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@@ -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.