From d635711daa98be86d4c7fd01499c34f566b54ccb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: André Fabian Silva Delgado Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 05:30:17 -0300 Subject: Linux-libre 4.6.2-gnu --- Documentation/scsi/st.txt | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/scsi/st.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/st.txt b/Documentation/scsi/st.txt index b3211af63..ec0acf6ac 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 Aug 29 18:25:47 2010 by kai.makisara +Last modified: Tue Feb 9 21:54:16 2016 by kai.makisara BASICS @@ -408,10 +408,15 @@ MTSETPART Moves the tape to the partition given by the argument at the specified by MTSEEK. MTSETPART is inactive unless MT_ST_CAN_PARTITIONS set. MTMKPART Formats the tape with one partition (argument zero) or two - partitions (the argument gives in megabytes the size of - partition 1 that is physically the first partition of the - tape). The drive has to support partitions with size specified - by the initiator. Inactive unless MT_ST_CAN_PARTITIONS set. + partitions (argument non-zero). If the argument is positive, + it specifies the size of partition 1 in megabytes. For DDS + drives and several early drives this is the physically first + partition of the tape. If the argument is negative, its absolute + value specifies the size of partition 0 in megabytes. This is + the physically first partition of many later drives, like the + LTO drives from LTO-5 upwards. The drive has to support partitions + with size specified by the initiator. Inactive unless + MT_ST_CAN_PARTITIONS set. MTSETDRVBUFFER Is used for several purposes. The command is obtained from count with mask MT_SET_OPTIONS, the low order bits are used as argument. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf