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3.4.5.1 Reassign blocks defect list
The Reassign Blocks defect list contains a four-byte header followed by
one or more defect descriptors. The length of each defect descriptor is
four bytes.
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2–3 Defect list length
4– n Defect descriptors
Byte 1 The defect list length specifies the total length, in bytes, of
the defect descriptors that follow. The defect list length is
equal to four times the number of defect descriptors.
Bytes 4–
n
The
defect descriptor contains the 4-byte logical block
address of the defect. The defect descriptors are always in
ascending order.
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