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5.3 Disk Drive Error Recovery Processing
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If error correction is permitted but immediate correction is not permitted (DCR = 0, EER = 0),
reading of data as in item (2) is retried up to the number of times specified in the other MODE
SELECT parameters ("Number of Retries during Read" or "Number of Retries during Write").
If error correction is prohibited (DCR = 1, EER = 0), reading of data as in item (2) is retried up to the number
of times specified in "Number of Retries during Read" or "Number of Retries during Write."
If the error cannot be recovered from even when this retry processing is executed, the IDD
terminates the command that is currently being executed with a CHECK CONDITION status. The
sense key in the sense data at this time is "MEDIUM ERROR [=3]" and the sense code indicates
"Unrecovered read error [=11-00]."
(4) Other internal IDD errors
If an irrecoverable error other than those in items (1) to (3) above is detected internally in the IDD, the IDD
terminates the command that is currently being executed with a CHECK CONDITION status. The sense
key in the sense data at this time is "HARDWARE ERROR [=4]."
5.3.2 Auto alternate block allocation processing
The IDD is equipped with a function which automatically executes alternate block allocation
processing for defective data blocks detected during execution of the READ and READ
EXTENDED commands.
(1) Auto alternate block allocation processing during a read operation
This function is enabled by specifying "1" in the ARRE flag in the MODE SELECT parameters.
Furthermore, this function is applicable to the following commands only.
• READ command
• READ EXTENDED command
When this function is permitted, if, during read processing to the data area, an error which is an object of
retry processing is detected, and which it is impossible to recover from even when reading is retried (see
Section 5.3.1 (2)) the number of times specified in the "Number of Retries during Read" field in the
MODE SELECT parameters, the IDD allocates an alternate block for that data block and executes copying
of the alternate block to the data area. Alternate block allocation processing is the same as processing with
the REASSIGN BLOCKS command. Furthermore, recovered data copied to the alternate block are data
which are read out, skipping the ID area, if there is an ID area, or they are data which have been corrected
through the ECC.
This function is applied twice only during execution of one command. Alternate block allocation
processing and copying are executed for the first and second defective data block to be detected
during execution of a command, but if a third defective data block is detected, the command that is
being executed at that point is terminated with an error. However, by the INIT's reissuing the same
command, auto alternate block allocation is applied sequentially and error recovery can be
attempted.