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diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/st.rst b/Documentation/scsi/st.rst index d3b28c28d74c..b4a092faa9c8 100644 --- a/Documentation/scsi/st.rst +++ b/Documentation/scsi/st.rst @@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ enabled driver and mode options. The value in the file is a bit mask where the bit definitions are the same as those used with MTSETDRVBUFFER in setting the options. +Each directory contains the entry 'position_lost_in_reset'. If this value is +one, reading and writing to the device is blocked after device reset. Most +devices rewind the tape after reset and the writes/read don't access the +tape position the user expects. + A link named 'tape' is made from the SCSI device directory to the class directory corresponding to the mode 0 auto-rewind device (e.g., st0). |