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[cascardo/linux.git] / Documentation / scsi / st.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/st.txt b/Documentation/scsi/st.txt
index b3211af..ec0acf6 100644 (file)
--- 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.