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author | David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> | 2010-10-30 12:35:11 +0100 |
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committer | David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> | 2010-10-30 12:35:11 +0100 |
commit | 67577927e8d7a1f4b09b4992df640eadc6aacb36 (patch) | |
tree | 2e9efe6b5745965faf0dcc084d4613d9356263f9 /Documentation/scsi/st.txt | |
parent | 6fe4c590313133ebd5dadb769031489ff178ece1 (diff) | |
parent | 51f00a471ce8f359627dd99aeac322947a0e491b (diff) |
Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
Conflicts:
drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
Merge Grant's device-tree bits so that we can apply the subsequent fixes.
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/scsi/st.txt')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/st.txt b/Documentation/scsi/st.txt index 40752602c050..691ca292c24d 100644 --- a/Documentation/scsi/st.txt +++ b/Documentation/scsi/st.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This file contains brief information about the SCSI tape driver. The driver is currently maintained by Kai Mäkisara (email Kai.Makisara@kolumbus.fi) -Last modified: Sun Feb 24 21:59:07 2008 by kai.makisara +Last modified: Sun Aug 29 18:25:47 2010 by kai.makisara BASICS @@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ writing and the last operation has been a write. Two filemarks can be optionally written. In both cases end of data is signified by returning zero bytes for two consecutive reads. +Writing filemarks without the immediate bit set in the SCSI command block acts +as a synchronization point, i.e., all remaining data form the drive buffers is +written to tape before the command returns. This makes sure that write errors +are caught at that point, but this takes time. In some applications, several +consecutive files must be written fast. The MTWEOFI operation can be used to +write the filemarks without flushing the drive buffer. Writing filemark at +close() is always flushing the drive buffers. However, if the previous +operation is MTWEOFI, close() does not write a filemark. This can be used if +the program wants to close/open the tape device between files and wants to +skip waiting. + If rewind, offline, bsf, or seek is done and previous tape operation was write, a filemark is written before moving tape. @@ -301,6 +312,8 @@ MTBSR Space backward over count records. MTFSS Space forward over count setmarks. MTBSS Space backward over count setmarks. MTWEOF Write count filemarks. +MTWEOFI Write count filemarks with immediate bit set (i.e., does not + wait until data is on tape) MTWSM Write count setmarks. MTREW Rewind tape. MTOFFL Set device off line (often rewind plus eject). |