unit not ready, calibration required"},
+    {0x04,0x18,"Logical unit not ready, a door is open"},
+    {0x04,0x19,"Logical unit not ready, operating in sequential mode"},
+    {0x04,0x1a,"Logical unit not ready, start stop unit command in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x1b,"Logical unit not ready, sanitize in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x1c,"Logical unit not ready, additional power use not yet "
+                "granted"},
+    {0x04,0x1d,"Logical unit not ready, configuration in progress"},
+    {0x04,0x1e,"Logical unit not ready, microcode activation required"},
+    {0x04,0x1f,"Logical unit not ready, microcode download required"},
+    {0x04,0x20,"Logical unit not ready, logical unit reset required"},
+    {0x04,0x21,"Logical unit not ready, hard reset required"},
+    {0x04,0x22,"Logical unit not ready, power cycle required"},
+    {0x04,0x23,"Logical unit not ready, affiliation required"},
+    {0x05,0x00,"Logical unit does not respond to selection"},
+    {0x06,0x00,"No reference position found"},
+    {0x07,0x00,"Multiple peripheral devices selected"},
+    {0x08,0x00,"Logical unit communication failure"},
+    {0x08,0x01,"Logical unit communication time-out"},
+    {0x08,0x02,"Logical unit communication parity error"},
+    {0x08,0x03,"Logical unit communication CRC error (Ultra-DMA/32)"},
+    {0x08,0x04,"Unreachable copy target"},
+    {0x09,0x00,"Track following error"},
+    {0x09,0x01,"Tracking servo failure"},
+    {0x09,0x02,"Focus servo failure"},
+    {0x09,0x03,"Spindle servo failure"},
+    {0x09,0x04,"Head select fault"},
+    {0x09,0x05,"Vibration induced tracking error"},
+    {0x0A,0x00,"Error log overflow"},
+    {0x0B,0x00,"Warning"},
+    {0x0B,0x01,"Warning - specified temperature exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x02,"Warning - enclosure degraded"},
+    {0x0B,0x03,"Warning - background self-test failed"},
+    {0x0B,0x04,"Warning - background pre-scan detected medium error"},
+    {0x0B,0x05,"Warning - background medium scan detected medium error"},
+    {0x0B,0x06,"Warning - non-volatile cache now volatile"},
+    {0x0B,0x07,"Warning - degraded power to non-volatile cache"},
+    {0x0B,0x08,"Warning - power loss expected"},
+    {0x0B,0x09,"Warning - device statistics notification active"},
+    {0x0B,0x0A,"Warning - high critical temperature limit exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x0B,"Warning - low critical temperature limit exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x0C,"Warning - high operating temperature limit exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x0D,"Warning - low operating temperature limit exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x0E,"Warning - high critical humidity limit exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x0F,"Warning - low critical humidity limit exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x10,"Warning - high operating humidity limit exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x11,"Warning - low operating humidity limit exceeded"},
+    {0x0B,0x12,"Warning - microcode security at risk"},
+    {0x0B,0x13,"Warning - microcode digital signature validation failure"},
+    {0x0C,0x00,"Write error"},
+    {0x0C,0x01,"Write error - recovered with auto reallocation"},
+    {0x0C,0x02,"Write error - auto reallocation failed"},
+    {0x0C,0x03,"Write error - recommend reassignment"},
+    {0x0C,0x04,"Compression check miscompare error"},
+    {0x0C,0x05,"Data expansion occurred during compression"},
+    {0x0C,0x06,"Block not compressible"},
+    {0x0C,0x07,"Write error - recovery needed"},
+    {0x0C,0x08,"Write error - recovery failed"},
+    {0x0C,0x09,"Write error - loss of streaming"},
+    {0x0C,0x0A,"Write error - padding blocks added"},
+    {0x0C,0x0B,"Auxiliary memory write error"},
+    {0x0C,0x0C,"Write error - unexpected unsolicited data"},
+    {0x0C,0x0D,"Write error - not enough unsolicited data"},
+    {0x0C,0x0E,"Multiple write errors"},
+    {0x0C,0x0F,"Defects in error window"},
+    {0x0C,0x10,"Incomplete multiple atomic write operations"},
+    {0x0C,0x11,"Write error - recovery scan needed"},
+    {0x0C,0x12,"Write error - insufficient zone resources"},
+    {0x0D,0x00,"Error detected by third party temporary initiator"},
+    {0x0D,0x01,"Third party device failure"},
+    {0x0D,0x02,"Copy target device not reachable"},
+    {0x0D,0x03,"Incorrect copy target device type"},
+    {0x0D,0x04,"Copy target device data underrun"},
+    {0x0D,0x05,"Copy target device data overrun"},
+    {0x0E,0x00,"Invalid information unit"},
+    {0x0E,0x01,"Information unit too short"},
+    {0x0E,0x02,"Information unit too long"},
+    {0x0E,0x03,"Invalid field in command information unit"},
+    {0x10,0x00,"Id CRC or ECC error"},
+    {0x10,0x01,"Logical block guard check failed"},
+    {0x10,0x02,"Logical block application tag check failed"},
+    {0x10,0x03,"Logical block reference tag check failed"},
+    {0x10,0x04,"Logical block protection error on recover buffered data"},
+    {0x10,0x05,"Logical block protection method error"},
+    {0x11,0x00,"Unrecovered read error"},
+    {0x11,0x01,"Read retries exhausted"},
+    {0x11,0x02,"Error too long to correct"},
+    {0x11,0x03,"Multiple read errors"},
+    {0x11,0x04,"Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed"},
+    {0x11,0x05,"L-EC uncorrectable error"},
+    {0x11,0x06,"CIRC unrecovered error"},
+    {0x11,0x07,"Data re-synchronization error"},
+    {0x11,0x08,"Incomplete block read"},
+    {0x11,0x09,"No gap found"},
+    {0x11,0x0A,"Miscorrected error"},
+    {0x11,0x0B,"Unrecovered read error - recommend reassignment"},
+    {0x11,0x0C,"Unrecovered read error - recommend rewrite the data"},
+    {0x11,0x0D,"De-compression CRC error"},
+    {0x11,0x0E,"Cannot decompress using declared algorithm"},
+    {0x11,0x0F,"Error reading UPC/EAN number"},
+    {0x11,0x10,"Error reading ISRC number"},
+    {0x11,0x11,"Read error - loss of streaming"},
+    {0x11,0x12,"Auxiliary memory read error"},
+    {0x11,0x13,"Read error - failed retransmission request"},
+    {0x11,0x14,"Read error - LBA marked bad by application client"},
+    {0x11,0x15,"Write after sanitize required"},
+    {0x12,0x00,"Address mark not found for id field"},
+    {0x13,0x00,"Address mark not found for data field"},
+    {0x14,0x00,"Recorded entity not found"},
+    {0x14,0x01,"Record not found"},
+    {0x14,0x02,"Filemark or setmark not found"},
+    {0x14,0x03,"End-of-data not found"},
+    {0x14,0x04,"Block sequence error"},
+    {0x14,0x05,"Record not found - recommend reassignment"},
+    {0x14,0x06,"Record not found - data auto-reallocated"},
+    {0x14,0x07,"Locate operation failure"},
+    {0x15,0x00,"Random positioning error"},
+    {0x15,0x01,"Mechanical positioning error"},
+    {0x15,0x02,"Positioning error detected by read of medium"},
+    {0x16,0x00,"Data synchronization mark error"},
+    {0x16,0x01,"Data sync error - data rewritten"},
+    {0x16,0x02,"Data sync error - recommend rewrite"},
+    {0x16,0x03,"Data sync error - data auto-reallocated"},
+    {0x16,0x04,"Data sync error - recommend reassignment"},
+    {0x17,0x00,"Recovered data with no error correction applied"},
+    {0x17,0x01,"Recovered data with retries"},
+    {0x17,0x02,"Recovered data with positive head offset"},
+    {0x17,0x03,"Recovered data with negative head offset"},
+    {0x17,0x04,"Recovered data with retries and/or circ applied"},
+    {0x17,0x05,"Recovered data using previous sector id"},
+    {0x17,0x06,"Recovered data without ECC - data auto-reallocated"},
+    {0x17,0x07,"Recovered data without ECC - recommend reassignment"},
+    {0x17,0x08,"Recovered data without ECC - recommend rewrite"},
+    {0x17,0x09,"Recovered data without ECC - data rewritten"},
+    {0x18,0x00,"Recovered data with error correction applied"},
+    {0x18,0x01,"Recovered data with error corr. & retries applied"},
+    {0x18,0x02,"Recovered data - data auto-reallocated"},
+    {0x18,0x03,"Recovered data with CIRC"},
+    {0x18,0x04,"Recovered data with L-EC"},
+    {0x18,0x05,"Recovered data - recommend reassignment"},
+    {0x18,0x06,"Recovered data - recommend rewrite"},
+    {0x18,0x07,"Recovered data with ECC - data rewritten"},
+    {0x18,0x08,"Recovered data with linking"},
+    {0x19,0x00,"Defect list error"},
+    {0x19,0x01,"Defect list not available"},
+    {0x19,0x02,"Defect list error in primary list"},
+    {0x19,0x03,"Defect list error in grown list"},
+    {0x1A,0x00,"Parameter list length error"},
+    {0x1B,0x00,"Synchronous data transfer error"},
+    {0x1C,0x00,"Defect list not found"},
+    {0x1C,0x01,"Primary defect list not found"},
+    {0x1C,0x02,"Grown defect list not found"},
+    {0x1D,0x00,"Miscompare during verify operation"},
+    {0x1D,0x01,"Miscompare verify of unmapped lba"},
+    {0x1E,0x00,"Recovered id with ECC correction"},
+    {0x1F,0x00,"Partial defect list transfer"},
+    {0x20,0x00,"Invalid command operation code"},
+    {0x20,0x01,"Access denied - initiator pending-enrolled"},
+    {0x20,0x02,"Access denied - no access rights"},
+    {0x20,0x03,"Access denied - invalid mgmt id key"},
+    {0x20,0x04,"Illegal command while in write capable state"},
+    {0x20,0x05,"Write type operation while in read capable state (obs)"},
+    {0x20,0x06,"Illegal command while in explicit address mode"},
+    {0x20,0x07,"Illegal command while in implicit address mode"},
+    {0x20,0x08,"Access denied - enrollment conflict"},
+    {0x20,0x09,"Access denied - invalid LU identifier"},
+    {0x20,0x0A,"Access denied - invalid proxy token"},
+    {0x20,0x0B,"Access denied - ACL LUN conflict"},
+    {0x20,0x0C,"Illegal command when not in append-only mode"},
+    {0x20,0x0D,"Not an administrative logical unit"},
+    {0x20,0x0E,"Not a subsidiary logical unit"},
+    {0x20,0x0F,"Not a conglomerate logical unit"},
+    {0x21,0x00,"Logical block address out of range"},
+    {0x21,0x01,"Invalid element address"},
+    {0x21,0x02,"Invalid address for write"},
+    {0x21,0x03,"Invalid write crossing layer jump"},
+    {0x21,0x04,"Unaligned write command"},
+    {0x21,0x05,"Write boundary violation"},
+    {0x21,0x06,"Attempt to read invalid data"},
+    {0x21,0x07,"Read boundary violation"},
+    {0x21,0x08,"Misaligned write command"},
+    {0x22,0x00,"Illegal function (use 20 00, 24 00, or 26 00)"},
+    {0x23,0x00,"Invalid token operation, cause not reportable"},
+    {0x23,0x01,"Invalid token operation, unsupported token type"},
+    {0x23,0x02,"Invalid token operation, remote token usage not supported"},
+    {0x23,0x03,"invalid token operation, remote rod token creation not "
+               "supported"},
+    {0x23,0x04,"Invalid token operation, token unknown"},
+    {0x23,0x05,"Invalid token operation, token corrupt"},
+    {0x23,0x06,"Invalid token operation, token revoked"},
+    {0x23,0x07,"Invalid token operation, token expired"},
+    {0x23,0x08,"Invalid token operation, token cancelled"},
+    {0x23,0x09,"Invalid token operation, token deleted"},
+    {0x23,0x0a,"Invalid token operation, invalid token length"},
+    {0x24,0x00,"Invalid field in cdb"},
+    {0x24,0x01,"CDB decryption error"},
+    {0x24,0x02,"Invalid cdb field while in explicit block model (obs)"},
+    {0x24,0x03,"Invalid cdb field while in implicit block model (obs)"},
+    {0x24,0x04,"Security audit value frozen"},
+    {0x24,0x05,"Security working key frozen"},
+    {0x24,0x06,"Nonce not unique"},
+    {0x24,0x07,"Nonce timestamp out of range"},
+    {0x24,0x08,"Invalid xcdb"},
+    {0x24,0x09,"Invalid fast format"},
+    {0x25,0x00,"Logical unit not supported"},
+    {0x26,0x00,"Invalid field in parameter list"},
+    {0x26,0x01,"Parameter not supported"},
+    {0x26,0x02,"Parameter value invalid"},
+    {0x26,0x03,"Threshold parameters not supported"},
+    {0x26,0x04,"Invalid release of persistent reservation"},
+    {0x26,0x05,"Data decryption error"},
+    {0x26,0x06,"Too many target descriptors"},
+    {0x26,0x07,"Unsupported target descriptor type code"},
+    {0x26,0x08,"Too many segment descriptors"},
+    {0x26,0x09,"Unsupported segment descriptor type code"},
+    {0x26,0x0A,"Unexpected inexact segment"},
+    {0x26,0x0B,"Inline data length exceeded"},
+    {0x26,0x0C,"Invalid operation for copy source or destination"},
+    {0x26,0x0D,"Copy segment granularity violation"},
+    {0x26,0x0E,"Invalid parameter while port is enabled"},
+    {0x26,0x0F,"Invalid data-out buffer integrity check value"},
+    {0x26,0x10,"Data decryption key fail limit reached"},
+    {0x26,0x11,"Incomplete key-associated data set"},
+    {0x26,0x12,"Vendor specific key reference not found"},
+    {0x26,0x13,"Application tag mode page is invalid"},
+    {0x26,0x14,"Tape stream mirroring prevented"},
+    {0x26,0x15,"Copy source or copy destination not authorized"},
+    {0x27,0x00,"Write protected"},
+    {0x27,0x01,"Hardware write protected"},
+    {0x27,0x02,"Logical unit software write protected"},
+    {0x27,0x03,"Associated write protect"},
+    {0x27,0x04,"Persistent write protect"},
+    {0x27,0x05,"Permanent write protect"},
+    {0x27,0x06,"Conditional write protect"},
+    {0x27,0x07,"Space allocation failed write protect"},
+    {0x27,0x08,"Zone is read only"},
+    {0x28,0x00,"Not ready to ready change, medium may have changed"},
+    {0x28,0x01,"Import or export element accessed"},
+    {0x28,0x02,"Format-layer may have changed"},
+    {0x28,0x03,"Import/export element accessed, medium changed"},
+    {0x29,0x00,"Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred"},
+    {0x29,0x01,"Power on occurred"},
+    {0x29,0x02,"SCSI bus reset occurred"},
+    {0x29,0x03,"Bus device reset function occurred"},
+    {0x29,0x04,"Device internal reset"},
+    {0x29,0x05,"Transceiver mode changed to single-ended"},
+    {0x29,0x06,"Transceiver mode changed to lvd"},
+    {0x29,0x07,"I_T nexus loss occurred"},
+    {0x2A,0x00,"Parameters changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x01,"Mode parameters changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x02,"Log parameters changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x03,"Reservations preempted"},
+    {0x2A,0x04,"Reservations released"},
+    {0x2A,0x05,"Registrations preempted"},
+    {0x2A,0x06,"Asymmetric access state changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x07,"Implicit asymmetric access state transition failed"},
+    {0x2A,0x08,"Priority changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x09,"Capacity data has changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x0c, "Error recovery attributes have changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x0d, "Data encryption capabilities changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x10,"Timestamp changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x11,"Data encryption parameters changed by another i_t nexus"},
+    {0x2A,0x12,"Data encryption parameters changed by vendor specific event"},
+    {0x2A,0x13,"Data encryption key instance counter has changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x0a,"Error history i_t nexus cleared"},
+    {0x2A,0x0b,"Error history snapshot released"},
+    {0x2A,0x14,"SA creation capabilities data has changed"},
+    {0x2A,0x15,"Medium removal prevention preempted"},
+    {0x2A,0x16,"Zone reset write pointer recommended"},
+    {0x2B,0x00,"Copy cannot execute since host cannot disconnect"},
+    {0x2C,0x00,"Command sequence error"},
+    {0x2C,0x01,"Too many windows specified"},
+    {0x2C,0x02,"Invalid combination of windows specified"},
+    {0x2C,0x03,"Current program area is not empty"},
+    {0x2C,0x04,"Current program area is empty"},
+    {0x2C,0x05,"Illegal power condition request"},
+    {0x2C,0x06,"Persistent prevent conflict"},
+    {0x2C,0x07,"Previous busy status"},
+    {0x2C,0x08,"Previous task set full status"},
+    {0x2C,0x09,"Previous reservation conflict status"},
+    {0x2C,0x0A,"Partition or collection contains user objects"},
+    {0x2C,0x0B,"Not reserved"},
+    {0x2C,0x0C,"ORWRITE generation does not match"},
+    {0x2C,0x0D,"Reset write pointer not allowed"},
+    {0x2C,0x0E,"Zone is offline"},
+    {0x2C,0x0F,"Stream not open"},
+    {0x2C,0x10,"Unwritten data in zone"},
+    {0x2C,0x11,"Descriptor format sense data required"},
+    {0x2D,0x00,"Overwrite error on update in place"},
+    {0x2E,0x00,"Insufficient time for operation"},
+    {0x2E,0x01,"Command timeout before processing"},
+    {0x2E,0x02,"Command timeout during processing"},
+    {0x2E,0x03,"Command timeout during processing due to error recovery"},
+    {0x2F,0x00,"Commands cleared by another initiator"},
+    {0x2F,0x01,"Commands cleared by power loss notification"},
+    {0x2F,0x02,"Commands cleared by device server"},
+    {0x2F,0x03,"Some commands cleared by queuing layer event"},
+    {0x30,0x00,"Incompatible medium installed"},
+    {0x30,0x01,"Cannot read medium - unknown format"},
+    {0x30,0x02,"Cannot read medium - incompatible format"},
+    {0x30,0x03,"Cleaning cartridge installed"},
+    {0x30,0x04,"Cannot write medium - unknown format"},
+    {0x30,0x05,"Cannot write medium - incompatible format"},
+    {0x30,0x06,"Cannot format medium - incompatible medium"},
+    {0x30,0x07,"Cleaning failure"},
+    {0x30,0x08,"Cannot write - application code mismatch"},
+    {0x30,0x09,"Current session not fixated for append"},
+    {0x30,0x0A,"Cleaning request rejected"},
+    {0x30,0x0B,"Cleaning tape expired"},
+    {0x30,0x0C,"WORM medium - overwrite attempted"},
+    {0x30,0x0D,"WORM medium - integrity check"},
+    {0x30,0x10,"Medium not formatted"},
+    {0x30,0x11,"Incompatible volume type"},
+    {0x30,0x12,"Incompatible volume qualifier"},
+    {0x30,0x13,"Cleaning volume expired"},
+    {0x31,0x00,"Medium format corrupted"},
+    {0x31,0x01,"Format command failed"},
+    {0x31,0x02,"Zoned formatting failed due to spare linking"},
+    {0x31,0x03,"Sanitize command failed"},
+    {0x32,0x00,"No defect spare location available"},
+    {0x32,0x01,"Defect list update failure"},
+    {0x33,0x00,"Tape length error"},
+    {0x34,0x00,"Enclosure failure"},
+    {0x35,0x00,"Enclosure services failure"},
+    {0x35,0x01,"Unsupported enclosure function"},
+    {0x35,0x02,"Enclosure services unavailable"},
+    {0x35,0x03,"Enclosure services transfer failure"},
+    {0x35,0x04,"Enclosure services transfer refused"},
+    {0x35,0x05,"Enclosure services checksum error"},
+    {0x36,0x00,"Ribbon, ink, or toner failure"},
+    {0x37,0x00,"Rounded parameter"},
+    {0x38,0x00,"Event status notification"},
+    {0x38,0x02,"Esn - power management class event"},
+    {0x38,0x04,"Esn - media class event"},
+    {0x38,0x06,"Esn - device busy class event"},
+    {0x38,0x07,"Thin provisioning soft threshold reached"},
+    {0x39,0x00,"Saving parameters not supported"},
+    {0x3A,0x00,"Medium not present"},
+    {0x3A,0x01,"Medium not present - tray closed"},
+    {0x3A,0x02,"Medium not present - tray open"},
+    {0x3A,0x03,"Medium not present - loadable"},
+    {0x3A,0x04,"Medium not present - medium auxiliary memory accessible"},
+    {0x3B,0x00,"Sequential positioning error"},
+    {0x3B,0x01,"Tape position error at beginning-of-medium"},
+    {0x3B,0x02,"Tape position error at end-of-medium"},
+    {0x3B,0x03,"Tape or electronic vertical forms unit not ready"},
+    {0x3B,0x04,"Slew failure"},
+    {0x3B,0x05,"Paper jam"},
+    {0x3B,0x06,"Failed to sense top-of-form"},
+    {0x3B,0x07,"Failed to sense bottom-of-form"},
+    {0x3B,0x08,"Reposition error"},
+    {0x3B,0x09,"Read past end of medium"},
+    {0x3B,0x0A,"Read past beginning of medium"},
+    {0x3B,0x0B,"Position past end of medium"},
+    {0x3B,0x0C,"Position past beginning of medium"},
+    {0x3B,0x0D,"Medium destination element full"},
+    {0x3B,0x0E,"Medium source element empty"},
+    {0x3B,0x0F,"End of medium reached"},
+    {0x3B,0x11,"Medium magazine not accessible"},
+    {0x3B,0x12,"Medium magazine removed"},
+    {0x3B,0x13,"Medium magazine inserted"},
+    {0x3B,0x14,"Medium magazine locked"},
+    {0x3B,0x15,"Medium magazine unlocked"},
+    {0x3B,0x16,"Mechanical positioning or changer error"},
+    {0x3B,0x17,"Read past end of user object"},
+    {0x3B,0x18,"Element disabled"},
+    {0x3B,0x19,"Element enabled"},
+    {0x3B,0x1a,"Data transfer device removed"},
+    {0x3B,0x1b,"Data transfer device inserted"},
+    {0x3B,0x1c,"Too many logical objects on partition to support operation"},
+    {0x3D,0x00,"Invalid bits in identify message"},
+    {0x3E,0x00,"Logical unit has not self-configured yet"},
+    {0x3E,0x01,"Logical unit failure"},
+    {0x3E,0x02,"Timeout on logical unit"},
+    {0x3E,0x03,"Logical unit failed self-test"},
+    {0x3E,0x04,"Logical unit unable to update self-test log"},
+    {0x3F,0x00,"Target operating conditions have changed"},
+    {0x3F,0x01,"Microcode has been changed"},
+    {0x3F,0x02,"Changed operating definition"},
+    {0x3F,0x03,"Inquiry data has changed"},
+    {0x3F,0x04,"Component device attached"},
+    {0x3F,0x05,"Device identifier changed"},
+    {0x3F,0x06,"Redundancy group created or modified"},
+    {0x3F,0x07,"Redundancy group deleted"},
+    {0x3F,0x08,"Spare created or modified"},
+    {0x3F,0x09,"Spare deleted"},
+    {0x3F,0x0A,"Volume set created or modified"},
+    {0x3F,0x0B,"Volume set deleted"},
+    {0x3F,0x0C,"Volume set deassigned"},
+    {0x3F,0x0D,"Volume set reassigned"},
+    {0x3F,0x0E,"Reported luns data has changed"},
+    {0x3F,0x0F,"Echo buffer overwritten"},
+    {0x3F,0x10,"Medium loadable"},
+    {0x3F,0x11,"Medium auxiliary memory accessible"},
+    {0x3F,0x12,"iSCSI IP address added"},
+    {0x3F,0x13,"iSCSI IP address removed"},
+    {0x3F,0x14,"iSCSI IP address changed"},
+    {0x3F,0x15,"Inspect referrals sense descriptors"},
+    {0x3F,0x16,"Microcode has been changed without reset"},
+    {0x3F,0x17,"Zone transition to full"},
+    {0x3F,0x18,"Bind completed"},
+    {0x3F,0x19,"Bind redirected"},
+    {0x3F,0x1A,"Subsidiary binding changed"},
+
+    /*
+     * ASC 0x40, 0x41 and 0x42 overridden by "additional2" array entries
+     * for ascq > 1. Preferred error message for this group is
+     * "Diagnostic failure on component nn (80h-ffh)".
+     */
+    {0x40,0x00,"Ram failure (should use 40 nn)"},
+    {0x41,0x00,"Data path failure (should use 40 nn)"},
+    {0x42,0x00,"Power-on or self-test failure (should use 40 nn)"},
+
+    {0x43,0x00,"Message error"},
+    {0x44,0x00,"Internal target failure"},
+    {0x44,0x01,"Persistent reservation information lost"},
+    {0x44,0x71,"ATA device failed Set Features"},
+    {0x45,0x00,"Select or reselect failure"},
+    {0x46,0x00,"Unsuccessful soft reset"},
+    {0x47,0x00,"SCSI parity error"},
+    {0x47,0x01,"Data phase CRC error detected"},
+    {0x47,0x02,"SCSI parity error detected during st data phase"},
+    {0x47,0x03,"Information unit iuCRC error detected"},
+    {0x47,0x04,"Asynchronous information protection error detected"},
+    {0x47,0x05,"Protocol service CRC error"},
+    {0x47,0x06,"Phy test function in progress"},
+    {0x47,0x7F,"Some commands cleared by iSCSI protocol event"},
+    {0x48,0x00,"Initiator detected error message received"},
+    {0x49,0x00,"Invalid message error"},
+    {0x4A,0x00,"Command phase error"},
+    {0x4B,0x00,"Data phase error"},
+    {0x4B,0x01,"Invalid target port transfer tag received"},
+    {0x4B,0x02,"Too much write data"},
+    {0x4B,0x03,"Ack/nak timeout"},
+    {0x4B,0x04,"Nak received"},
+    {0x4B,0x05,"Data offset error"},
+    {0x4B,0x06,"Initiator response timeout"},
+    {0x4B,0x07,"Connection lost"},
+    {0x4B,0x08,"Data-in buffer overflow - data buffer size"},
+    {0x4B,0x09,"Data-in buffer overflow - data buffer descriptor area"},
+    {0x4B,0x0A,"Data-in buffer error"},
+    {0x4B,0x0B,"Data-out buffer overflow - data buffer size"},
+    {0x4B,0x0C,"Data-out buffer overflow - data buffer descriptor area"},
+    {0x4B,0x0D,"Data-out buffer error"},
+    {0x4B,0x0E,"PCIe fabric error"},
+    {0x4B,0x0f,"PCIe completion timeout"},
+    {0x4B,0x10,"PCIe completer abort"},
+    {0x4B,0x11,"PCIe poisoned tlp received"},
+    {0x4B,0x12,"PCIe ecrc check failed"},
+    {0x4B,0x13,"PCIe unsupported request"},
+    {0x4B,0x14,"PCIe acs violation"},
+    {0x4B,0x15,"PCIe tlp prefix blocked"},
+    {0x4C,0x00,"Logical unit failed self-configuration"},
+    /*
+     * ASC 0x4D overridden by an "additional2" array entry
+     * so there is no need to have them here.
+     */
+    /* {0x4D,0x00,"Tagged overlapped commands (nn = queue tag)"}, */
+
+    {0x4E,0x00,"Overlapped commands attempted"},
+    {0x50,0x00,"Write append error"},
+    {0x50,0x01,"Write append position error"},
+    {0x50,0x02,"Position error related to timing"},
+    {0x51,0x00,"Erase failure"},
+    {0x51,0x01,"Erase failure - incomplete erase operation detected"},
+    {0x52,0x00,"Cartridge fault"},
+    {0x53,0x00,"Media load or eject failed"},
+    {0x53,0x01,"Unload tape failure"},
+    {0x53,0x02,"Medium removal prevented"},
+    {0x53,0x03,"Medium removal prevented by data transfer element"},
+    {0x53,0x04,"Medium thread or unthread failure"},
+    {0x53,0x05,"Volume identifier invalid"},
+    {0x53,0x06,"Volume identifier missing"},
+    {0x53,0x07,"Duplicate volume identifier"},
+    {0x53,0x08,"Element status unknown"},
+    {0x53,0x09,"Data transfer device error - load failed"},
+    {0x53,0x0A,"Data transfer device error - unload failed"},
+    {0x53,0x0B,"Data transfer device error - unload missing"},
+    {0x53,0x0C,"Data transfer device error - eject failed"},
+    {0x53,0x0D,"Data transfer device error - library communication failed"},
+    {0x54,0x00,"SCSI to host system interface failure"},
+    {0x55,0x00,"System resource failure"},
+    {0x55,0x01,"System buffer full"},
+    {0x55,0x02,"Insufficient reservation resources"},
+    {0x55,0x03,"Insufficient resources"},
+    {0x55,0x04,"Insufficient registration resources"},
+    {0x55,0x05,"Insufficient access control resources"},
+    {0x55,0x06,"Auxiliary memory out of space"},
+    {0x55,0x07,"Quota error"},
+    {0x55,0x08,"Maximum number of supplemental decryption keys exceeded"},
+    {0x55,0x09,"Medium auxiliary memory not accessible"},
+    {0x55,0x0a,"Data currently unavailable"},
+    {0x55,0x0b,"Insufficient power for operation"},
+    {0x55,0x0c,"Insufficient resources to create rod"},
+    {0x55,0x0d,"Insufficient resources to create rod token"},
+    {0x55,0x0e,"Insufficient zone resources"},
+    {0x55,0x0f,"Insufficient zone resources to complete write"},
+    {0x55,0x10,"Maximum number of streams open"},
+    {0x55,0x11,"Insufficient resources to bind"},
+    {0x57,0x00,"Unable to recover table-of-contents"},
+    {0x58,0x00,"Generation does not exist"},
+    {0x59,0x00,"Updated block read"},
+    {0x5A,0x00,"Operator request or state change input"},
+    {0x5A,0x01,"Operator medium removal request"},
+    {0x5A,0x02,"Operator selected write protect"},
+    {0x5A,0x03,"Operator selected write permit"},
+    {0x5B,0x00,"Log exception"},
+    {0x5B,0x01,"Threshold condition met"},
+    {0x5B,0x02,"Log counter at maximum"},
+    {0x5B,0x03,"Log list codes exhausted"},
+    {0x5C,0x00,"Rpl status change"},
+    {0x5C,0x01,"Spindles synchronized"},
+    {0x5C,0x02,"Spindles not synchronized"},
+    {0x5D,0x00,"Failure prediction threshold exceeded"},
+    {0x5D,0x01,"Media failure prediction threshold exceeded"},
+    {0x5D,0x02,"Logical unit failure prediction threshold exceeded"},
+    {0x5D,0x03,"spare area exhaustion prediction threshold exceeded"},
+    {0x5D,0x10,"Hardware impending failure general hard drive failure"},
+    {0x5D,0x11,"Hardware impending failure drive error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x12,"Hardware impending failure data error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x13,"Hardware impending failure seek error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x14,"Hardware impending failure too many block reassigns"},
+    {0x5D,0x15,"Hardware impending failure access times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x16,"Hardware impending failure start unit times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x17,"Hardware impending failure channel parametrics"},
+    {0x5D,0x18,"Hardware impending failure controller detected"},
+    {0x5D,0x19,"Hardware impending failure throughput performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x1A,"Hardware impending failure seek time performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x1B,"Hardware impending failure spin-up retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x1C,"Hardware impending failure drive calibration retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x1D,"Hardware impending failure power loss protection circuit"},
+    {0x5D,0x20,"Controller impending failure general hard drive failure"},
+    {0x5D,0x21,"Controller impending failure drive error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x22,"Controller impending failure data error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x23,"Controller impending failure seek error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x24,"Controller impending failure too many block reassigns"},
+    {0x5D,0x25,"Controller impending failure access times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x26,"Controller impending failure start unit times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x27,"Controller impending failure channel parametrics"},
+    {0x5D,0x28,"Controller impending failure controller detected"},
+    {0x5D,0x29,"Controller impending failure throughput performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x2A,"Controller impending failure seek time performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x2B,"Controller impending failure spin-up retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x2C,"Controller impending failure drive calibration retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x30,"Data channel impending failure general hard drive failure"},
+    {0x5D,0x31,"Data channel impending failure drive error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x32,"Data channel impending failure data error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x33,"Data channel impending failure seek error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x34,"Data channel impending failure too many block reassigns"},
+    {0x5D,0x35,"Data channel impending failure access times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x36,"Data channel impending failure start unit times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x37,"Data channel impending failure channel parametrics"},
+    {0x5D,0x38,"Data channel impending failure controller detected"},
+    {0x5D,0x39,"Data channel impending failure throughput performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x3A,"Data channel impending failure seek time performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x3B,"Data channel impending failure spin-up retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x3C,"Data channel impending failure drive calibration retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x40,"Servo impending failure general hard drive failure"},
+    {0x5D,0x41,"Servo impending failure drive error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x42,"Servo impending failure data error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x43,"Servo impending failure seek error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x44,"Servo impending failure too many block reassigns"},
+    {0x5D,0x45,"Servo impending failure access times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x46,"Servo impending failure start unit times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x47,"Servo impending failure channel parametrics"},
+    {0x5D,0x48,"Servo impending failure controller detected"},
+    {0x5D,0x49,"Servo impending failure throughput performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x4A,"Servo impending failure seek time performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x4B,"Servo impending failure spin-up retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x4C,"Servo impending failure drive calibration retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x50,"Spindle impending failure general hard drive failure"},
+    {0x5D,0x51,"Spindle impending failure drive error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x52,"Spindle impending failure data error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x53,"Spindle impending failure seek error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x54,"Spindle impending failure too many block reassigns"},
+    {0x5D,0x55,"Spindle impending failure access times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x56,"Spindle impending failure start unit times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x57,"Spindle impending failure channel parametrics"},
+    {0x5D,0x58,"Spindle impending failure controller detected"},
+    {0x5D,0x59,"Spindle impending failure throughput performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x5A,"Spindle impending failure seek time performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x5B,"Spindle impending failure spin-up retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x5C,"Spindle impending failure drive calibration retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x60,"Firmware impending failure general hard drive failure"},
+    {0x5D,0x61,"Firmware impending failure drive error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x62,"Firmware impending failure data error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x63,"Firmware impending failure seek error rate too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x64,"Firmware impending failure too many block reassigns"},
+    {0x5D,0x65,"Firmware impending failure access times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x66,"Firmware impending failure start unit times too high" },
+    {0x5D,0x67,"Firmware impending failure channel parametrics"},
+    {0x5D,0x68,"Firmware impending failure controller detected"},
+    {0x5D,0x69,"Firmware impending failure throughput performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x6A,"Firmware impending failure seek time performance"},
+    {0x5D,0x6B,"Firmware impending failure spin-up retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x6C,"Firmware impending failure drive calibration retry count"},
+    {0x5D,0x73,"Media impending failure endurance limit met"},
+    {0x5D,0xFF,"Failure prediction threshold exceeded (false)"},
+    {0x5E,0x00,"Low power condition on"},
+    {0x5E,0x01,"Idle condition activated by timer"},
+    {0x5E,0x02,"Standby condition activated by timer"},
+    {0x5E,0x03,"Idle condition activated by command"},
+    {0x5E,0x04,"Standby condition activated by command"},
+    {0x5E,0x05,"Idle_b condition activated by timer"},
+    {0x5E,0x06,"Idle_b condition activated by command"},
+    {0x5E,0x07,"Idle_c condition activated by timer"},
+    {0x5E,0x08,"Idle_c condition activated by command"},
+    {0x5E,0x09,"Standby_y condition activated by timer"},
+    {0x5E,0x0a,"Standby_y condition activated by command"},
+    {0x5E,0x41,"Power state change to active"},
+    {0x5E,0x42,"Power state change to idle"},
+    {0x5E,0x43,"Power state change to standby"},
+    {0x5E,0x45,"Power state change to sleep"},
+    {0x5E,0x47,"Power state change to device control"},
+    {0x60,0x00,"Lamp failure"},
+    {0x61,0x00,"Video acquisition error"},
+    {0x61,0x01,"Unable to acquire video"},
+    {0x61,0x02,"Out of focus"},
+    {0x62,0x00,"Scan head positioning error"},
+    {0x63,0x00,"End of user area encountered on this track"},
+    {0x63,0x01,"Packet does not fit in available space"},
+    {0x64,0x00,"Illegal mode for this track"},
+    {0x64,0x01,"Invalid packet size"},
+    {0x65,0x00,"Voltage fault"},
+    {0x66,0x00,"Automatic document feeder cover up"},
+    {0x66,0x01,"Automatic document feeder lift up"},
+    {0x66,0x02,"Document jam in automatic document feeder"},
+    {0x66,0x03,"Document miss feed automatic in document feeder"},
+    {0x67,0x00,"Configuration failure"},
+    {0x67,0x01,"Configuration of incapable logical units failed"},
+    {0x67,0x02,"Add logical unit failed"},
+    {0x67,0x03,"Modification of logical unit failed"},
+    {0x67,0x04,"Exchange of logical unit failed"},
+    {0x67,0x05,"Remove of logical unit failed"},
+    {0x67,0x06,"Attachment of logical unit failed"},
+    {0x67,0x07,"Creation of logical unit failed"},
+    {0x67,0x08,"Assign failure occurred"},
+    {0x67,0x09,"Multiply assigned logical unit"},
+    {0x67,0x0A,"Set target port groups command failed"},
+    {0x67,0x0B,"ATA device feature not enabled"},
+    {0x67,0x0C,"Command rejected"},
+    {0x67,0x0D,"Explicit bind not allowed"},
+    {0x68,0x00,"Logical unit not configured"},
+    {0x68,0x01,"Subsidiary logical unit not configured"},
+    {0x69,0x00,"Data loss on logical unit"},
+    {0x69,0x01,"Multiple logical unit failures"},
+    {0x69,0x02,"Parity/data mismatch"},
+    {0x6A,0x00,"Informational, refer to log"},
+    {0x6B,0x00,"State change has occurred"},
+    {0x6B,0x01,"Redundancy level got better"},
+    {0x6B,0x02,"Redundancy level got worse"},
+    {0x6C,0x00,"Rebuild failure occurred"},
+    {0x6D,0x00,"Recalculate failure occurred"},
+    {0x6E,0x00,"Command to logical unit failed"},
+    {0x6F,0x00,"Copy protection key exchange failure - authentication "
+               "failure"},
+    {0x6F,0x01,"Copy protection key exchange failure - key not present"},
+    {0x6F,0x02,"Copy protection key exchange failure - key not established"},
+    {0x6F,0x03,"Read of scrambled sector without authentication"},
+    {0x6F,0x04,"Media region code is mismatched to logical unit region"},
+    {0x6F,0x05,"Drive region must be permanent/region reset count error"},
+    {0x6F,0x06,"Insufficient block count for binding nonce recording"},
+    {0x6F,0x07,"Conflict in binding nonce recording"},
+    {0x6F,0x08,"Insufficient permission"},
+    {0x6F,0x09,"Invalid drive-host pairing server"},
+    {0x6F,0x0A,"Drive-host pairing suspended"},
+    /*
+     * ASC 0x70 overridden by an "additional2" array entry
+     * so there is no need to have them here.
+     */
+    /* {0x70,0x00,"Decompression exception short algorithm id of nn"}, */
+
+    {0x71,0x00,"Decompression exception long algorithm id"},
+    {0x72,0x00,"Session fixation error"},
+    {0x72,0x01,"Session fixation error writing lead-in"},
+    {0x72,0x02,"Session fixation error writing lead-out"},
+    {0x72,0x03,"Session fixation error - incomplete track in session"},
+    {0x72,0x04,"Empty or partially written reserved track"},
+    {0x72,0x05,"No more track reservations allowed"},
+    {0x72,0x06,"RMZ extension is not allowed"},
+    {0x72,0x07,"No more test zone extensions are allowed"},
+    {0x73,0x00,"CD control error"},
+    {0x73,0x01,"Power calibration area almost full"},
+    {0x73,0x02,"Power calibration area is full"},
+    {0x73,0x03,"Power calibration area error"},
+    {0x73,0x04,"Program memory area update failure"},
+    {0x73,0x05,"Program memory area is full"},
+    {0x73,0x06,"RMA/PMA is almost full"},
+    {0x73,0x10,"Current power calibration area almost full"},
+    {0x73,0x11,"Current power calibration area is full"},
+    {0x73,0x17,"RDZ is full"},
+    {0x74,0x00,"Security error"},
+    {0x74,0x01,"Unable to decrypt data"},
+    {0x74,0x02,"Unencrypted data encountered while decrypting"},
+    {0x74,0x03,"Incorrect data encryption key"},
+    {0x74,0x04,"Cryptographic integrity validation failed"},
+    {0x74,0x05,"Error decrypting data"},
+    {0x74,0x06,"Unknown signature verification key"},
+    {0x74,0x07,"Encryption parameters not useable"},
+    {0x74,0x08,"Digital signature validation failure"},
+    {0x74,0x09,"Encryption mode mismatch on read"},
+    {0x74,0x0a,"Encrypted block not raw read enabled"},
+    {0x74,0x0b,"Incorrect Encryption parameters"},
+    {0x74,0x0c,"Unable to decrypt parameter list"},
+    {0x74,0x0d,"Encryption algorithm disabled"},
+    {0x74,0x10,"SA creation parameter value invalid"},
+    {0x74,0x11,"SA creation parameter value rejected"},
+    {0x74,0x12,"Invalid SA usage"},
+    {0x74,0x21,"Data encryption configuration prevented"},
+    {0x74,0x30,"SA creation parameter not supported"},
+    {0x74,0x40,"Authentication failed"},
+    {0x74,0x61,"External data encryption key manager access error"},
+    {0x74,0x62,"External data encryption key manager error"},
+    {0x74,0x63,"External data encryption key not found"},
+    {0x74,0x64,"External data encryption request not authorized"},
+    {0x74,0x6e,"External data encryption control timeout"},
+    {0x74,0x6f,"External data encryption control error"},
+    {0x74,0x71,"Logical unit access not authorized"},
+    {0x74,0x79,"Security conflict in translated device"},
+    {0, 0, NULL}
+};
+
+#else   /* SG_SCSI_STRINGS */
+
+struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_range_t sg_lib_asc_ascq_range[] =
+{
+    {0, 0, 0, NULL}
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_asc_ascq_t sg_lib_asc_ascq[] =
+{
+    {0, 0, NULL}
+};
+#endif /* SG_SCSI_STRINGS */
+
+const char * sg_lib_sense_key_desc[] = {
+    "No Sense",                 /* Filemark, ILI and/or EOM; progress
+                                   indication (during FORMAT); power
+                                   condition sensing (REQUEST SENSE) */
+    "Recovered Error",          /* The last command completed successfully
+                                   but used error correction */
+    "Not Ready",                /* The addressed target is not ready */
+    "Medium Error",             /* Data error detected on the medium */
+    "Hardware Error",           /* Controller or device failure */
+    "Illegal Request",
+    "Unit Attention",           /* Removable medium was changed, or
+                                   the target has been reset */
+    "Data Protect",             /* Access to the data is blocked */
+    "Blank Check",              /* Reached unexpected written or unwritten
+                                   region of the medium */
+    "Vendor specific(9)",       /* Vendor specific */
+    "Copy Aborted",             /* COPY or COMPARE was aborted */
+    "Aborted Command",          /* The target aborted the command */
+    "Equal",                    /* SEARCH DATA found data equal (obsolete) */
+    "Volume Overflow",          /* Medium full with data to be written */
+    "Miscompare",               /* Source data and data on the medium
+                                   do not agree */
+    "Completed"                 /* may occur for successful cmd (spc4r23) */
+};
+
+const char * sg_lib_pdt_strs[32] = {    /* should have 2**5 elements */
+    /* 0 */ "disk",
+    "tape",
+    "printer",                  /* obsolete, spc5r01 */
+    "processor",        /* often SAF-TE device, copy manager */
+    "write once optical disk",  /* obsolete, spc5r01 */
+    /* 5 */ "cd/dvd",
+    "scanner",                  /* obsolete */
+    "optical memory device",
+    "medium changer",
+    "communications",           /* obsolete */
+    /* 0xa */ "graphics [0xa]", /* obsolete */
+    "graphics [0xb]",           /* obsolete */
+    "storage array controller",
+    "enclosure services device",
+    "simplified direct access device",
+    "optical card reader/writer device",
+    /* 0x10 */ "bridge controller commands",
+    "object based storage",
+    "automation/driver interface",
+    "security manager device",  /* obsolete, spc5r01 */
+    "zoned block commands",
+    "0x15", "0x16", "0x17", "0x18",
+    "0x19", "0x1a", "0x1b", "0x1c", "0x1d",
+    "well known logical unit",
+    "no physical device on this lu",
+};
+
+const char * sg_lib_transport_proto_strs[] =
+{
+    "Fibre Channel Protocol for SCSI (FCP-4)",
+    "SCSI Parallel Interface (SPI-5)",  /* obsolete in spc5r01 */
+    "Serial Storage Architecture SCSI-3 Protocol (SSA-S3P)",
+    "Serial Bus Protocol for IEEE 1394 (SBP-3)",
+    "SCSI RDMA Protocol (SRP)",
+    "Internet SCSI (iSCSI)",
+    "Serial Attached SCSI Protocol (SPL-4)",
+    "Automation/Drive Interface Transport (ADT-2)",
+    "AT Attachment Interface (ACS-2)",          /* 0x8 */
+    "USB Attached SCSI (UAS-2)",
+    "SCSI over PCI Express (SOP)",
+    "PCIe",                             /* added in spc5r02 */
+    "Oxc", "Oxd", "Oxe",
+    "No specific protocol"
+};
+
+/* SCSI Feature Sets array. code->value, pdt->peri_dev_type (-1 for SPC) */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_scsi_feature_sets[] =
+{
+    {SCSI_FS_SPC_DISCOVERY_2016, -1, "Discovery 2016"},
+    {SCSI_FS_SBC_BASE_2010, PDT_DISK, "SBC Base 2010"},
+    {SCSI_FS_SBC_BASE_2016, PDT_DISK, "SBC Base 2016"},
+    {SCSI_FS_SBC_BASIC_PROV_2016, PDT_DISK, "Basic provisioning 2016"},
+    {SCSI_FS_SBC_DRIVE_MAINT_2016, PDT_DISK, "Drive maintenance 2016"},
+    {0x0, 0, NULL},     /* 0x0 is reserved sfs; trailing sentinel */
+};
+
+#if (SG_SCSI_STRINGS && HAVE_NVME && (! IGNORE_NVME))
+
+/* .value is completion queue's DW3 as follows: ((DW3 >> 17) & 0x3ff)
+ * .peri_dev_type is an index for the sg_lib_scsi_status_sense_arr[]
+ * .name is taken from NVMe 1.3a document, section 4.6.1.2.1 with less
+ *   capitalization.
+ * NVMe term bits 31:17 of DW3 in the completion field as the "Status
+ * Field" (SF). Bit 31 is "Do not retry" (DNR) and bit 30 is "More" (M).
+ * Bits 29:28 are reserved, bit 27:25 are the "Status Code Type" (SCT)
+ * and bits 24:17 are the Status Code (SC). This table is in ascending
+ * order of its .value field so a binary search could be done on it.  */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_nvme_cmd_status_arr[] =
+{
+    /* Generic command status values, Status Code Type (SCT): 0h
+     * Lowest 8 bits are the Status Code (SC), in this case:
+     *   00h - 7Fh: Applicable to Admin Command Set, or across multiple
+     *              command sets
+     *   80h - BFh: I/O Command Set Specific status codes
+     *   c0h - FFh: I/O Vendor Specific status codes            */
+    {0x0,   0, "Successful completion"},
+    {0x1,   1, "Invalid command opcode"},
+    {0x2,   2, "Invalid field in command"},
+    {0x3,   2, "Command id conflict"},
+    {0x4,   3, "Data transfer error"},
+    {0x5,   4, "Command aborted due to power loss notication"},
+    {0x6,   5, "Internal error"},
+    {0x7,   6, "Command abort requested"},
+    {0x8,   6, "Command aborted due to SQ deletion"},
+    {0x9,   6, "Command aborted due to failed fused command"},
+    {0xa,   6, "Command aborted due to missing fused command"},
+    {0xb,   7, "Invalid namespace or format"},
+    {0xc,   5, "Command sequence error"},
+    {0xd,   5, "Invalid SGL segment descriptor"},
+    {0xe,   5, "Invalid number of SGL descriptors"},
+    {0xf,   5, "Data SGL length invalid"},
+    {0x10,  5, "Matadata SGL length invalid"},
+    {0x11,  5, "SGL descriptor type invalid"},
+    {0x12,  5, "Invalid use of controller memory buffer"},
+    {0x13,  5, "PRP offset invalid"},
+    {0x14,  2, "Atomic write unit exceeded"},
+    {0x15,  8, "Operation denied"},
+    {0x16,  5, "SGL offset invalid"},
+    {0x17,  5, "Reserved [0x17]"},
+    {0x18,  5, "Host identifier inconsistent format"},
+    {0x19,  5, "Keep alive timeout expired"},
+    {0x1a,  5, "Keep alive timeout invalid"},
+    {0x1b,  6, "Command aborted due to Preempt and Abort"},
+    {0x1c, 10, "Sanitize failed"},
+    {0x1d, 11, "Sanitize in progress"},
+    {0x1e,  5, "SGL data block granularity invalid"},
+    {0x1f,  5, "Command not supported for queue in CMB"},
+
+    /* Generic command status values, NVM (I/O) Command Set */
+    {0x80, 12, "LBA out of range"},
+    {0x81,  3, "Capacity exceeded"},
+    {0x82, 13, "Namespace not ready"},
+    {0x83, 14, "Reservation conflict"},
+    {0x84, 15, "Format in progress"},
+    /* 0xc0 - 0xff: vendor specific */
+
+    /* Command specific status values, Status Code Type (SCT): 1h */
+    {0x100, 5, "Completion queue invalid"},
+    {0x101, 5, "Invalid queue identifier"},
+    {0x102, 5, "Invalid queue size"},
+    {0x103, 5, "Abort command limit exceeded"},
+    {0x104, 5, "Reserved [0x104]"},
+    {0x105, 5, "Asynchronous event request limit exceeded"},
+    {0x106, 5, "Invalid firmware slot"},
+    {0x107, 5, "Invalid firmware image"},
+    {0x108, 5, "Invalid interrupt vector"},
+    {0x109, 5, "Invalid log page"},
+    {0x10a,16, "Invalid format"},
+    {0x10b, 5, "Firmware activation requires conventional reset"},
+    {0x10c, 5, "Invalid queue deletion"},
+    {0x10d, 5, "Feature identifier not saveable"},
+    {0x10e, 5, "Feature not changeable"},
+    {0x10f, 5, "Feature not namespace specific"},
+    {0x110, 5, "Firmware activation requires NVM subsystem reset"},
+    {0x111, 5, "Firmware activation requires reset"},
+    {0x112, 5, "Firmware activation requires maximum time violation"},
+    {0x113, 5, "Firmware activation prohibited"},
+    {0x114, 5, "Overlapping range"},
+    {0x115, 5, "Namespace insufficient capacity"},
+    {0x116, 5, "Namespace identifier unavailable"},
+    {0x117, 5, "Reserved [0x107]"},
+    {0x118, 5, "Namespace already attached"},
+    {0x119, 5, "Namespace is private"},
+    {0x11a, 5, "Namespace not attached"},
+    {0x11b, 3, "Thin provisioning not supported"},
+    {0x11c, 3, "Controller list invalid"},
+    {0x11d,17, "Device self-test in progress"},
+    {0x11e,18, "Boot partition write prohibited"},
+    {0x11f, 5, "Invalid controller identifier"},
+    {0x120, 5, "Invalid secondary controller state"},
+    {0x121, 5, "Invalid number of controller resorces"},
+    {0x122, 5, "Invalid resorce identifier"},
+
+    /* Command specific status values, Status Code Type (SCT): 1h
+     * for NVM (I/O) Command Set */
+    {0x180, 2, "Conflicting attributes"},
+    {0x181,19, "Invalid protection information"},
+    {0x182,18, "Attempted write to read only range"},
+    /* 0x1c0 - 0x1ff: vendor specific */
+
+    /* Media and Data Integrity error values, Status Code Type (SCT): 2h */
+    {0x280,20, "Write fault"},
+    {0x281,21, "Unrecovered read error"},
+    {0x282,22, "End-to-end guard check error"},
+    {0x283,23, "End-to-end application tag check error"},
+    {0x284,24, "End-to-end reference tag check error"},
+    {0x285,25, "Compare failure"},
+    {0x286, 8, "Access denied"},
+    {0x287,26, "Deallocated or unwritten logical block"},
+    /* 0x2c0 - 0x2ff: vendor specific */
+
+    /* Leave this Sentinel value at end of this array */
+    {0x3ff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+/* The sg_lib_nvme_cmd_status_arr[n].peri_dev_type field is an index
+ * to this array. It allows an NVMe status (error) value to be mapped
+ * to this SCSI tuple: status, sense_key, additional sense code (asc) and
+ * asc qualifier (ascq). For brevity SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION is written
+ * as 0x2. */
+struct sg_lib_4tuple_u8 sg_lib_scsi_status_sense_arr[] =
+{
+    {SAM_STAT_GOOD, SPC_SK_NO_SENSE, 0, 0},     /* it's all good */ /* 0 */
+    {SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, 0x20, 0x0},/* opcode */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, 0x24, 0x0},   /* field in cdb */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR, 0x0, 0x0},
+    {SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED, SPC_SK_ABORTED_COMMAND, 0xb, 0x8},
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_HARDWARE_ERROR, 0x44, 0x0},   /* internal error */ /* 5 */
+    {SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED, SPC_SK_ABORTED_COMMAND, 0x0, 0x0},
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, 0x20, 0x9},   /* invalid LU */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, 0x20, 0x2},   /* access denied */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, 0x2c, 0x0},   /* cmd sequence error */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR, 0x31, 0x3},   /* sanitize failed */ /* 10 */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_NOT_READY, 0x4, 0x1b}, /* sanitize in progress */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, 0x21, 0x0},   /* LBA out of range */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_NOT_READY, 0x4, 0x0},  /* not reportable; 0x1: becoming */
+    {SAM_STAT_RESERVATION_CONFLICT, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0},
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_NOT_READY, 0x4, 0x4},  /* format in progress */  /* 15 */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, 0x31, 0x1},  /* format failed */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_NOT_READY, 0x4, 0x9},  /* self-test in progress */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_DATA_PROTECT, 0x27, 0x0},      /* write prohibited */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, 0x10, 0x5},  /* protection info */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR, 0x3, 0x0}, /* periph dev w fault */ /* 20 */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR, 0x11, 0x0},      /* unrecoc rd */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR, 0x10, 0x1},      /* PI guard */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR, 0x10, 0x2},      /* PI app tag */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR, 0x10, 0x2},      /* PI app tag */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MISCOMPARE, 0x1d, 0x0},        /* during verify */ /* 25 */
+    {0x2, SPC_SK_MEDIUM_ERROR, 0x21, 0x6},      /* read invalid data */
+
+    /* Leave this Sentinel value at end of this array */
+    {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
+};
+
+
+#else           /* (SG_SCSI_STRINGS && HAVE_NVME && (! IGNORE_NVME)) */
+struct sg_lib_value_name_t sg_lib_nvme_cmd_status_arr[] =
+{
+
+    /* Leave this Sentinel value at end of this array */
+    {0x3ff, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+struct sg_lib_4tuple_u8 sg_lib_scsi_status_sense_arr[] =
+{
+
+    /* Leave this Sentinel value at end of this array */
+    {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
+};
+
+#endif           /* (SG_SCSI_STRINGS && HAVE_NVME && (! IGNORE_NVME)) */
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_common.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_common.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85bc191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_common.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS 1
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_pt.h"
+#include "sg_pt_nvme.h"
+
+
+static const char * scsi_pt_version_str = "3.03 20180115";
+
+static const char * nvme_scsi_vendor_str = "NVMe    ";
+
+
+const char *
+scsi_pt_version()
+{
+    return scsi_pt_version_str;
+}
+
+/* Given the NVMe Identify controller response and optionally the NVMe
+ * Identify namespace response (NULL otherwise), generate the SCSI VPD
+ * page 0x83 (device identification) descriptor(s) in dop. Return the
+ * number of bytes written which will not exceed max_do_len. Probably use
+ * Peripheral Device Type (pdt) of 0 (disk) for don't know. Transport
+ * protocol (tproto) should be -1 if not known, else SCSI value.
+ * N.B. Does not write total VPD page length into dop[2:3] . */
+int
+sg_make_vpd_devid_for_nvme(const uint8_t * nvme_id_ctl_p,
+                           const uint8_t * nvme_id_ns_p, int pdt,
+                           int tproto, uint8_t * dop, int max_do_len)
+{
+    bool have_nguid, have_eui64;
+    int k, n;
+    char b[4];
+
+    if ((NULL == nvme_id_ctl_p) || (NULL == dop) || (max_do_len < 56))
+        return 0;
+
+    memset(dop, 0, max_do_len);
+    dop[0] = 0x1f & pdt;  /* (PQ=0)<<5 | (PDT=pdt); 0 or 0xd (SES) */
+    dop[1] = 0x83;      /* Device Identification VPD page number */
+    /* Build a T10 Vendor ID based designator (desig_id=1) for controller */
+    if (tproto >= 0) {
+        dop[4] = ((0xf & tproto) << 4) | 0x2;
+        dop[5] = 0xa1; /* PIV=1, ASSOC=2 (target device), desig_id=1 */
+    } else {
+        dop[4] = 0x2;  /* Prococol id=0, code_set=2 (ASCII) */
+        dop[5] = 0x21; /* PIV=0, ASSOC=2 (target device), desig_id=1 */
+    }
+    memcpy(dop + 8, nvme_scsi_vendor_str, 8); /* N.B. this is "NVMe    " */
+    memcpy(dop + 16, nvme_id_ctl_p + 24, 40);  /* MN */
+    for (k = 40; k > 0; --k) {
+        if (' ' == dop[15 + k])
+            dop[15 + k] = '_'; /* convert trailing spaces */
+        else
+            break;
+    }
+    if (40 == k)
+        --k;
+    n = 16 + 1 + k;
+    if (max_do_len < (n + 20))
+        return 0;
+    memcpy(dop + n, nvme_id_ctl_p + 4, 20); /* SN */
+    for (k = 20; k > 0; --k) {  /* trim trailing spaces */
+        if (' ' == dop[n + k - 1])
+            dop[n + k - 1] = '\0';
+        else
+            break;
+    }
+    n += k;
+    if (0 != (n % 4))
+        n = ((n / 4) + 1) * 4;  /* round up to next modulo 4 */
+    dop[7] = n - 8;
+    if (NULL == nvme_id_ns_p)
+        return n;
+
+    /* Look for NGUID (16 byte identifier) or EUI64 (8 byte) fields in
+     * NVME Identify for namespace. If found form a EUI and a SCSI string
+     * descriptor for non-zero NGUID or EUI64 (prefer NGUID if both). */
+    have_nguid = ! sg_all_zeros(nvme_id_ns_p + 104, 16);
+    have_eui64 = ! sg_all_zeros(nvme_id_ns_p + 120, 8);
+    if ((! have_nguid) && (! have_eui64))
+        return n;
+    if (have_nguid) {
+        if (max_do_len < (n + 20))
+            return n;
+        dop[n + 0] = 0x1;  /* Prococol id=0, code_set=1 (binary) */
+        dop[n + 1] = 0x02; /* PIV=0, ASSOC=0 (lu), desig_id=2 (eui) */
+        dop[n + 3] = 16;
+        memcpy(dop + n + 4, nvme_id_ns_p + 104, 16);
+        n += 20;
+        if (max_do_len < (n + 40))
+            return n;
+        dop[n + 0] = 0x3;  /* Prococol id=0, code_set=3 (utf8) */
+        dop[n + 1] = 0x08; /* PIV=0, ASSOC=0 (lu), desig_id=8 (scsi string) */
+        dop[n + 3] = 36;
+        memcpy(dop + n + 4, "eui.", 4);
+        for (k = 0; k < 16; ++k) {
+            snprintf(b, sizeof(b), "%02X", nvme_id_ns_p[104 + k]);
+            memcpy(dop + n + 8 + (2 * k), b, 2);
+        }
+        return n + 40;
+    } else {    /* have_eui64 is true, 8 byte identifier */
+        if (max_do_len < (n + 12))
+            return n;
+        dop[n + 0] = 0x1;  /* Prococol id=0, code_set=1 (binary) */
+        dop[n + 1] = 0x02; /* PIV=0, ASSOC=0 (lu), desig_id=2 (eui) */
+        dop[n + 3] = 8;
+        memcpy(dop + n + 4, nvme_id_ns_p + 120, 8);
+        n += 12;
+        if (max_do_len < (n + 24))
+            return n;
+        dop[n + 0] = 0x3;  /* Prococol id=0, code_set=3 (utf8) */
+        dop[n + 1] = 0x08; /* PIV=0, ASSOC=0 (lu), desig_id=8 (scsi string) */
+        dop[n + 3] = 20;
+        memcpy(dop + n + 4, "eui.", 4);
+        for (k = 0; k < 8; ++k) {
+            snprintf(b, sizeof(b), "%02X", nvme_id_ns_p[120 + k]);
+            memcpy(dop + n + 8 + (2 * k), b, 2);
+        }
+        return n + 24;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_linux.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_linux.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ea068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_linux.c
@@ -0,0 +1,964 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+/* sg_pt_linux version 1.37 20180126 */
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>      /* to define 'major' */
+#ifndef major
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <linux/major.h>
+
+#include "sg_pt.h"
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_linux_inc.h"
+#include "sg_pt_linux.h"
+
+
+#ifdef major
+#define SG_DEV_MAJOR major
+#else
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_KDEV_T_H
+#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
+#endif
+#define SG_DEV_MAJOR MAJOR  /* MAJOR() macro faulty if > 255 minors */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BLOCK_EXT_MAJOR
+#define BLOCK_EXT_MAJOR 259
+#endif
+
+#define DEF_TIMEOUT 60000       /* 60,000 millisecs (60 seconds) */
+
+static const char * linux_host_bytes[] = {
+    "DID_OK", "DID_NO_CONNECT", "DID_BUS_BUSY", "DID_TIME_OUT",
+    "DID_BAD_TARGET", "DID_ABORT", "DID_PARITY", "DID_ERROR",
+    "DID_RESET", "DID_BAD_INTR", "DID_PASSTHROUGH", "DID_SOFT_ERROR",
+    "DID_IMM_RETRY", "DID_REQUEUE" /* 0xd */,
+    "DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED", "DID_TRANSPORT_FAILFAST",
+    "DID_TARGET_FAILURE" /* 0x10 */,
+    "DID_NEXUS_FAILURE (reservation conflict)",
+    "DID_ALLOC_FAILURE",
+    "DID_MEDIUM_ERROR",
+};
+
+#define LINUX_HOST_BYTES_SZ \
+        (int)(sizeof(linux_host_bytes) / sizeof(linux_host_bytes[0]))
+
+static const char * linux_driver_bytes[] = {
+    "DRIVER_OK", "DRIVER_BUSY", "DRIVER_SOFT", "DRIVER_MEDIA",
+    "DRIVER_ERROR", "DRIVER_INVALID", "DRIVER_TIMEOUT", "DRIVER_HARD",
+    "DRIVER_SENSE"
+};
+
+#define LINUX_DRIVER_BYTES_SZ \
+    (int)(sizeof(linux_driver_bytes) / sizeof(linux_driver_bytes[0]))
+
+#if 0
+static const char * linux_driver_suggests[] = {
+    "SUGGEST_OK", "SUGGEST_RETRY", "SUGGEST_ABORT", "SUGGEST_REMAP",
+    "SUGGEST_DIE", "UNKNOWN","UNKNOWN","UNKNOWN",
+    "SUGGEST_SENSE"
+};
+
+#define LINUX_DRIVER_SUGGESTS_SZ \
+    (int)(sizeof(linux_driver_suggests) / sizeof(linux_driver_suggests[0]))
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * These defines are for constants that should be visible in the
+ * /usr/include/scsi directory (brought in by sg_linux_inc.h).
+ * Redefined and aliased here to decouple this code from
+ * sg_io_linux.h  N.B. the SUGGEST_* constants are no longer used.
+ */
+#ifndef DRIVER_MASK
+#define DRIVER_MASK 0x0f
+#endif
+#ifndef SUGGEST_MASK
+#define SUGGEST_MASK 0xf0
+#endif
+#ifndef DRIVER_SENSE
+#define DRIVER_SENSE 0x08
+#endif
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_MASK      DRIVER_MASK
+#define SG_LIB_SUGGEST_MASK     SUGGEST_MASK
+#define SG_LIB_DRIVER_SENSE    DRIVER_SENSE
+
+bool sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked = false;
+int sg_bsg_major = 0;
+volatile int sg_nvme_char_major = 0;
+
+long sg_lin_page_size = 4096;   /* default, overridden with correct value */
+
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+static int
+pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+/* This function only needs to be called once (unless a NVMe controller
+ * can be hot-plugged into system in which case it should be called
+ * (again) after that event). */
+void
+sg_find_bsg_nvme_char_major(int verbose)
+{
+    bool got_one = false;
+    int n;
+    const char * proc_devices = "/proc/devices";
+    char * cp;
+    FILE *fp;
+    char a[128];
+    char b[128];
+
+    sg_lin_page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+    if (NULL == (fp = fopen(proc_devices, "r"))) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("fopen %s failed: %s\n", proc_devices, strerror(errno));
+        return;
+    }
+    while ((cp = fgets(b, sizeof(b), fp))) {
+        if ((1 == sscanf(b, "%126s", a)) &&
+            (0 == memcmp(a, "Character", 9)))
+            break;
+    }
+    while (cp && (cp = fgets(b, sizeof(b), fp))) {
+        if (2 == sscanf(b, "%d %126s", &n, a)) {
+            if (0 == strcmp("bsg", a)) {
+                sg_bsg_major = n;
+                if (got_one)
+                    break;
+                got_one = true;
+            } else if (0 == strcmp("nvme", a)) {
+                sg_nvme_char_major = n;
+                if (got_one)
+                    break;
+                got_one = true;
+            }
+        } else
+            break;
+    }
+    if (verbose > 3) {
+        if (cp) {
+            if (sg_bsg_major > 0)
+                pr2ws("found sg_bsg_major=%d\n", sg_bsg_major);
+            if (sg_nvme_char_major > 0)
+                pr2ws("found sg_nvme_char_major=%d\n", sg_nvme_char_major);
+        } else
+            pr2ws("found no bsg not nvme char device in %s\n", proc_devices);
+    }
+    fclose(fp);
+}
+
+/* Assumes that sg_find_bsg_nvme_char_major() has already been called. Returns
+ * true if dev_fd is a scsi generic pass-through device. If yields
+ * *is_nvme_p = true with *nsid_p = 0 then dev_fd is a NVMe char device.
+ * If yields *nsid_p > 0 then dev_fd is a NVMe block device. */
+static bool
+check_file_type(int dev_fd, struct stat * dev_statp, bool * is_bsg_p,
+                bool * is_nvme_p, uint32_t * nsid_p, int * os_err_p,
+                int verbose)
+{
+    bool is_nvme = false;
+    bool is_sg = false;
+    bool is_bsg = false;
+    bool is_block = false;
+    int os_err = 0;
+    int major_num;
+    uint32_t nsid = 0;          /* invalid NSID */
+
+    if (dev_fd >= 0) {
+        if (fstat(dev_fd, dev_statp) < 0) {
+            os_err = errno;
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2ws("%s: fstat() failed: %s (errno=%d)\n", __func__,
+                      safe_strerror(os_err), os_err);
+            goto skip_out;
+        }
+        major_num = (int)SG_DEV_MAJOR(dev_statp->st_rdev);
+        if (S_ISCHR(dev_statp->st_mode)) {
+            if (SCSI_GENERIC_MAJOR == major_num)
+                is_sg = true;
+            else if (sg_bsg_major == major_num)
+                is_bsg = true;
+            else if (sg_nvme_char_major == major_num)
+                is_nvme = true;
+        } else if (S_ISBLK(dev_statp->st_mode)) {
+            is_block = true;
+            if (BLOCK_EXT_MAJOR == major_num) {
+                is_nvme = true;
+                nsid = ioctl(dev_fd, NVME_IOCTL_ID, NULL);
+                if (SG_NVME_BROADCAST_NSID == nsid) {  /* means ioctl error */
+                    os_err = errno;
+                    if (verbose)
+                        pr2ws("%s: ioctl(NVME_IOCTL_ID) failed: %s "
+                              "(errno=%d)\n", __func__, safe_strerror(os_err),
+                              os_err);
+                } else
+                    os_err = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        os_err = EBADF;
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: invalid file descriptor (%d)\n", __func__, dev_fd);
+    }
+skip_out:
+    if (verbose > 3) {
+        pr2ws("%s: file descriptor is ", __func__);
+        if (is_sg)
+            pr2ws("sg device\n");
+        else if (is_bsg)
+            pr2ws("bsg device\n");
+        else if (is_nvme && (0 == nsid))
+            pr2ws("NVMe char device\n");
+        else if (is_nvme)
+            pr2ws("NVMe block device, nsid=%lld\n",
+                  ((uint32_t)-1 == nsid) ? -1LL : (long long)nsid);
+        else if (is_block)
+            pr2ws("block device\n");
+        else
+            pr2ws("undetermined device, could be regular file\n");
+    }
+    if (is_bsg_p)
+        *is_bsg_p = is_bsg;
+    if (is_nvme_p)
+        *is_nvme_p = is_nvme;
+    if (nsid_p)
+        *nsid_p = nsid;
+    if (os_err_p)
+        *os_err_p = os_err;
+    return is_sg;
+}
+
+/* Assumes dev_fd is an "open" file handle associated with device_name. If
+ * the implementation (possibly for one OS) cannot determine from dev_fd if
+ * a SCSI or NVMe pass-through is referenced, then it might guess based on
+ * device_name. Returns 1 if SCSI generic pass-though device, returns 2 if
+ * secondary SCSI pass-through device (in Linux a bsg device); returns 3 is
+ * char NVMe device (i.e. no NSID); returns 4 if block NVMe device (includes
+ * NSID), or 0 if something else (e.g. ATA block device) or dev_fd < 0.
+ * If error, returns negated errno (operating system) value. */
+int
+check_pt_file_handle(int dev_fd, const char * device_name, int verbose)
+{
+    if (verbose > 4)
+        pr2ws("%s: dev_fd=%d, device_name: %s\n", __func__, dev_fd,
+              device_name);
+    /* Linux doesn't need device_name to determine which pass-through */
+    if (! sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked) {
+        sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked = true;
+        sg_find_bsg_nvme_char_major(verbose);
+    }
+    if (dev_fd >= 0) {
+        bool is_sg, is_bsg, is_nvme;
+        int err;
+        uint32_t nsid;
+        struct stat a_stat;
+
+        is_sg = check_file_type(dev_fd, &a_stat, &is_bsg, &is_nvme, &nsid,
+                                &err, verbose);
+        if (err)
+            return -err;
+        else if (is_sg)
+            return 1;
+        else if (is_bsg)
+            return 2;
+        else if (is_nvme && (0 == nsid))
+            return 3;
+        else if (is_nvme)
+            return 4;
+        else
+            return 0;
+    } else
+        return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * We make a runtime decision whether to use the sg v3 interface or the sg
+ * v4 interface (currently exclusively used by the bsg driver). If all the
+ * following are true we use sg v4 which is only currently supported on bsg
+ * device nodes:
+ *   a) there is a bsg entry in the /proc/devices file
+ *   b) the device node given to scsi_pt_open() is a char device
+ *   c) the char major number of the device node given to scsi_pt_open()
+ *      matches the char major number of the bsg entry in /proc/devices
+ * Otherwise the sg v3 interface is used.
+ *
+ * Note that in either case we prepare the data in a sg v4 structure. If
+ * the runtime tests indicate that the v3 interface is needed then
+ * do_scsi_pt_v3() transfers the input data into a v3 structure and
+ * then the output data is transferred back into a sg v4 structure.
+ * That implementation detail could change in the future.
+ *
+ * [20120806] Only use MAJOR() macro in kdev_t.h if that header file is
+ * available and major() macro [N.B. lower case] is not available.
+ */
+
+
+#ifdef major
+#define SG_DEV_MAJOR major
+#else
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_KDEV_T_H
+#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
+#endif
+#define SG_DEV_MAJOR MAJOR  /* MAJOR() macro faulty if > 255 minors */
+#endif
+
+
+/* Returns >= 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns negated errno. */
+int
+scsi_pt_open_device(const char * device_name, bool read_only, int verbose)
+{
+    int oflags = O_NONBLOCK;
+
+    oflags |= (read_only ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR);
+    return scsi_pt_open_flags(device_name, oflags, verbose);
+}
+
+/* Similar to scsi_pt_open_device() but takes Unix style open flags OR-ed */
+/* together. The 'flags' argument is advisory and may be ignored. */
+/* Returns >= 0 if successful, otherwise returns negated errno. */
+int
+scsi_pt_open_flags(const char * device_name, int flags, int verbose)
+{
+    int fd;
+
+    if (! sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked) {
+        sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked = true;
+        sg_find_bsg_nvme_char_major(verbose);
+    }
+    if (verbose > 1) {
+        pr2ws("open %s with flags=0x%x\n", device_name, flags);
+    }
+    fd = open(device_name, flags);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        fd = -errno;
+        if (verbose > 1)
+            pr2ws("%s: open(%s, 0x%x) failed: %s\n", __func__, device_name,
+                  flags, safe_strerror(-fd));
+    }
+    return fd;
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 if successful. If error in Unix returns negated errno. */
+int
+scsi_pt_close_device(int device_fd)
+{
+    int res;
+
+    res = close(device_fd);
+    if (res < 0)
+        res = -errno;
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+/* Caller should additionally call get_scsi_pt_os_err() after this call */
+struct sg_pt_base *
+construct_scsi_pt_obj_with_fd(int dev_fd, int verbose)
+{
+    int err;
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp;
+
+    /* The following 2 lines are temporary. It is to avoid a NULL pointer
+     * crash when an old utility is used with a newer library built after
+     * the sg_warnings_strm cleanup */
+    if (NULL == sg_warnings_strm)
+        sg_warnings_strm = stderr;
+
+    ptp = (struct sg_pt_linux_scsi *)
+          calloc(1, sizeof(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi));
+    if (ptp) {
+        err = set_pt_file_handle((struct sg_pt_base *)ptp, dev_fd, verbose);
+        if ((0 == err) && (! ptp->is_nvme)) {
+            ptp->io_hdr.guard = 'Q';
+#ifdef BSG_PROTOCOL_SCSI
+            ptp->io_hdr.protocol = BSG_PROTOCOL_SCSI;
+#endif
+#ifdef BSG_SUB_PROTOCOL_SCSI_CMD
+            ptp->io_hdr.subprotocol = BSG_SUB_PROTOCOL_SCSI_CMD;
+#endif
+        }
+    } else if (verbose)
+        pr2ws("%s: calloc() failed, out of memory?\n", __func__);
+
+    return (struct sg_pt_base *)ptp;
+}
+
+struct sg_pt_base *
+construct_scsi_pt_obj()
+{
+    return construct_scsi_pt_obj_with_fd(-1 /* dev_fd */, 0 /* verbose */);
+}
+
+void
+destruct_scsi_pt_obj(struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (ptp->free_nvme_id_ctlp) {
+        free(ptp->free_nvme_id_ctlp);
+        ptp->free_nvme_id_ctlp = NULL;
+        ptp->nvme_id_ctlp = NULL;
+    }
+    if (ptp)
+        free(ptp);
+}
+
+/* Remembers previous device file descriptor */
+void
+clear_scsi_pt_obj(struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    bool is_sg, is_bsg, is_nvme;
+    int fd;
+    uint32_t nvme_nsid;
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (ptp) {
+        fd = ptp->dev_fd;
+        is_sg = ptp->is_sg;
+        is_bsg = ptp->is_bsg;
+        is_nvme = ptp->is_nvme;
+        nvme_nsid = ptp->nvme_nsid;
+        memset(ptp, 0, sizeof(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi));
+        ptp->io_hdr.guard = 'Q';
+#ifdef BSG_PROTOCOL_SCSI
+        ptp->io_hdr.protocol = BSG_PROTOCOL_SCSI;
+#endif
+#ifdef BSG_SUB_PROTOCOL_SCSI_CMD
+        ptp->io_hdr.subprotocol = BSG_SUB_PROTOCOL_SCSI_CMD;
+#endif
+        ptp->dev_fd = fd;
+        ptp->is_sg = is_sg;
+        ptp->is_bsg = is_bsg;
+        ptp->is_nvme = is_nvme;
+        ptp->nvme_direct = false;
+        ptp->nvme_nsid = nvme_nsid;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Forget any previous dev_fd and install the one given. May attempt to
+ * find file type (e.g. if pass-though) from OS so there could be an error.
+ * Returns 0 for success or the same value as get_scsi_pt_os_err()
+ * will return. dev_fd should be >= 0 for a valid file handle or -1 . */
+int
+set_pt_file_handle(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int dev_fd, int verbose)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+    struct stat a_stat;
+
+    if (! sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked) {
+        sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked = true;
+        sg_find_bsg_nvme_char_major(verbose);
+    }
+    ptp->dev_fd = dev_fd;
+    if (dev_fd >= 0)
+        ptp->is_sg = check_file_type(dev_fd, &a_stat, &ptp->is_bsg,
+                                     &ptp->is_nvme, &ptp->nvme_nsid,
+                                     &ptp->os_err, verbose);
+    else {
+        ptp->is_sg = false;
+        ptp->is_bsg = false;
+        ptp->is_nvme = false;
+        ptp->nvme_direct = false;
+        ptp->nvme_nsid = 0;
+        ptp->os_err = 0;
+    }
+    return ptp->os_err;
+}
+
+/* Valid file handles (which is the return value) are >= 0 . Returns -1
+ * if there is no valid file handle. */
+int
+get_pt_file_handle(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    return ptp->dev_fd;
+}
+
+void
+set_scsi_pt_cdb(struct sg_pt_base * vp, const unsigned char * cdb,
+                int cdb_len)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (ptp->io_hdr.request)
+        ++ptp->in_err;
+    ptp->io_hdr.request = (__u64)(sg_uintptr_t)cdb;
+    ptp->io_hdr.request_len = cdb_len;
+}
+
+void
+set_scsi_pt_sense(struct sg_pt_base * vp, unsigned char * sense,
+                  int max_sense_len)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (ptp->io_hdr.response)
+        ++ptp->in_err;
+    memset(sense, 0, max_sense_len);
+    ptp->io_hdr.response = (__u64)(sg_uintptr_t)sense;
+    ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len = max_sense_len;
+}
+
+/* Setup for data transfer from device */
+void
+set_scsi_pt_data_in(struct sg_pt_base * vp, unsigned char * dxferp,
+                    int dxfer_ilen)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp)
+        ++ptp->in_err;
+    if (dxfer_ilen > 0) {
+        ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp = (__u64)(sg_uintptr_t)dxferp;
+        ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len = dxfer_ilen;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Setup for data transfer toward device */
+void
+set_scsi_pt_data_out(struct sg_pt_base * vp, const unsigned char * dxferp,
+                     int dxfer_olen)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (ptp->io_hdr.dout_xferp)
+        ++ptp->in_err;
+    if (dxfer_olen > 0) {
+        ptp->io_hdr.dout_xferp = (__u64)(sg_uintptr_t)dxferp;
+        ptp->io_hdr.dout_xfer_len = dxfer_olen;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+set_pt_metadata_xfer(struct sg_pt_base * vp, unsigned char * dxferp,
+                     uint32_t dxfer_len, bool out_true)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (dxfer_len > 0) {
+        ptp->mdxferp = dxferp;
+        ptp->mdxfer_len = dxfer_len;
+        ptp->mdxfer_out = out_true;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+set_scsi_pt_packet_id(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int pack_id)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    ptp->io_hdr.spare_in = pack_id;
+}
+
+void
+set_scsi_pt_tag(struct sg_pt_base * vp, uint64_t tag)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    ptp->io_hdr.request_tag = tag;
+}
+
+/* Note that task management function codes are transport specific */
+void
+set_scsi_pt_task_management(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int tmf_code)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    ptp->io_hdr.subprotocol = 1;        /* SCSI task management function */
+    ptp->tmf_request[0] = (unsigned char)tmf_code;      /* assume it fits */
+    ptp->io_hdr.request = (__u64)(sg_uintptr_t)(&(ptp->tmf_request[0]));
+    ptp->io_hdr.request_len = 1;
+}
+
+void
+set_scsi_pt_task_attr(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int attribute, int priority)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    ptp->io_hdr.request_attr = attribute;
+    ptp->io_hdr.request_priority = priority;
+}
+
+#ifndef BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL
+#define BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL 0x10
+#endif
+#ifndef BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD
+#define BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD 0x20
+#endif
+
+/* Need this later if translated to v3 interface */
+#ifndef SG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL
+#define SG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL 0x10
+#endif
+#ifndef SG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD
+#define SG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD 0x20
+#endif
+
+void
+set_scsi_pt_flags(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int flags)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    /* default action of bsg driver (sg v4) is QUEUE_AT_HEAD */
+    /* default action of block layer SG_IO ioctl is QUEUE_AT_TAIL */
+    if (SCSI_PT_FLAGS_QUEUE_AT_HEAD & flags) {  /* favour AT_HEAD */
+        ptp->io_hdr.flags |= BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD;
+        ptp->io_hdr.flags &= ~BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL;
+    } else if (SCSI_PT_FLAGS_QUEUE_AT_TAIL & flags) {
+        ptp->io_hdr.flags |= BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL;
+        ptp->io_hdr.flags &= ~BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD;
+    }
+}
+
+/* N.B. Returns din_resid and ignores dout_resid */
+int
+get_scsi_pt_resid(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (NULL == ptp)
+        return 0;
+    return ptp->nvme_direct ? 0 : ptp->io_hdr.din_resid;
+}
+
+int
+get_scsi_pt_status_response(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (NULL == ptp)
+        return 0;
+    return (int)(ptp->nvme_direct ? ptp->nvme_status :
+                                    ptp->io_hdr.device_status);
+}
+
+uint32_t
+get_pt_result(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    if (NULL == ptp)
+        return 0;
+    return ptp->nvme_direct ? ptp->nvme_result :
+                              ptp->io_hdr.device_status;
+}
+
+int
+get_scsi_pt_sense_len(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    return ptp->io_hdr.response_len;
+}
+
+int
+get_scsi_pt_duration_ms(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    return ptp->io_hdr.duration;
+}
+
+int
+get_scsi_pt_transport_err(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    return ptp->io_hdr.transport_status;
+}
+
+void
+set_scsi_pt_transport_err(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int err)
+{
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    ptp->io_hdr.transport_status = err;
+}
+
+/* Returns b which will contain a null char terminated string (if
+ * max_b_len > 0). Combined driver and transport (called "host" in Linux
+ * kernel) statuses */
+char *
+get_scsi_pt_transport_err_str(const struct sg_pt_base * vp, int max_b_len,
+                              char * b)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+    int ds = ptp->io_hdr.driver_status;
+    int hs = ptp->io_hdr.transport_status;
+    int n, m;
+    char * cp = b;
+    int driv;
+    const char * driv_cp = "invalid";
+
+    if (max_b_len < 1)
+        return b;
+    m = max_b_len;
+    n = 0;
+    if (hs) {
+        if ((hs < 0) || (hs >= LINUX_HOST_BYTES_SZ))
+            n = snprintf(cp, m, "Host_status=0x%02x is invalid\n", hs);
+        else
+            n = snprintf(cp, m, "Host_status=0x%02x [%s]\n", hs,
+                         linux_host_bytes[hs]);
+    }
+    m -= n;
+    if (m < 1) {
+        b[max_b_len - 1] = '\0';
+        return b;
+    }
+    cp += n;
+    driv = ds & SG_LIB_DRIVER_MASK;
+    if (driv < LINUX_DRIVER_BYTES_SZ)
+        driv_cp = linux_driver_bytes[driv];
+#if 0
+    sugg = (ds & SG_LIB_SUGGEST_MASK) >> 4;
+    if (sugg < LINUX_DRIVER_SUGGESTS_SZ)
+        sugg_cp = linux_driver_suggests[sugg];
+#endif
+    n = snprintf(cp, m, "Driver_status=0x%02x [%s]\n", ds, driv_cp);
+    m -= n;
+    if (m < 1)
+        b[max_b_len - 1] = '\0';
+    return b;
+}
+
+int
+get_scsi_pt_result_category(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+    int dr_st = ptp->io_hdr.driver_status & SG_LIB_DRIVER_MASK;
+    int scsi_st = ptp->io_hdr.device_status & 0x7e;
+
+    if (ptp->os_err)
+        return SCSI_PT_RESULT_OS_ERR;
+    else if (ptp->io_hdr.transport_status)
+        return SCSI_PT_RESULT_TRANSPORT_ERR;
+    else if (dr_st && (SG_LIB_DRIVER_SENSE != dr_st))
+        return SCSI_PT_RESULT_TRANSPORT_ERR;
+    else if ((SG_LIB_DRIVER_SENSE == dr_st) ||
+             (SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION == scsi_st) ||
+             (SAM_STAT_COMMAND_TERMINATED == scsi_st))
+        return SCSI_PT_RESULT_SENSE;
+    else if (scsi_st)
+        return SCSI_PT_RESULT_STATUS;
+    else
+        return SCSI_PT_RESULT_GOOD;
+}
+
+int
+get_scsi_pt_os_err(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    return ptp->os_err;
+}
+
+char *
+get_scsi_pt_os_err_str(const struct sg_pt_base * vp, int max_b_len, char * b)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+    const char * cp;
+
+    cp = safe_strerror(ptp->os_err);
+    strncpy(b, cp, max_b_len);
+    if ((int)strlen(cp) >= max_b_len)
+        b[max_b_len - 1] = '\0';
+    return b;
+}
+
+bool
+pt_device_is_nvme(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    return ptp->is_nvme;
+}
+
+/* If a NVMe block device (which includes the NSID) handle is associated
+ * with 'vp', then its NSID is returned (values range from 0x1 to
+ * 0xffffffe). Otherwise 0 is returned. */
+uint32_t
+get_pt_nvme_nsid(const struct sg_pt_base * vp)
+{
+    const struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+
+    return ptp->nvme_nsid;
+}
+
+/* Executes SCSI command using sg v3 interface */
+static int
+do_scsi_pt_v3(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, int fd, int time_secs,
+              int verbose)
+{
+    struct sg_io_hdr v3_hdr;
+
+    memset(&v3_hdr, 0, sizeof(v3_hdr));
+    /* convert v4 to v3 header */
+    v3_hdr.interface_id = 'S';
+    v3_hdr.dxfer_direction = SG_DXFER_NONE;
+    v3_hdr.cmdp = (unsigned char *)(long)ptp->io_hdr.request;
+    v3_hdr.cmd_len = (unsigned char)ptp->io_hdr.request_len;
+    if (ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len > 0) {
+        if (ptp->io_hdr.dout_xfer_len > 0) {
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2ws("sgv3 doesn't support bidi\n");
+            return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+        }
+        v3_hdr.dxferp = (void *)(long)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp;
+        v3_hdr.dxfer_len = (unsigned int)ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len;
+        v3_hdr.dxfer_direction =  SG_DXFER_FROM_DEV;
+    } else if (ptp->io_hdr.dout_xfer_len > 0) {
+        v3_hdr.dxferp = (void *)(long)ptp->io_hdr.dout_xferp;
+        v3_hdr.dxfer_len = (unsigned int)ptp->io_hdr.dout_xfer_len;
+        v3_hdr.dxfer_direction =  SG_DXFER_TO_DEV;
+    }
+    if (ptp->io_hdr.response && (ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len > 0)) {
+        v3_hdr.sbp = (unsigned char *)(long)ptp->io_hdr.response;
+        v3_hdr.mx_sb_len = (unsigned char)ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len;
+    }
+    v3_hdr.pack_id = (int)ptp->io_hdr.spare_in;
+    if (BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD & ptp->io_hdr.flags)
+        v3_hdr.flags |= SG_FLAG_Q_AT_HEAD;      /* favour AT_HEAD */
+    else if (BSG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL & ptp->io_hdr.flags)
+        v3_hdr.flags |= SG_FLAG_Q_AT_TAIL;
+
+    if (NULL == v3_hdr.cmdp) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("No SCSI command (cdb) given\n");
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+    /* io_hdr.timeout is in milliseconds, if greater than zero */
+    v3_hdr.timeout = ((time_secs > 0) ? (time_secs * 1000) : DEF_TIMEOUT);
+    /* Finally do the v3 SG_IO ioctl */
+    if (ioctl(fd, SG_IO, &v3_hdr) < 0) {
+        ptp->os_err = errno;
+        if (verbose > 1)
+            pr2ws("ioctl(SG_IO v3) failed: %s (errno=%d)\n",
+                  safe_strerror(ptp->os_err), ptp->os_err);
+        return -ptp->os_err;
+    }
+    ptp->io_hdr.device_status = (__u32)v3_hdr.status;
+    ptp->io_hdr.driver_status = (__u32)v3_hdr.driver_status;
+    ptp->io_hdr.transport_status = (__u32)v3_hdr.host_status;
+    ptp->io_hdr.response_len = (__u32)v3_hdr.sb_len_wr;
+    ptp->io_hdr.duration = (__u32)v3_hdr.duration;
+    ptp->io_hdr.din_resid = (__s32)v3_hdr.resid;
+    /* v3_hdr.info not passed back since no mapping defined (yet) */
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Executes SCSI command (or at least forwards it to lower layers).
+ * Returns 0 for success, negative numbers are negated 'errno' values from
+ * OS system calls. Positive return values are errors from this package. */
+int
+do_scsi_pt(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int fd, int time_secs, int verbose)
+{
+    int err;
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+    bool have_checked_for_type = (ptp->dev_fd >= 0);
+
+    if (! sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked) {
+        sg_bsg_nvme_char_major_checked = true;
+        sg_find_bsg_nvme_char_major(verbose);
+    }
+    if (ptp->in_err) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("Replicated or unused set_scsi_pt... functions\n");
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+    if (fd >= 0) {
+        if ((ptp->dev_fd >= 0) && (fd != ptp->dev_fd)) {
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2ws("%s: file descriptor given to create() and here "
+                      "differ\n", __func__);
+            return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+        }
+        ptp->dev_fd = fd;
+    } else if (ptp->dev_fd < 0) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("%s: invalid file descriptors\n", __func__);
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    } else
+        fd = ptp->dev_fd;
+    if (! have_checked_for_type) {
+        err = set_pt_file_handle(vp, ptp->dev_fd, verbose);
+        if (err)
+            return -ptp->os_err;
+    }
+    if (ptp->os_err)
+        return -ptp->os_err;
+    if (ptp->is_nvme)
+        return sg_do_nvme_pt(vp, -1, time_secs, verbose);
+    else if (sg_bsg_major <= 0)
+        return do_scsi_pt_v3(ptp, fd, time_secs, verbose);
+    else if (ptp->is_bsg)
+        ; /* drop through to sg v4 implementation */
+    else
+        return do_scsi_pt_v3(ptp, fd, time_secs, verbose);
+
+    if (! ptp->io_hdr.request) {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2ws("No SCSI command (cdb) given (v4)\n");
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+    /* io_hdr.timeout is in milliseconds */
+    ptp->io_hdr.timeout = ((time_secs > 0) ? (time_secs * 1000) :
+                                             DEF_TIMEOUT);
+#if 0
+    /* sense buffer already zeroed */
+    if (ptp->io_hdr.response && (ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len > 0)) {
+        void * p;
+
+        p = (void *)(long)ptp->io_hdr.response;
+        memset(p, 0, ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len);
+    }
+#endif
+    if (ioctl(fd, SG_IO, &ptp->io_hdr) < 0) {
+        ptp->os_err = errno;
+        if (verbose > 1)
+            pr2ws("ioctl(SG_IO v4) failed: %s (errno=%d)\n",
+                  safe_strerror(ptp->os_err), ptp->os_err);
+        return -ptp->os_err;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_linux_nvme.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_linux_nvme.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b08f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_pt_linux_nvme.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1185 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * The code to use the NVMe Management Interface (MI) SES pass-through
+ * was provided by WDC in November 2017.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017, Western Digital Corporation
+ *
+ * Written by Berck Nash
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * Based on the NVM-Express command line utility, which bore the following
+ * notice:
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015, Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * Written by Keith Busch <keith.busch@intel.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ *                   MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+/* sg_pt_linux_nvme version 1.04 20180115 */
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS 1
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>      /* to define 'major' */
+#ifndef major
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <linux/major.h>
+
+#include "sg_pt.h"
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_linux_inc.h"
+#include "sg_pt_linux.h"
+#include "sg_unaligned.h"
+
+#define SCSI_INQUIRY_OPC     0x12
+#define SCSI_REPORT_LUNS_OPC 0xa0
+#define SCSI_TEST_UNIT_READY_OPC  0x0
+#define SCSI_REQUEST_SENSE_OPC  0x3
+#define SCSI_SEND_DIAGNOSTIC_OPC  0x1d
+#define SCSI_RECEIVE_DIAGNOSTIC_OPC  0x1c
+#define SCSI_MAINT_IN_OPC  0xa3
+#define SCSI_REP_SUP_OPCS_OPC  0xc
+#define SCSI_REP_SUP_TMFS_OPC  0xd
+
+/* Additional Sense Code (ASC) */
+#define NO_ADDITIONAL_SENSE 0x0
+#define LOGICAL_UNIT_NOT_READY 0x4
+#define LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE 0x8
+#define UNRECOVERED_READ_ERR 0x11
+#define PARAMETER_LIST_LENGTH_ERR 0x1a
+#define INVALID_OPCODE 0x20
+#define LBA_OUT_OF_RANGE 0x21
+#define INVALID_FIELD_IN_CDB 0x24
+#define INVALID_FIELD_IN_PARAM_LIST 0x26
+#define UA_RESET_ASC 0x29
+#define UA_CHANGED_ASC 0x2a
+#define TARGET_CHANGED_ASC 0x3f
+#define LUNS_CHANGED_ASCQ 0x0e
+#define INSUFF_RES_ASC 0x55
+#define INSUFF_RES_ASCQ 0x3
+#define LOW_POWER_COND_ON_ASC  0x5e     /* ASCQ=0 */
+#define POWER_ON_RESET_ASCQ 0x0
+#define BUS_RESET_ASCQ 0x2      /* scsi bus reset occurred */
+#define MODE_CHANGED_ASCQ 0x1   /* mode parameters changed */
+#define CAPACITY_CHANGED_ASCQ 0x9
+#define SAVING_PARAMS_UNSUP 0x39
+#define TRANSPORT_PROBLEM 0x4b
+#define THRESHOLD_EXCEEDED 0x5d
+#define LOW_POWER_COND_ON 0x5e
+#define MISCOMPARE_VERIFY_ASC 0x1d
+#define MICROCODE_CHANGED_ASCQ 0x1      /* with TARGET_CHANGED_ASC */
+#define MICROCODE_CHANGED_WO_RESET_ASCQ 0x16
+
+
+static inline bool is_aligned(const void * pointer, size_t byte_count)
+{
+    return ((sg_uintptr_t)pointer % byte_count) == 0;
+}
+
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
+static int pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+
+static int
+pr2ws(const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    int n;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    n = vfprintf(sg_warnings_strm ? sg_warnings_strm : stderr, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return n;
+}
+
+#if (HAVE_NVME && (! IGNORE_NVME))
+
+/* This trims given NVMe block device name in Linux (e.g. /dev/nvme0n1p5)
+ * to the name of its associated char device (e.g. /dev/nvme0). If this
+ * occurs true is returned and the char device name is placed in 'b' (as
+ * long as b_len is sufficient). Otherwise false is returned. */
+bool
+sg_get_nvme_char_devname(const char * nvme_block_devname, uint32_t b_len,
+                         char * b)
+{
+    uint32_t n, tlen;
+    const char * cp;
+    char buff[8];
+
+    if ((NULL == b) || (b_len < 5))
+        return false;   /* degenerate cases */
+    cp = strstr(nvme_block_devname, "nvme");
+    if (NULL == cp)
+        return false;   /* expected to find "nvme" in given name */
+    if (1 != sscanf(cp, "nvme%u", &n))
+        return false;   /* didn't find valid "nvme<number>" */
+    snprintf(buff, sizeof(buff), "%u", n);
+    tlen = (cp - nvme_block_devname) + 4 + strlen(buff);
+    if ((tlen + 1) > b_len)
+        return false;           /* b isn't long enough to fit output */
+    memcpy(b, nvme_block_devname, tlen);
+    b[tlen] = '\0';
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void
+build_sense_buffer(bool desc, uint8_t *buf, uint8_t skey, uint8_t asc,
+                   uint8_t ascq)
+{
+    if (desc) {
+        buf[0] = 0x72;  /* descriptor, current */
+        buf[1] = skey;
+        buf[2] = asc;
+        buf[3] = ascq;
+        buf[7] = 0;
+    } else {
+        buf[0] = 0x70;  /* fixed, current */
+        buf[2] = skey;
+        buf[7] = 0xa;   /* Assumes length is 18 bytes */
+        buf[12] = asc;
+        buf[13] = ascq;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Set in_bit to -1 to indicate no bit position of invalid field */
+static void
+mk_sense_asc_ascq(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, int sk, int asc, int ascq,
+                  int vb)
+{
+    bool dsense = ptp->scsi_dsense;
+    int n;
+    uint8_t * sbp = (uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.response;
+
+    ptp->io_hdr.device_status = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
+    n = ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len;
+    if ((n < 8) || ((! dsense) && (n < 14))) {
+        if (vb)
+            pr2ws("%s: max_response_len=%d too short, want 14 or more\n",
+                  __func__, n);
+        return;
+    } else
+        ptp->io_hdr.response_len = dsense ? 8 : ((n < 18) ? n : 18);
+    memset(sbp, 0, n);
+    build_sense_buffer(dsense, sbp, sk, asc, ascq);
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s:  [sense_key,asc,ascq]: [0x%x,0x%x,0x%x]\n", __func__, sk,
+              asc, ascq);
+}
+
+static void
+mk_sense_from_nvme_status(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, int vb)
+{
+    bool ok;
+    bool dsense = ptp->scsi_dsense;
+    int n;
+    uint8_t sstatus, sk, asc, ascq;
+    uint8_t * sbp = (uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.response;
+
+    ok = sg_nvme_status2scsi(ptp->nvme_status, &sstatus, &sk, &asc, &ascq);
+    if (! ok) { /* can't find a mapping to a SCSI error, so ... */
+        sstatus = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
+        sk = SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST;
+        asc = 0xb;
+        ascq = 0x0;     /* asc: "WARNING" purposely vague */
+    }
+
+    ptp->io_hdr.device_status = sstatus;
+    n = ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len;
+    if ((n < 8) || ((! dsense) && (n < 14))) {
+        pr2ws("%s: sense_len=%d too short, want 14 or more\n", __func__, n);
+        return;
+    } else
+        ptp->io_hdr.response_len = (dsense ? 8 : ((n < 18) ? n : 18));
+    memset(sbp, 0, n);
+    build_sense_buffer(dsense, sbp, sk, asc, ascq);
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: [status, sense_key,asc,ascq]: [0x%x, 0x%x,0x%x,0x%x]\n",
+              __func__, sstatus, sk, asc, ascq);
+}
+
+/* Set in_bit to -1 to indicate no bit position of invalid field */
+static void
+mk_sense_invalid_fld(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, bool in_cdb, int in_byte,
+                     int in_bit, int vb)
+{
+    bool dsense = ptp->scsi_dsense;
+    int sl, asc, n;
+    uint8_t * sbp = (uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.response;
+    uint8_t sks[4];
+
+    ptp->io_hdr.device_status = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
+    asc = in_cdb ? INVALID_FIELD_IN_CDB : INVALID_FIELD_IN_PARAM_LIST;
+    n = ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len;
+    if ((n < 8) || ((! dsense) && (n < 14))) {
+        if (vb)
+            pr2ws("%s: max_response_len=%d too short, want 14 or more\n",
+                  __func__, n);
+        return;
+    } else
+        ptp->io_hdr.response_len = dsense ? 8 : ((n < 18) ? n : 18);
+    memset(sbp, 0, n);
+    build_sense_buffer(dsense, sbp, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, asc, 0);
+    memset(sks, 0, sizeof(sks));
+    sks[0] = 0x80;
+    if (in_cdb)
+        sks[0] |= 0x40;
+    if (in_bit >= 0) {
+        sks[0] |= 0x8;
+        sks[0] |= (0x7 & in_bit);
+    }
+    sg_put_unaligned_be16(in_byte, sks + 1);
+    if (dsense) {
+        sl = sbp[7] + 8;
+        sbp[7] = sl;
+        sbp[sl] = 0x2;
+        sbp[sl + 1] = 0x6;
+        memcpy(sbp + sl + 4, sks, 3);
+    } else
+        memcpy(sbp + 15, sks, 3);
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s:  [sense_key,asc,ascq]: [0x5,0x%x,0x0] %c byte=%d, bit=%d\n",
+              __func__, asc, in_cdb ? 'C' : 'D', in_byte, in_bit);
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 for success. Returns SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS if there is non-zero
+ * NVMe status (from the completion queue) with the value placed in
+ * ptp->nvme_status. If Unix error from ioctl then return negated value
+ * (equivalent -errno from basic Unix system functions like open()).
+ * CDW0 from the completion queue is placed in ptp->nvme_result in the
+ * absence of a Unix error. If time_secs is negative it is treated as
+ * a timeout in milliseconds (of abs(time_secs) ). */
+static int
+do_nvme_admin_cmd(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp,
+                  struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd *cmdp, void * dp, bool is_read,
+                  int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    const uint32_t cmd_len = sizeof(struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd);
+    int res;
+    uint32_t n;
+    uint16_t sct_sc;
+    const uint8_t * up = ((const uint8_t *)cmdp) + SG_NVME_PT_OPCODE;
+
+    cmdp->timeout_ms = (time_secs < 0) ? (-time_secs) : (1000 * time_secs);
+    ptp->os_err = 0;
+    if (vb > 2) {
+        pr2ws("NVMe command:\n");
+        hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)cmdp, cmd_len, 1);
+        if ((vb > 3) && (! is_read) && dp) {
+            uint32_t len = sg_get_unaligned_le32(up + SG_NVME_PT_DATA_LEN);
+
+            if (len > 0) {
+                n = len;
+                if ((len < 512) || (vb > 5))
+                    pr2ws("\nData-out buffer (%u bytes):\n", n);
+                else {
+                    pr2ws("\nData-out buffer (first 512 of %u bytes):\n", n);
+                    n = 512;
+                }
+                hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)dp, n, 0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    res = ioctl(ptp->dev_fd, NVME_IOCTL_ADMIN_CMD, cmdp);
+    if (res < 0) {  /* OS error (errno negated) */
+        ptp->os_err = -res;
+        if (vb > 1) {
+            pr2ws("%s: ioctl opcode=0x%x failed: %s "
+                  "(errno=%d)\n", __func__, *up, strerror(-res), -res);
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    /* Now res contains NVMe completion queue CDW3 31:17 (15 bits) */
+    ptp->nvme_result = cmdp->result;
+    if (ptp->nvme_direct && ptp->io_hdr.response &&
+        (ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len > 3)) {
+        /* build 16 byte "sense" buffer */
+        uint8_t * sbp = (uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.response;
+        uint16_t st = (uint16_t)res;
+
+        n = ptp->io_hdr.max_response_len;
+        n = (n < 16) ? n : 16;
+        memset(sbp, 0 , n);
+        ptp->io_hdr.response_len = n;
+        sg_put_unaligned_le32(cmdp->result,
+                              sbp + SG_NVME_PT_CQ_RESULT);
+        if (n > 15) /* LSBit will be 0 (Phase bit) after (st << 1) */
+            sg_put_unaligned_le16(st << 1, sbp + SG_NVME_PT_CQ_STATUS_P);
+    }
+    /* clear upper bits (DNR and More) leaving ((SCT << 8) | SC) */
+    sct_sc = 0x3ff & res;
+    ptp->nvme_status = sct_sc;
+    if (sct_sc) {  /* when non-zero, treat as command error */
+        if (vb > 1) {
+            char b[80];
+
+            pr2ws("%s: ioctl opcode=0x%x failed: NVMe status: %s [0x%x]\n",
+                   __func__, *up,
+                  sg_get_nvme_cmd_status_str(sct_sc, sizeof(b), b), sct_sc);
+        }
+        return SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS;      /* == SCSI_PT_DO_NVME_STATUS */
+    }
+    if ((vb > 3) && is_read && dp) {
+        uint32_t len = sg_get_unaligned_le32(up + SG_NVME_PT_DATA_LEN);
+
+        if (len > 0) {
+            n = len;
+            if ((len < 1024) || (vb > 5))
+                pr2ws("\nData-in buffer (%u bytes):\n", n);
+            else {
+                pr2ws("\nData-in buffer (first 1024 of %u bytes):\n", n);
+                n = 1024;
+            }
+            hex2stderr((const uint8_t *)dp, n, 0);
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 on success; otherwise a positive value is returned */
+static int
+sntl_cache_identity(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd cmd;
+    uint32_t pg_sz = sg_get_page_size();
+    uint8_t * up;
+
+    up = sg_memalign(pg_sz, pg_sz, &ptp->free_nvme_id_ctlp, vb > 3);
+    ptp->nvme_id_ctlp = up;
+    if (NULL == up) {
+        pr2ws("%s: sg_memalign() failed to get memory\n", __func__);
+        return -ENOMEM;
+    }
+    memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+    cmd.opcode = 0x6;   /* Identify */
+    cmd.cdw10 = 0x1;    /* CNS=0x1 Identify controller */
+    cmd.addr = (uint64_t)(sg_uintptr_t)ptp->nvme_id_ctlp;
+    cmd.data_len = pg_sz;
+    return do_nvme_admin_cmd(ptp, &cmd, up, true, time_secs, vb);
+}
+
+static const char * nvme_scsi_vendor_str = "NVMe    ";
+static const uint16_t inq_resp_len = 36;
+
+static int
+sntl_inq(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, const uint8_t * cdbp, int time_secs,
+         int vb)
+{
+    bool evpd;
+    bool cp_id_ctl = false;
+    int res;
+    uint16_t n, alloc_len, pg_cd;
+    uint32_t pg_sz = sg_get_page_size();
+    uint8_t * nvme_id_ns = NULL;
+    uint8_t * free_nvme_id_ns = NULL;
+    uint8_t inq_dout[256];
+
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: time_secs=%d\n", __func__, time_secs);
+
+    if (0x2 & cdbp[1]) {        /* Reject CmdDt=1 */
+        mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 1, 1, vb);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (NULL == ptp->nvme_id_ctlp) {
+        res = sntl_cache_identity(ptp, time_secs, vb);
+        if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+            mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+            return 0;
+        } else if (res) /* should be negative errno */
+            return res;
+    }
+    memset(inq_dout, 0, sizeof(inq_dout));
+    alloc_len = sg_get_unaligned_be16(cdbp + 3);
+    evpd = !!(0x1 & cdbp[1]);
+    pg_cd = cdbp[2];
+    if (evpd) {         /* VPD page responses */
+        switch (pg_cd) {
+        case 0:
+            /* inq_dout[0] = (PQ=0)<<5 | (PDT=0); prefer pdt=0xd --> SES */
+            inq_dout[1] = pg_cd;
+            n = 8;
+            sg_put_unaligned_be16(n - 4, inq_dout + 2);
+            inq_dout[4] = 0x0;
+            inq_dout[5] = 0x80;
+            inq_dout[6] = 0x83;
+            inq_dout[n - 1] = 0xde;     /* last VPD number */
+            break;
+        case 0x80:
+            /* inq_dout[0] = (PQ=0)<<5 | (PDT=0); prefer pdt=0xd --> SES */
+            inq_dout[1] = pg_cd;
+            sg_put_unaligned_be16(20, inq_dout + 2);
+            memcpy(inq_dout + 4, ptp->nvme_id_ctlp + 4, 20);    /* SN */
+            n = 24;
+            break;
+        case 0x83:
+            if ((ptp->nvme_nsid > 0) &&
+                (ptp->nvme_nsid < SG_NVME_BROADCAST_NSID)) {
+                nvme_id_ns = sg_memalign(pg_sz, pg_sz, &free_nvme_id_ns,
+                                         vb > 3);
+                if (nvme_id_ns) {
+                    struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd cmd;
+
+                    memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+                    cmd.opcode = 0x6;   /* Identify */
+                    cmd.nsid = ptp->nvme_nsid;
+                    cmd.cdw10 = 0x0;    /* CNS=0x0 Identify namespace */
+                    cmd.addr = (uint64_t)(sg_uintptr_t)nvme_id_ns;
+                    cmd.data_len = pg_sz;
+                    res = do_nvme_admin_cmd(ptp, &cmd, nvme_id_ns, true,
+                                            time_secs, vb > 3);
+                    if (res) {
+                        free(free_nvme_id_ns);
+                        free_nvme_id_ns = NULL;
+                        nvme_id_ns = NULL;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            n = sg_make_vpd_devid_for_nvme(ptp->nvme_id_ctlp, nvme_id_ns,
+                                           0 /* pdt */, -1 /*tproto */,
+                                           inq_dout, sizeof(inq_dout));
+            if (n > 3)
+                sg_put_unaligned_be16(n - 4, inq_dout + 2);
+            if (free_nvme_id_ns) {
+                free(free_nvme_id_ns);
+                free_nvme_id_ns = NULL;
+                nvme_id_ns = NULL;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 0xde:
+            inq_dout[1] = pg_cd;
+            sg_put_unaligned_be16((16 + 4096) - 4, inq_dout + 2);
+            n = 16 + 4096;
+            cp_id_ctl = true;
+            break;
+        default:        /* Point to page_code field in cdb */
+            mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 2, 7, vb);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        if (alloc_len > 0) {
+            n = (alloc_len < n) ? alloc_len : n;
+            n = (n < ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len) ? n : ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len;
+            ptp->io_hdr.din_resid = ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len - n;
+            if (n > 0) {
+                if (cp_id_ctl) {
+                    memcpy((uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp, inq_dout,
+                           (n < 16 ? n : 16));
+                    if (n > 16)
+                        memcpy((uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp + 16,
+                               ptp->nvme_id_ctlp, n - 16);
+                } else
+                    memcpy((uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp, inq_dout, n);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {            /* Standard INQUIRY response */
+        /* inq_dout[0] = (PQ=0)<<5 | (PDT=0); pdt=0 --> SBC; 0xd --> SES */
+        inq_dout[2] = 6;   /* version: SPC-4 */
+        inq_dout[3] = 2;   /* NORMACA=0, HISUP=0, response data format: 2 */
+        inq_dout[4] = 31;  /* so response length is (or could be) 36 bytes */
+        inq_dout[6] = 0x40;   /* ENCSERV=1 */
+        inq_dout[7] = 0x2;    /* CMDQUE=1 */
+        memcpy(inq_dout + 8, nvme_scsi_vendor_str, 8);  /* NVMe not Intel */
+        memcpy(inq_dout + 16, ptp->nvme_id_ctlp + 24, 16); /* Prod <-- MN */
+        memcpy(inq_dout + 32, ptp->nvme_id_ctlp + 64, 4);  /* Rev <-- FR */
+        if (alloc_len > 0) {
+            n = (alloc_len < inq_resp_len) ? alloc_len : inq_resp_len;
+            n = (n < ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len) ? n : ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len;
+            ptp->io_hdr.din_resid = ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len - n;
+            if (n > 0)
+                memcpy((uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp, inq_dout, n);
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+sntl_rluns(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, const uint8_t * cdbp, int time_secs,
+           int vb)
+{
+    int res;
+    uint16_t sel_report;
+    uint32_t alloc_len, k, n, num, max_nsid;
+    uint8_t * rl_doutp;
+    uint8_t * up;
+
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: time_secs=%d\n", __func__, time_secs);
+
+    sel_report = cdbp[2];
+    alloc_len = sg_get_unaligned_be32(cdbp + 6);
+    if (NULL == ptp->nvme_id_ctlp) {
+        res = sntl_cache_identity(ptp, time_secs, vb);
+        if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+            mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+            return 0;
+        } else if (res)
+            return res;
+    }
+    max_nsid = sg_get_unaligned_le32(ptp->nvme_id_ctlp + 516);
+    switch (sel_report) {
+    case 0:
+    case 2:
+        num = max_nsid;
+        break;
+    case 1:
+    case 0x10:
+    case 0x12:
+        num = 0;
+        break;
+    case 0x11:
+        num = (1 == ptp->nvme_nsid) ? max_nsid :  0;
+        break;
+    default:
+        if (vb > 1)
+            pr2ws("%s: bad select_report value: 0x%x\n", __func__,
+                  sel_report);
+        mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 2, 7, vb);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    rl_doutp = (uint8_t *)calloc(num + 1, 8);
+    if (NULL == rl_doutp) {
+        pr2ws("%s: calloc() failed to get memory\n", __func__);
+        return -ENOMEM;
+    }
+    for (k = 0, up = rl_doutp + 8; k < num; ++k, up += 8)
+        sg_put_unaligned_be16(k, up);
+    n = num * 8;
+    sg_put_unaligned_be32(n, rl_doutp);
+    n+= 8;
+    if (alloc_len > 0) {
+        n = (alloc_len < n) ? alloc_len : n;
+        n = (n < ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len) ? n : ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len;
+        ptp->io_hdr.din_resid = ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len - n;
+        if (n > 0)
+            memcpy((uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp, rl_doutp, n);
+    }
+    res = 0;
+    free(rl_doutp);
+    return res;
+}
+
+static int
+sntl_tur(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    int res;
+    uint32_t pow_state;
+    struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd cmd;
+
+    if (vb > 4)
+        pr2ws("%s: time_secs=%d\n", __func__, time_secs);
+    if (NULL == ptp->nvme_id_ctlp) {
+        res = sntl_cache_identity(ptp, time_secs, vb);
+        if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+            mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+            return 0;
+        } else if (res)
+            return res;
+    }
+    memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+    cmd.opcode = 0xa;   /* Get feature */
+    cmd.nsid = SG_NVME_BROADCAST_NSID;
+    cmd.cdw10 = 0x2;    /* SEL=0 (current), Feature=2 Power Management */
+    cmd.timeout_ms = (time_secs < 0) ? 0 : (1000 * time_secs);
+    res = do_nvme_admin_cmd(ptp, &cmd, NULL, false, time_secs, vb);
+    if (0 != res) {
+        if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+            mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+            return 0;
+        } else
+            return res;
+    } else {
+        ptp->os_err = 0;
+        ptp->nvme_status = 0;
+    }
+    pow_state = (0x1f & ptp->nvme_result);
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: pow_state=%u\n", __func__, pow_state);
+#if 0   /* pow_state bounces around too much on laptop */
+    if (pow_state)
+        mk_sense_asc_ascq(ptp, SPC_SK_NOT_READY, LOW_POWER_COND_ON_ASC, 0,
+                          vb);
+#endif
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+sntl_req_sense(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, const uint8_t * cdbp,
+               int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    bool desc;
+    int res;
+    uint32_t pow_state, alloc_len, n;
+    struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd cmd;
+    uint8_t rs_dout[64];
+
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: time_secs=%d\n", __func__, time_secs);
+    if (NULL == ptp->nvme_id_ctlp) {
+        res = sntl_cache_identity(ptp, time_secs, vb);
+        if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+            mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+            return 0;
+        } else if (res)
+            return res;
+    }
+    desc = !!(0x1 & cdbp[1]);
+    alloc_len = cdbp[4];
+    memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+    cmd.opcode = 0xa;   /* Get feature */
+    cmd.nsid = SG_NVME_BROADCAST_NSID;
+    cmd.cdw10 = 0x2;    /* SEL=0 (current), Feature=2 Power Management */
+    cmd.timeout_ms = (time_secs < 0) ? 0 : (1000 * time_secs);
+    res = do_nvme_admin_cmd(ptp, &cmd, NULL, false, time_secs, vb);
+    if (0 != res) {
+        if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+            mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+            return 0;
+        } else
+            return res;
+    } else {
+        ptp->os_err = 0;
+        ptp->nvme_status = 0;
+    }
+    ptp->io_hdr.response_len = 0;
+    pow_state = (0x1f & ptp->nvme_result);
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: pow_state=%u\n", __func__, pow_state);
+    memset(rs_dout, 0, sizeof(rs_dout));
+    if (pow_state)
+        build_sense_buffer(desc, rs_dout, SPC_SK_NO_SENSE,
+                           LOW_POWER_COND_ON_ASC, 0);
+    else
+        build_sense_buffer(desc, rs_dout, SPC_SK_NO_SENSE,
+                           NO_ADDITIONAL_SENSE, 0);
+    n = desc ? 8 : 18;
+    n = (n < alloc_len) ? n : alloc_len;
+    n = (n < ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len) ? n : ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len;
+    ptp->io_hdr.din_resid = ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len - n;
+    if (n > 0)
+        memcpy((uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp, rs_dout, n);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* This is not really a SNTL. For SCSI SEND DIAGNOSTIC(PF=1) NVMe-MI
+ * has a special command (SES Send) to tunnel through pages to an
+ * enclosure. The NVMe enclosure is meant to understand the SES
+ * (SCSI Enclosure Services) use of diagnostics pages that are
+ * related to SES. */
+static int
+sntl_senddiag(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, const uint8_t * cdbp,
+              int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    bool pf, self_test;
+    int res;
+    uint8_t st_cd, dpg_cd;
+    uint32_t alloc_len, n, dout_len, dpg_len, nvme_dst;
+    uint32_t pg_sz = sg_get_page_size();
+    uint8_t * dop;
+    struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd cmd;
+    uint8_t * cmd_up = (uint8_t *)&cmd;
+
+    st_cd = 0x7 & (cdbp[1] >> 5);
+    self_test = !! (0x4 & cdbp[1]);
+    pf = !! (0x10 & cdbp[1]);
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: pf=%d, self_test=%d (st_code=%d)\n", __func__, (int)pf,
+              (int)self_test, (int)st_cd);
+    if (self_test || st_cd) {
+        memset(cmd_up, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+        cmd_up[SG_NVME_PT_OPCODE] = 0x14;   /* Device self-test */
+        /* just this namespace (if there is one) and controller */
+        sg_put_unaligned_le32(ptp->nvme_nsid, cmd_up + SG_NVME_PT_NSID);
+        switch (st_cd) {
+        case 0: /* Here if self_test is set, do short self-test */
+        case 1: /* Background short */
+        case 5: /* Foreground short */
+            nvme_dst = 1;
+            break;
+        case 2: /* Background extended */
+        case 6: /* Foreground extended */
+            nvme_dst = 2;
+            break;
+        case 4: /* Abort self-test */
+            nvme_dst = 0xf;
+            break;
+        default:
+            pr2ws("%s: bad self-test code [0x%x]\n", __func__, st_cd);
+            mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 1, 7, vb);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        sg_put_unaligned_le32(nvme_dst, cmd_up + SG_NVME_PT_CDW10);
+        res = do_nvme_admin_cmd(ptp, &cmd, NULL, false, time_secs, vb);
+        if (0 != res) {
+            if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+                mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+                return 0;
+            } else
+                return res;
+        }
+    }
+    alloc_len = sg_get_unaligned_be16(cdbp + 3); /* parameter list length */
+    dout_len = ptp->io_hdr.dout_xfer_len;
+    if (pf) {
+        if (0 == alloc_len) {
+            mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 3, 7, vb);
+            if (vb)
+                pr2ws("%s: PF bit set bit param_list_len=0\n", __func__);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    } else {    /* PF bit clear */
+        if (alloc_len) {
+            mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 3, 7, vb);
+            if (vb)
+                pr2ws("%s: param_list_len>0 but PF clear\n", __func__);
+            return 0;
+        } else
+            return 0;     /* nothing to do */
+        if (dout_len > 0) {
+            if (vb)
+                pr2ws("%s: dout given but PF clear\n", __func__);
+            return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+        }
+    }
+    if (dout_len < 4) {
+        if (vb)
+            pr2ws("%s: dout length (%u bytes) too short\n", __func__,
+                  dout_len);
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+    n = dout_len;
+    n = (n < alloc_len) ? n : alloc_len;
+    dop = (uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.dout_xferp;
+    if (! is_aligned(dop, pg_sz)) {  /* caller best use sg_memalign(,pg_sz) */
+        if (vb)
+            pr2ws("%s: dout [0x%" PRIx64 "] not page aligned\n", __func__,
+                  (uint64_t)ptp->io_hdr.dout_xferp);
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+    dpg_cd = dop[0];
+    dpg_len = sg_get_unaligned_be16(dop + 2) + 4;
+    /* should we allow for more than one D_PG is dout ?? */
+    n = (n < dpg_len) ? n : dpg_len;    /* not yet ... */
+
+    if (vb)
+        pr2ws("%s: passing through d_pg=0x%x, len=%u to NVME_MI SES send\n",
+              __func__, dpg_cd, dpg_len);
+    memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+    cmd.opcode = 0x1d;  /* MI send; hmmm same opcode as SEND DIAG */
+    cmd.addr = (uint64_t)(sg_uintptr_t)dop;
+    cmd.data_len = 0x1000;   /* NVMe 4k page size. Maybe determine this? */
+                             /* dout_len > 0x1000, is this a problem?? */
+    cmd.cdw10 = 0x0804;      /* NVMe Message Header */
+    cmd.cdw11 = 0x9;         /* nvme_mi_ses_send; (0x8 -> mi_ses_recv) */
+    cmd.cdw13 = n;
+    res = do_nvme_admin_cmd(ptp, &cmd, dop, false, time_secs, vb);
+    if (0 != res) {
+        if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+            mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
+/* This is not really a SNTL. For SCSI RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS(PCV=1)
+ * NVMe-MI has a special command (SES Receive) to read pages through a
+ * tunnel from an enclosure. The NVMe enclosure is meant to understand the
+ * SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) use of diagnostics pages that are
+ * related to SES. */
+static int
+sntl_recvdiag(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, const uint8_t * cdbp,
+              int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    bool pcv;
+    int res;
+    uint8_t dpg_cd;
+    uint32_t alloc_len, n, din_len;
+    uint32_t pg_sz = sg_get_page_size();
+    uint8_t * dip;
+    struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd cmd;
+
+    pcv = !! (0x1 & cdbp[1]);
+    dpg_cd = cdbp[2];
+    alloc_len = sg_get_unaligned_be16(cdbp + 3); /* parameter list length */
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: dpg_cd=0x%x, pcv=%d, alloc_len=0x%x\n", __func__,
+              dpg_cd, (int)pcv, alloc_len);
+    din_len = ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len;
+    n = din_len;
+    n = (n < alloc_len) ? n : alloc_len;
+    dip = (uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp;
+    if (! is_aligned(dip, pg_sz)) {  /* caller best use sg_memalign(,pg_sz) */
+        if (vb)
+            pr2ws("%s: din [0x%" PRIx64 "] not page aligned\n", __func__,
+                  (uint64_t)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp);
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+
+    if (vb)
+        pr2ws("%s: expecting d_pg=0x%x from NVME_MI SES receive\n", __func__,
+              dpg_cd);
+    memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+    cmd.opcode = 0x1e;  /* MI receive */
+    cmd.addr = (uint64_t)(sg_uintptr_t)dip;
+    cmd.data_len = 0x1000;   /* NVMe 4k page size. Maybe determine this? */
+                             /* din_len > 0x1000, is this a problem?? */
+    cmd.cdw10 = 0x0804;      /* NVMe Message Header */
+    cmd.cdw11 = 0x8;         /* nvme_mi_ses_receive */
+    cmd.cdw12 = dpg_cd;
+    cmd.cdw13 = n;
+    res = do_nvme_admin_cmd(ptp, &cmd, dip, true, time_secs, vb);
+    if (0 != res) {
+        if (SG_LIB_NVME_STATUS == res) {
+            mk_sense_from_nvme_status(ptp, vb);
+            return 0;
+        } else
+            return res;
+    }
+    ptp->io_hdr.din_resid = din_len - n;
+    return res;
+}
+
+#define F_SA_LOW                0x80    /* cdb byte 1, bits 4 to 0 */
+#define F_SA_HIGH               0x100   /* as used by variable length cdbs */
+#define FF_SA (F_SA_HIGH | F_SA_LOW)
+#define F_INV_OP                0x200
+
+static struct opcode_info_t {
+        uint8_t opcode;
+        uint16_t sa;            /* service action, 0 for none */
+        uint32_t flags;         /* OR-ed set of F_* flags */
+        uint8_t len_mask[16];   /* len=len_mask[0], then mask for cdb[1]... */
+                                /* ignore cdb bytes after position 15 */
+    } opcode_info_arr[] = {
+    {0x0, 0, 0, {6,              /* TEST UNIT READY */
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0xc7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0} },
+    {0x3, 0, 0, {6,             /* REQUEST SENSE */
+      0xe1, 0, 0, 0xff, 0xc7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0} },
+    {0x12, 0, 0, {6,            /* INQUIRY */
+      0xe3, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0} },
+    {0x1c, 0, 0, {6,            /* RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS */
+      0x1, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0} },
+    {0x1d, 0, 0, {6,            /* SEND DIAGNOSTIC */
+      0xf7, 0x0, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0} },
+    {0xa0, 0, 0, {12,           /* REPORT LUNS */
+      0xe3, 0xff, 0, 0, 0, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0, 0xc7, 0, 0, 0, 0} },
+    {0xa3, 0xc, F_SA_LOW, {12,  /* REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES */
+      0xc, 0x87, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0, 0xc7, 0, 0, 0,
+      0} },
+    {0xa3, 0xd, F_SA_LOW, {12,  /* REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MAN. FUNCTIONS */
+      0xd, 0x80, 0, 0, 0, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0, 0xc7, 0, 0, 0, 0} },
+
+    {0xff, 0xffff, 0xffff, {0,  /* Sentinel, keep as last element */
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0} },
+};
+
+static int
+sntl_rep_opcodes(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, const uint8_t * cdbp,
+                 int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    bool rctd;
+    uint8_t reporting_opts, req_opcode, supp;
+    uint16_t req_sa, u;
+    uint32_t alloc_len, offset, a_len;
+    uint32_t pg_sz = sg_get_page_size();
+    int k, len, count, bump;
+    const struct opcode_info_t *oip;
+    uint8_t *arr;
+    uint8_t *free_arr;
+
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: time_secs=%d\n", __func__, time_secs);
+    rctd = !!(cdbp[2] & 0x80);      /* report command timeout desc. */
+    reporting_opts = cdbp[2] & 0x7;
+    req_opcode = cdbp[3];
+    req_sa = sg_get_unaligned_be16(cdbp + 4);
+    alloc_len = sg_get_unaligned_be32(cdbp + 6);
+    if (alloc_len < 4 || alloc_len > 0xffff) {
+        mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 6, -1, vb);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    a_len = pg_sz - 72;
+    arr = sg_memalign(pg_sz, pg_sz, &free_arr, vb > 3);
+    if (NULL == arr) {
+        pr2ws("%s: calloc() failed to get memory\n", __func__);
+        return -ENOMEM;
+    }
+    switch (reporting_opts) {
+    case 0: /* all commands */
+        count = 0;
+        bump = rctd ? 20 : 8;
+        for (offset = 4, oip = opcode_info_arr;
+             (oip->flags != 0xffff) && (offset < a_len); ++oip) {
+            if (F_INV_OP & oip->flags)
+                continue;
+            ++count;
+            arr[offset] = oip->opcode;
+            sg_put_unaligned_be16(oip->sa, arr + offset + 2);
+            if (rctd)
+                arr[offset + 5] |= 0x2;
+            if (FF_SA & oip->flags)
+                arr[offset + 5] |= 0x1;
+            sg_put_unaligned_be16(oip->len_mask[0], arr + offset + 6);
+            if (rctd)
+                sg_put_unaligned_be16(0xa, arr + offset + 8);
+            offset += bump;
+        }
+        sg_put_unaligned_be32(count * bump, arr + 0);
+        break;
+    case 1: /* one command: opcode only */
+    case 2: /* one command: opcode plus service action */
+    case 3: /* one command: if sa==0 then opcode only else opcode+sa */
+        for (oip = opcode_info_arr; oip->flags != 0xffff; ++oip) {
+            if ((req_opcode == oip->opcode) && (req_sa == oip->sa))
+                break;
+        }
+        if ((0xffff == oip->flags) || (F_INV_OP & oip->flags)) {
+            supp = 1;
+            offset = 4;
+        } else {
+            if (1 == reporting_opts) {
+                if (FF_SA & oip->flags) {
+                    mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 2, 2, vb);
+                    free(free_arr);
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                req_sa = 0;
+            } else if ((2 == reporting_opts) && 0 == (FF_SA & oip->flags)) {
+                mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 4, -1, vb);
+                free(free_arr);
+                return 0;
+            }
+            if ((0 == (FF_SA & oip->flags)) && (req_opcode == oip->opcode))
+                supp = 3;
+            else if (0 == (FF_SA & oip->flags))
+                supp = 1;
+            else if (req_sa != oip->sa)
+                supp = 1;
+            else
+                supp = 3;
+            if (3 == supp) {
+                u = oip->len_mask[0];
+                sg_put_unaligned_be16(u, arr + 2);
+                arr[4] = oip->opcode;
+                for (k = 1; k < u; ++k)
+                    arr[4 + k] = (k < 16) ?
+                oip->len_mask[k] : 0xff;
+                offset = 4 + u;
+            } else
+                offset = 4;
+        }
+        arr[1] = (rctd ? 0x80 : 0) | supp;
+        if (rctd) {
+            sg_put_unaligned_be16(0xa, arr + offset);
+            offset += 12;
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 2, 2, vb);
+        free(free_arr);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    offset = (offset < a_len) ? offset : a_len;
+    len = (offset < alloc_len) ? offset : alloc_len;
+    ptp->io_hdr.din_resid = ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len - len;
+    if (len > 0)
+        memcpy((uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp, arr, len);
+    free(free_arr);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+sntl_rep_tmfs(struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp, const uint8_t * cdbp,
+              int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    bool repd;
+    uint32_t alloc_len, len;
+    uint8_t arr[16];
+
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: time_secs=%d\n", __func__, time_secs);
+    memset(arr, 0, sizeof(arr));
+    repd = !!(cdbp[2] & 0x80);
+    alloc_len = sg_get_unaligned_be32(cdbp + 6);
+    if (alloc_len < 4) {
+        mk_sense_invalid_fld(ptp, true, 6, -1, vb);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    arr[0] = 0xc8;          /* ATS | ATSS | LURS */
+    arr[1] = 0x1;           /* ITNRS */
+    if (repd) {
+        arr[3] = 0xc;
+        len = 16;
+    } else
+        len = 4;
+
+    len = (len < alloc_len) ? len : alloc_len;
+    ptp->io_hdr.din_resid = ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len - len;
+    if (len > 0)
+        memcpy((uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp, arr, len);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Executes NVMe Admin command (or at least forwards it to lower layers).
+ * Returns 0 for success, negative numbers are negated 'errno' values from
+ * OS system calls. Positive return values are errors from this package.
+ * When time_secs is 0 the Linux NVMe Admin command default of 60 seconds
+ * is used. */
+int
+sg_do_nvme_pt(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int fd, int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    bool scsi_cdb;
+    bool is_read = false;
+    int n, len;
+    uint16_t sa;
+    struct sg_pt_linux_scsi * ptp = &vp->impl;
+    struct sg_nvme_passthru_cmd cmd;
+    const uint8_t * cdbp;
+    void * dp = NULL;
+
+    if (! ptp->io_hdr.request) {
+        if (vb)
+            pr2ws("No NVMe command given (set_scsi_pt_cdb())\n");
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+    if (fd >= 0) {
+        if ((ptp->dev_fd >= 0) && (fd != ptp->dev_fd)) {
+            if (vb)
+                pr2ws("%s: file descriptor given to create() and here "
+                      "differ\n", __func__);
+            return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+        }
+        ptp->dev_fd = fd;
+    } else if (ptp->dev_fd < 0) {
+        if (vb)
+            pr2ws("%s: invalid file descriptors\n", __func__);
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+    n = ptp->io_hdr.request_len;
+    cdbp = (const uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.request;
+    if (vb > 3)
+        pr2ws("%s: opcode=0x%x, fd=%d, time_secs=%d\n", __func__, cdbp[0],
+              fd, time_secs);
+    scsi_cdb = sg_is_scsi_cdb(cdbp, n);
+    /* direct NVMe command (i.e. 64 bytes long) or SNTL */
+    ptp->nvme_direct = ! scsi_cdb;
+    if (scsi_cdb) {
+        switch (cdbp[0]) {
+        case SCSI_INQUIRY_OPC:
+            return sntl_inq(ptp, cdbp, time_secs, vb);
+        case SCSI_REPORT_LUNS_OPC:
+            return sntl_rluns(ptp, cdbp, time_secs, vb);
+        case SCSI_TEST_UNIT_READY_OPC:
+            return sntl_tur(ptp, time_secs, vb);
+        case SCSI_REQUEST_SENSE_OPC:
+            return sntl_req_sense(ptp, cdbp, time_secs, vb);
+        case SCSI_SEND_DIAGNOSTIC_OPC:
+            return sntl_senddiag(ptp, cdbp, time_secs, vb);
+        case SCSI_RECEIVE_DIAGNOSTIC_OPC:
+            return sntl_recvdiag(ptp, cdbp, time_secs, vb);
+        case SCSI_MAINT_IN_OPC:
+            sa = 0x1f & cdbp[1];        /* service action */
+            if (SCSI_REP_SUP_OPCS_OPC == sa)
+                return sntl_rep_opcodes(ptp, cdbp, time_secs, vb);
+            else if (SCSI_REP_SUP_TMFS_OPC == sa)
+                return sntl_rep_tmfs(ptp, cdbp, time_secs, vb);
+            /* fall through */
+        default:
+            if (vb > 2) {
+                char b[64];
+
+                sg_get_command_name(cdbp, -1, sizeof(b), b);
+                pr2ws("%s: no translation to NVMe for SCSI %s command\n",
+                      __func__, b);
+            }
+            mk_sense_asc_ascq(ptp, SPC_SK_ILLEGAL_REQUEST, INVALID_OPCODE,
+                              0, vb);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    len = (int)sizeof(cmd);
+    n = (n < len) ? n : len;
+    if (n < 64) {
+        if (vb)
+            pr2ws("%s: command length of %d bytes is too short\n", __func__,
+                  n);
+        return SCSI_PT_DO_BAD_PARAMS;
+    }
+    memcpy(&cmd, (const uint8_t *)ptp->io_hdr.request, n);
+    if (n < len)        /* zero out rest of 'cmd' */
+        memset((unsigned char *)&cmd + n, 0, len - n);
+    if (ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len > 0) {
+        cmd.data_len = ptp->io_hdr.din_xfer_len;
+        dp = (void *)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp;
+        cmd.addr = (uint64_t)(sg_uintptr_t)ptp->io_hdr.din_xferp;
+        is_read = true;
+    } else if (ptp->io_hdr.dout_xfer_len > 0) {
+        cmd.data_len = ptp->io_hdr.dout_xfer_len;
+        dp = (void *)ptp->io_hdr.dout_xferp;
+        cmd.addr = (uint64_t)(sg_uintptr_t)ptp->io_hdr.dout_xferp;
+        is_read = false;
+    }
+    return do_nvme_admin_cmd(ptp, &cmd, dp, is_read, time_secs, vb);
+}
+
+#else           /* (HAVE_NVME && (! IGNORE_NVME)) */
+
+int
+sg_do_nvme_pt(struct sg_pt_base * vp, int fd, int time_secs, int vb)
+{
+    if (vb)
+        pr2ws("%s: not supported\n", __func__);
+    if (vp) { ; }               /* suppress warning */
+    if (fd) { ; }               /* suppress warning */
+    if (time_secs) { ; }        /* suppress warning */
+    return -ENOTTY;             /* inappropriate ioctl error */
+}
+
+#endif          /* (HAVE_NVME && (! IGNORE_NVME)) */
diff --git a/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_write_buffer.c b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_write_buffer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18d8f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sg_write_buffer/sg_write_buffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,516 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2018 Luben Tuikov and Douglas Gilbert.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the BSD_LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS 1
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+#include "sg_lib.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_basic.h"
+#include "sg_cmds_extra.h"
+#include "sg_unaligned.h"
+#include "sg_pr2serr.h"
+
+#ifdef SG_LIB_WIN32
+#ifdef SG_LIB_WIN32_DIRECT
+#include "sg_pt.h"      /* needed for scsi_pt_win32_direct() */
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * This utility issues the SCSI WRITE BUFFER command to the given device.
+ */
+
+static const char * version_str = "1.24 20180111";    /* spc5r18 */
+
+#define ME "sg_write_buffer: "
+#define DEF_XFER_LEN (8 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define EBUFF_SZ 256
+
+#define WRITE_BUFFER_CMD 0x3b
+#define WRITE_BUFFER_CMDLEN 10
+#define SENSE_BUFF_LEN 64       /* Arbitrary, could be larger */
+#define DEF_PT_TIMEOUT 300      /* 300 seconds, 5 minutes */
+
+static struct option long_options[] = {
+        {"bpw", required_argument, 0, 'b'},
+        {"dry-run", no_argument, 0, 'd'},
+        {"dry_run", no_argument, 0, 'd'},
+        {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+        {"id", required_argument, 0, 'i'},
+        {"in", required_argument, 0, 'I'},
+        {"length", required_argument, 0, 'l'},
+        {"mode", required_argument, 0, 'm'},
+        {"offset", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
+        {"read-stdin", no_argument, 0, 'r'},
+        {"read_stdin", no_argument, 0, 'r'},
+        {"raw", no_argument, 0, 'r'},
+        {"skip", required_argument, 0, 's'},
+        {"specific", required_argument, 0, 'S'},
+        {"timeout", required_argument, 0, 't' },
+        {"verbose", no_argument, 0, 'v'},
+        {"version", no_argument, 0, 'V'},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0},
+};
+
+
+static void
+usage()
+{
+    pr2serr("Usage: "
+            "sg_write_buffer [--bpw=CS] [--dry-run] [--help] [--id=ID] "
+            "[--in=FILE]\n"
+            "                       [--length=LEN] [--mode=MO] "
+            "[--offset=OFF]\n"
+            "                       [--read-stdin] [--skip=SKIP] "
+            "[--specific=MS]\n"
+            "                       [--timeout=TO] [--verbose] [--version] "
+            "DEVICE\n"
+            "  where:\n"
+            "    --bpw=CS|-b CS         CS is chunk size: bytes per write "
+            "buffer\n"
+            "                           command (def: 0 -> as many as "
+            "possible)\n"
+            "    --dry-run|-d           skip WRITE BUFFER commands, do "
+            "everything else\n"
+            "    --help|-h              print out usage message then exit\n"
+            "    --id=ID|-i ID          buffer identifier (0 (default) to "
+            "255)\n"
+            "    --in=FILE|-I FILE      read from FILE ('-I -' read "
+            "from stdin)\n"
+            "    --length=LEN|-l LEN    length in bytes to write; may be "
+            "deduced from\n"
+            "                           FILE\n"
+            "    --mode=MO|-m MO        write buffer mode, MO is number or "
+            "acronym\n"
+            "                           (def: 0 -> 'combined header and "
+            "data' (obs))\n"
+            "    --offset=OFF|-o OFF    buffer offset (unit: bytes, def: 0)\n"
+            "    --read-stdin|-r        read from stdin (same as '-I -')\n"
+            "    --skip=SKIP|-s SKIP    bytes in file FILE to skip before "
+            "reading\n"
+            "    --specific=MS|-S MS    mode specific value; 3 bit field "
+            "(0 to 7)\n"
+            "    --timeout=TO|-t TO     command timeout in seconds (def: "
+            "300)\n"
+            "    --verbose|-v           increase verbosity\n"
+            "    --version|-V           print version string and exit\n\n"
+            "Performs one or more SCSI WRITE BUFFER commands. Use '-m xxx' "
+            "to list\navailable modes. A chunk size of 4 KB ('--bpw=4k') "
+            "seems to work well.\nExample: sg_write_buffer -b 4k -I xxx.lod "
+            "-m 7 /dev/sg3\n"
+          );
+
+}
+
+#define MODE_HEADER_DATA        0
+#define MODE_VENDOR             1
+#define MODE_DATA               2
+#define MODE_DNLD_MC            4
+#define MODE_DNLD_MC_SAVE       5
+#define MODE_DNLD_MC_OFFS       6
+#define MODE_DNLD_MC_OFFS_SAVE  7
+#define MODE_ECHO_BUFFER        0x0A
+#define MODE_DNLD_MC_EV_OFFS_DEFER 0x0D
+#define MODE_DNLD_MC_OFFS_DEFER 0x0E
+#define MODE_ACTIVATE_MC        0x0F
+#define MODE_EN_EX_ECHO         0x1A
+#define MODE_DIS_EX             0x1B
+#define MODE_DNLD_ERR_HISTORY   0x1C
+
+
+struct mode_s {
+        const char *mode_string;
+        int   mode;
+        const char *comment;
+};
+
+static struct mode_s mode_arr[] = {
+        {"hd",         MODE_HEADER_DATA, "combined header and data "
+                "(obsolete)"},
+        {"vendor",     MODE_VENDOR,    "vendor specific"},
+        {"data",       MODE_DATA,      "data"},
+        {"dmc",        MODE_DNLD_MC,   "download microcode and activate"},
+        {"dmc_save",   MODE_DNLD_MC_SAVE, "download microcode, save and "
+                "activate"},
+        {"dmc_offs",   MODE_DNLD_MC_OFFS, "download microcode with offsets "
+                "and activate"},
+        {"dmc_offs_save", MODE_DNLD_MC_OFFS_SAVE, "download microcode with "
+                "offsets, save and\n\t\t\t\tactivate"},
+        {"echo",       MODE_ECHO_BUFFER, "write data to echo buffer"},
+        {"dmc_offs_ev_defer", MODE_DNLD_MC_EV_OFFS_DEFER, "download "
+                "microcode with offsets, select\n\t\t\t\tactivation event, "
+                "save and defer activation"},
+        {"dmc_offs_defer", MODE_DNLD_MC_OFFS_DEFER, "download microcode "
+                "with offsets, save and\n\t\t\t\tdefer activation"},
+        {"activate_mc", MODE_ACTIVATE_MC, "activate deferred microcode"},
+        {"en_ex",      MODE_EN_EX_ECHO, "enable expander communications "
+                "protocol and\n\t\t\t\techo buffer (obsolete)"},
+        {"dis_ex",     MODE_DIS_EX, "disable expander communications "
+                "protocol\n\t\t\t\t(obsolete)"},
+        {"deh",        MODE_DNLD_ERR_HISTORY, "download application client "
+                "error history "},
+        {NULL, 0, NULL},
+};
+
+static void
+print_modes(void)
+{
+    const struct mode_s * mp;
+
+    pr2serr("The modes parameter argument can be numeric (hex or decimal)\n"
+            "or symbolic:\n");
+    for (mp = mode_arr; mp->mode_string; ++mp) {
+        pr2serr(" %2d (0x%02x)  %-18s%s\n", mp->mode, mp->mode,
+                mp->mode_string, mp->comment);
+    }
+    pr2serr("\nAdditionally '--bpw=<val>,act' does a activate deferred "
+            "microcode after\nsuccessful dmc_offs_defer and "
+            "dmc_offs_ev_defer mode downloads.\n");
+}
+
+
+int
+main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+    bool bpw_then_activate = false;
+    bool dry_run = false;
+    bool got_stdin = false;
+    bool wb_len_given = false;
+    int sg_fd, infd, res, c, len, k, n;
+    int bpw = 0;
+    int do_help = 0;
+    int ret = 0;
+    int verbose = 0;
+    int wb_id = 0;
+    int wb_len = 0;
+    int wb_mode = 0;
+    int wb_offset = 0;
+    int wb_skip = 0;
+    int wb_timeout = DEF_PT_TIMEOUT;
+    int wb_mspec = 0;
+    const char * device_name = NULL;
+    const char * file_name = NULL;
+    unsigned char * dop = NULL;
+    char * cp;
+    const struct mode_s * mp;
+    char ebuff[EBUFF_SZ];
+
+    while (1) {
+        int option_index = 0;
+
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "b:dhi:I:l:m:o:rs:S:t:vV", long_options,
+                        &option_index);
+        if (c == -1)
+            break;
+
+        switch (c) {
+        case 'b':
+            bpw = sg_get_num(optarg);
+            if (bpw < 0) {
+                pr2serr("argument to '--bpw' should be in a positive "
+                        "number\n");
+                return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+            }
+            if ((cp = strchr(optarg, ','))) {
+                if (0 == strncmp("act", cp + 1, 3))
+                    bpw_then_activate = true;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'd':
+            dry_run = true;
+            break;
+        case 'h':
+        case '?':
+            ++do_help;
+            break;
+        case 'i':
+            wb_id = sg_get_num(optarg);
+            if ((wb_id < 0) || (wb_id > 255)) {
+                pr2serr("argument to '--id' should be in the range 0 to "
+                        "255\n");
+                return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'I':
+            file_name = optarg;
+            break;
+        case 'l':
+            wb_len = sg_get_num(optarg);
+            if (wb_len < 0) {
+                pr2serr("bad argument to '--length'\n");
+                return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+             }
+             wb_len_given = true;
+             break;
+        case 'm':
+            if (isdigit(*optarg)) {
+                wb_mode = sg_get_num(optarg);
+                if ((wb_mode < 0) || (wb_mode > 31)) {
+                    pr2serr("argument to '--mode' should be in the range 0 "
+                            "to 31\n");
+                    return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+                }
+            } else {
+                len = strlen(optarg);
+                for (mp = mode_arr; mp->mode_string; ++mp) {
+                    if (0 == strncmp(mp->mode_string, optarg, len)) {
+                        wb_mode = mp->mode;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (! mp->mode_string) {
+                    print_modes();
+                    return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'o':
+           wb_offset = sg_get_num(optarg);
+           if (wb_offset < 0) {
+                pr2serr("bad argument to '--offset'\n");
+                return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'r':       /* --read-stdin and --raw (previous name) */
+            file_name = "-";
+            break;
+        case 's':
+           wb_skip = sg_get_num(optarg);
+           if (wb_skip < 0) {
+                pr2serr("bad argument to '--skip'\n");
+                return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'S':
+            wb_mspec = sg_get_num(optarg);
+            if ((wb_mspec < 0) || (wb_mspec > 7)) {
+                pr2serr("expected argument to '--specific' to be 0 to 7\n");
+                return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 't':
+            wb_timeout = sg_get_num(optarg);
+            if (wb_timeout < 0) {
+                pr2serr("Invalid argument to '--timeout'\n");
+                return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'v':
+            ++verbose;
+            break;
+        case 'V':
+            pr2serr(ME "version: %s\n", version_str);
+            return 0;
+        default:
+            pr2serr("unrecognised option code 0x%x ??\n", c);
+            usage();
+            return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+    if (do_help) {
+        if (do_help > 1) {
+            usage();
+            pr2serr("\n");
+            print_modes();
+        } else
+            usage();
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (optind < argc) {
+        if (NULL == device_name) {
+            device_name = argv[optind];
+            ++optind;
+        }
+        if (optind < argc) {
+            for (; optind < argc; ++optind)
+                pr2serr("Unexpected extra argument: %s\n", argv[optind]);
+            usage();
+            return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == device_name) {
+        pr2serr("missing device name!\n");
+        usage();
+        return SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if ((wb_len > 0) && (bpw > wb_len)) {
+        pr2serr("trim chunk size (CS) to be the same as LEN\n");
+        bpw = wb_len;
+    }
+
+#ifdef SG_LIB_WIN32
+#ifdef SG_LIB_WIN32_DIRECT
+    if (verbose > 4)
+        pr2serr("Initial win32 SPT interface state: %s\n",
+                scsi_pt_win32_spt_state() ? "direct" : "indirect");
+    scsi_pt_win32_direct(SG_LIB_WIN32_DIRECT /* SPT pt interface */);
+#endif
+#endif
+
+    sg_fd = sg_cmds_open_device(device_name, false /* rw */, verbose);
+    if (sg_fd < 0) {
+        pr2serr(ME "open error: %s: %s\n", device_name,
+                safe_strerror(-sg_fd));
+        return SG_LIB_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (file_name || (wb_len > 0)) {
+        if (0 == wb_len)
+            wb_len = DEF_XFER_LEN;
+        if (NULL == (dop = (unsigned char *)malloc(wb_len))) {
+            pr2serr(ME "out of memory\n");
+            ret = SG_LIB_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+            goto err_out;
+        }
+        memset(dop, 0xff, wb_len);
+        if (file_name) {
+            got_stdin = (0 == strcmp(file_name, "-"));
+            if (got_stdin) {
+                if (wb_skip > 0) {
+                    pr2serr("Can't skip on stdin\n");
+                    ret = SG_LIB_FILE_ERROR;
+                    goto err_out;
+                }
+                infd = STDIN_FILENO;
+            } else {
+                if ((infd = open(file_name, O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
+                    snprintf(ebuff, EBUFF_SZ,
+                             ME "could not open %s for reading", file_name);
+                    perror(ebuff);
+                    ret = SG_LIB_FILE_ERROR;
+                    goto err_out;
+                } else if (sg_set_binary_mode(infd) < 0)
+                    perror("sg_set_binary_mode");
+                if (wb_skip > 0) {
+                    if (lseek(infd, wb_skip, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
+                        snprintf(ebuff,  EBUFF_SZ, ME "couldn't skip to "
+                                 "required position on %s", file_name);
+                        perror(ebuff);
+                        close(infd);
+                        ret = SG_LIB_FILE_ERROR;
+                        goto err_out;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            res = read(infd, dop, wb_len);
+            if (res < 0) {
+                snprintf(ebuff, EBUFF_SZ, ME "couldn't read from %s",
+                         file_name);
+                perror(ebuff);
+                if (! got_stdin)
+                    close(infd);
+                ret = SG_LIB_FILE_ERROR;
+                goto err_out;
+            }
+            if (res < wb_len) {
+                if (wb_len_given) {
+                    pr2serr("tried to read %d bytes from %s, got %d bytes\n",
+                            wb_len, file_name, res);
+                    pr2serr("pad with 0xff bytes and continue\n");
+                } else {
+                    if (verbose) {
+                        pr2serr("tried to read %d bytes from %s, got %d "
+                                "bytes\n", wb_len, file_name, res);
+                        pr2serr("will write %d bytes", res);
+                        if ((bpw > 0) && (bpw < wb_len))
+                            pr2serr(", %d bytes per WRITE BUFFER command\n",
+                                    bpw);
+                        else
+                            pr2serr("\n");
+                    }
+                    wb_len = res;
+                }
+            }
+            if (! got_stdin)
+                close(infd);
+        }
+    }
+
+    res = 0;
+    if (bpw > 0) {
+        for (k = 0; k < wb_len; k += n) {
+            n = wb_len - k;
+            if (n > bpw)
+                n = bpw;
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2serr("sending write buffer, mode=0x%x, mspec=%d, id=%d, "
+                        " offset=%d, len=%d\n", wb_mode, wb_mspec, wb_id,
+                        wb_offset + k, n);
+            if (dry_run) {
+                if (verbose)
+                    pr2serr("skipping WRITE BUFFER command due to "
+                            "--dry-run\n");
+                res = 0;
+            } else
+                res = sg_ll_write_buffer_v2(sg_fd, wb_mode, wb_mspec, wb_id,
+                                            wb_offset + k, dop + k, n,
+                                            wb_timeout, true, verbose);
+            if (res)
+                break;
+        }
+        if (bpw_then_activate) {
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2serr("sending Activate deferred microcode [0xf]\n");
+            if (dry_run) {
+                if (verbose)
+                    pr2serr("skipping WRITE BUFFER(ACTIVATE) command due to "
+                            "--dry-run\n");
+                res = 0;
+            } else
+                res = sg_ll_write_buffer_v2(sg_fd, MODE_ACTIVATE_MC,
+                                            0 /* buffer_id */,
+                                            0 /* buffer_offset */, 0,
+                                            NULL, 0, wb_timeout, true,
+                                            verbose);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (verbose)
+            pr2serr("sending single write buffer, mode=0x%x, mpsec=%d, "
+                    "id=%d, offset=%d, len=%d\n", wb_mode, wb_mspec, wb_id,
+                    wb_offset, wb_len);
+        if (dry_run) {
+            if (verbose)
+                pr2serr("skipping WRITE BUFFER(all in one) command due to "
+                        "--dry-run\n");
+            res = 0;
+        } else
+            res = sg_ll_write_buffer_v2(sg_fd, wb_mode, wb_mspec, wb_id,
+                                        wb_offset, dop, wb_len, wb_timeout,
+                                        true, verbose);
+    }
+    if (0 != res) {
+        char b[80];
+
+        ret = res;
+        sg_get_category_sense_str(res, sizeof(b), b, verbose);
+        pr2serr("Write buffer failed: %s\n", b);
+    }
+
+err_out:
+    if (dop)
+        free(dop);
+    res = sg_cmds_close_device(sg_fd);
+    if (res < 0) {
+        pr2serr("close error: %s\n", safe_strerror(-res));
+        if (0 == ret)
+            return SG_LIB_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+    return (ret >= 0) ? ret : SG_LIB_CAT_OTHER;
+}