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--- 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: Thu Feb 21 21:54:16 2008 by kai.makisara
+Last modified: Sun Feb 24 21:59:07 2008 by kai.makisara
BASICS
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ the defaults set by the user. The value -1 means the default is not set. The
file 'dev' contains the device numbers corresponding to this device. The links
'device' and 'driver' point to the SCSI device and driver entries.
+Each directory also contains the entry 'options' which shows the currently
+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.
+
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).