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g26109r0 April 2026 T13 Plenary #178 Announcement

Meeting location information for T13 Plenary #178 - April 14&15, 2025 - Dallas, TX

pdf: g26109r0-April 2026 T13 Plenary #178 Announcement.pdf
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other: g26109r0-April 2026 T13 Plenary #178 Announcement.fm
Ralph Weber
g26105r1 Project status summary 2026-27

Summary of project information obtained from INCITS and related TC decisions

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other: g26105r1-Project status summary 2026-27.xlsx
Ralph Weber
g25167r1 T10 Liaison report to T11 and T13 January 2026

T10 Liaison report to T11 and T13 <month TBD?

pdf: g25167r1-T10 Liaison report to T11 and T13 January 2026.pdf
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other: g25167r1-T10 Liaison report to T11 and T13.fm
Ralph Weber
g25168r2 ACS-7 ZAC-3 native max clarification

add note to definition of native max

pdf: g25168r2-ACS-7 ZAC-3 native max clarification.pdf
doc: g25168r2-ACS-7 ZAC-3 native max clarification.docx
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Patrick Hery
g25169r1 SNIA Liaison Report

SNIA Liaison Report

pdf: g25169r1-SNIA Liaison Report.pdf
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John Geldman
g25166r2 ACS-7 CDL policy clarification

It is noted that command duration limits (CDL) policies Dh & Fh have undescribed consequences when used on writes in zoned devices. This proposal adds a note mentioning this.

pdf: g25166r2-ACS-7 CDL policy clarification.pdf
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other: g25166r2-ACS-7 CDL policy clarification.docx
Patrick Hery
g25157r2 IEEE SISWG Liaison Report to T13, February 2026

IEEE Security in Storage Working Group (SISWG) Liaison Report to T13

pdf: g25157r2-IEEE SISWG Liaison Report to T13, February 2026.pdf
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other: g25157r2-IEEE SISWG Liaison Report to T13, February 2026.pptx
Paul Suhler
agenda177r1 Agenda for Plenary 177 - February 2026-Lake Forest

pdf: agenda177r1-Agenda for Plenary 177 - February 2026-Lake Forest.pdf
doc: agenda177r1-Agenda for Plenary 177 - February 2026-Lake Forest.docx
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Patrick Hery
g26108r0 ZAC-3 Zone Condition State transition clarification

Figure 14 shows “transitions from all states into state ZC7, but there is no ZC8:ZC7 description listed. This proposal adds a description for that transition.

pdf: g26108r0-ZAC-3 Zone Condition State transition clarification.pdf
doc: g26108r0-ZAC-3 Zone Condition State transition clarification.docx
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Patrick Hery
g26107r0 ZAC-4 Project Proposal

Project proposal for ZAC-4, follow-on to ZAC-3.

pdf: g26107r0-ZAC-4 Project Proposal.pdf
doc: g26107r0-ZAC-4 Project Proposal.docx
other: g26107r0-ZAC-4 Project Proposal.html
Curtis Stevens
g21133r6 ZAC-3 Issues List

ZAC-3 Issues List

pdf: g21133r6-ZAC-3 Issues List.pdf
doc: g21133r6-ZAC-3 Issues List.fm
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Curtis Stevens
di575r6 Zoned Device ATA Command Set - 3 (ZAC-3)

Integrated g25138r6 - Adds a method to cause physical elements to become read only.

pdf: di575r6-Zoned Device ATA Command Set - 3 (ZAC-3).pdf
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other: di575r6-Zoned Device ATA Command Set - 3 (ZAC-3).zip
Curtis Stevens
di590r3 ACS-7 (ATA Command Set - 7)

1) Integrated g25153r2 - Obsoletes the Hybrid Information feature set.
2) Integrated g25158r2- Updates the description of COALESCING COPY EXT.
3) Integrated g25138r6 - Adds a method to cause physical elements to become read only.

pdf: di590r3-ACS-7 (ATA Command Set - 7).pdf
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other: di590r3-ACS-7 (ATA Command Set - 7).zip
Curtis Stevens
g25113r2 ACS-7 Issues List

List of proposals and statuses for ACS-7

pdf: g25113r2-ACS-7 Issues List.pdf
doc: g25113r2-ACS-7 Issues List.fm
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Curtis Stevens
g25166r1 ACS-7 CDL policy clarification

It is noted that command duration limits (CDL) policies Dh & Fh have undescribed consequences when used on writes in zoned devices. This proposal adds some words to indicate devices may not support these policy codes in write descriptors.

pdf: g25166r1-ACS-7 CDL policy clarification.pdf
doc: g25166r1-ACS-7 CDL policy clarification.docx
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Patrick Hery
g26105r0 Project status summary 2026-27

Summary of project information obtained from INCITS and related TC decisions

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other: g26105r0-Project status summary 2026-27.xlsx
Ralph Weber
g25168r1 ACS-7 ZAC-3 native max clarification

add note to definition of native max; plus fix a few typos.

pdf: g25168r1-ACS-7 ZAC-3 native max clarification.pdf
doc: g25168r1-ACS-7 ZAC-3 native max clarification.docx
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Patrick Hery
g26104r0 ACS-7 Add NCQ FLUSH CACHE support

Add a NCQ FLUSH CACHE EXT support when encapsulated in an NCQ NON-DATA command.

pdf: g26104r0-ACS-7 Add NCQ FLUSH CACHE support.pdf
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other: g26104r0-ACS-7 Add NCQ FLUSH CACHE support.fm
Ralph Weber
agenda177r0 Agenda for Plenary 177 - February 2026-Lake Forest

pdf: agenda177r0-Agenda for Plenary 177 - February 2026-Lake Forest.pdf
doc: agenda177r0-Agenda for Plenary 177 - February 2026-Lake Forest.docx
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g26103r0 ACS-7 Sanitize overwrite count sanity

Bring sanity to the number of passes supported on a Sanitize Overwrite.

pdf: g26103r0-ACS-7 Sanitize overwrite count sanity.pdf
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Jeff Boutiette
g26102r0 T13 Liaison Report to T10 - December 2025

T13 Liaison Report to T10 w/ month TBD

pdf: g26102r0-T13 Liaison Report to T10 - December 2025.pdf
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other: g26102r0-T13 Liaison Report to T10 - December 2025.fm
Ralph Weber
g25153r2 ACS-7 Obsolete Hybrid Information Feature Set

Obsoleting the Hybrid Information Feature Set, specifically:
• Hybrid Information Log
• HYBRID DEMOTE BY SIZE
• HYBRID CHANGE BY LBA RANGE
• HYBRID CONTROL
• HYBRID EVICT
• HYBRID INFORMATION field in various media access commands

pdf: g25153r2-ACS-7 Obsolete Hybrid Information Feature Set.pdf
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Jeff Boutiette
g25170r0 December 2025 plenary minutes

Published December plenary meeting minutes

pdf: g25170r0-December 2025 plenary minutes.pdf
doc: g25170r0-December 2025 plenary minutes.fm
other: g25170r0-December 2025 plenary minutes.htm
Curtis Stevens
g25155r2 ZAC-3 Zone Domains Interactions with Storage Element Depopulation

End ZAC-3's silence regarding what happens when a ZONE ACTIVATE EXT command processes an OFFLINE zone.

pdf: g25155r2-ZAC-3 Zone Domains Interactions with Storage Element Depopulation.pdf
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other: g25155r2-ZAC-3 Zone Domains Interactions with Storage Element Depopulation.fm
Ralph Weber
g25138r6 ACS-7 Physical Elements That Save Readable Data

Under "interesting" circumstances, the GET PHYSICAL ELEMENT STATUS command can helpfully guide the host towards an end result that leaves some zoned READ ONLY instead of OFFLINE.

pdf: g25138r6-ACS-7 Physical Elements That Save Readable Data.pdf
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other: g25138r6-ACS-7 Physical Elements That Save Readable Data.fm
Ralph Weber