o code - For mrd_strstatus(3mrd) this is the status code returned from one of the MRD functions. For mrd_ strelement(3mrd) this is a code number corresponding to a number of common strings that may occur in an appliation using MRD. o asc - This is the SCSI Additional Sense Code (ASC) in the element status data (data.asc) obtained from the mrd_ show(3mrd) or mrd_find_cartridge(3mrd) functions. o ascq - This is the SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifer (ASCQ) in the element status data (data.ascq) obtained from the mrd_ show(3mrd) or mrd_find_cartridge(3mrd) functions. o buffer - This is the address of a user supplied buffer, into which the message corresponding to the provided ASC/ASCQ code will be copied. This message is formatted to include the ASC /ASCQ codes in hexadecimal. o length - This is size of the buffer provided. No more than length characters will be copied from the internal temporary buffer to the user's buffer. The internal buffer is limited to BUFSIZ characters.