[SCSI] st: expand ability to write immediate filemarks

[pandora-kernel.git] / Documentation / scsi / st.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/st.txt b/Documentation/scsi/st.txt
index 691ca29..685bf35 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/scsi/st.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/st.txt
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ MTSETDRVBUFFER
             MT_ST_SYSV sets the SYSV semantics (mode)
             MT_ST_NOWAIT enables immediate mode (i.e., don't wait for
                the command to finish) for some commands (e.g., rewind)
+            MT_ST_NOWAIT_EOF enables immediate filemark mode (i.e. when
+               writing a filemark, don't wait for it to complete). Please
+               see the BASICS note about MTWEOFI with respect to the
+               possible dangers of writing immediate filemarks.
             MT_ST_SILI enables setting the SILI bit in SCSI commands when
                reading in variable block mode to enhance performance when
                reading blocks shorter than the byte count; set this only