[plug] Checking if a drive is running in pio or dma?

[W.Kenworthy]

On Wed, 2008-04-02 at 00:37 +0800, sothisistheinternet wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> How do I check to see if a hard drive is running under PIO or DMA
> mode? I'm running FC5 at present, if that matters.



bunyip ~ # hdparm -i /dev/sda

/dev/sda:

 Model=TOSHIBA MK6006GAH                       , FwRev=BZ002A  ,
SerialNo=           36DP6744T
 Config={ Fixed }
 RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=?16?
 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=117210240
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
 PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 
 DMA modes:  sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 
 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 
 AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled
 Drive conforms to: Unspecified:  ATA/ATAPI-1,2,3,4,5,6

 * signifies the current active mode

bunyip ~ # hdparm -I /dev/sda

/dev/sda:

ATA device, with non-removable media
	Model Number:       TOSHIBA MK6006GAH                       
	Serial Number:      36DP6744T
	Firmware Revision:  BZ002A  
Standards:
	Supported: 6 5 4 
	Likely used: 6
Configuration:
	Logical		max	current
	cylinders	16383	16383
	heads		16	16
	sectors/track	63	63
	--
	CHS current addressable sectors:   16514064
	LBA    user addressable sectors:  117210240
	LBA48  user addressable sectors:  117210240
	device size with M = 1024*1024:       57231 MBytes
	device size with M = 1000*1000:       60011 MBytes (60 GB)
Capabilities:
	LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
	Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
	R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16	Current = 16
	Advanced power management level: 128
	DMA: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4
*udma5 
	     Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
	PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 
	     Cycle time: no flow control=120ns  IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
	Enabled	Supported:
	   *	SMART feature set
	    	Security Mode feature set
	   *	Power Management feature set
	   *	Write cache
	   *	Look-ahead
	   *	Host Protected Area feature set
	   *	WRITE_BUFFER command
	   *	READ_BUFFER command
	   *	NOP cmd
	   *	DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
	   *	Advanced Power Management feature set
	   *	SET_MAX security extension
	   *	48-bit Address feature set
	   *	Device Configuration Overlay feature set
	   *	Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
	   *	FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
	   *	SMART error logging
	   *	SMART self-test
	   *	General Purpose Logging feature set
	   *	IDLE_IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD
Security: 
	Master password revision code = 65534
		supported
	not	enabled
	not	locked
		frozen
	not	expired: security count
	not	supported: enhanced erase
	74min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT. 
HW reset results:
	CBLID- above Vih
	Device num = 0 determined by the jumper
Checksum: correct
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