---

yaml
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r: 298262
b: refs/heads/master
c: c743e44
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 3194eef325c126d1f3bfa28317e2acd78292250d
+refs/heads/master: c743e44fbb1f8668941e83de07662b1ecd33d083

trunk/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

trunk/drivers/scsi/st.c

@@ -1106,6 +1106,12 @@ static int check_tape(struct scsi_tape *STp, struct file *filp)
                                     STp->drv_buffer));
 		}
 		STp->drv_write_prot = ((STp->buffer)->b_data[2] & 0x80) != 0;
+		if (!STp->drv_buffer && STp->immediate_filemark) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING
+			    "%s: non-buffered tape: disabling writing immediate filemarks\n",
+			    name);
+			STp->immediate_filemark = 0;
+		}
 	}
 	st_release_request(SRpnt);
 	SRpnt = NULL;
@@ -1314,6 +1320,8 @@ static int st_flush(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t id)
 
 		memset(cmd, 0, MAX_COMMAND_SIZE);
 		cmd[0] = WRITE_FILEMARKS;
+		if (STp->immediate_filemark)
+			cmd[1] = 1;
 		cmd[4] = 1 + STp->two_fm;
 
 		SRpnt = st_do_scsi(NULL, STp, cmd, 0, DMA_NONE,
@@ -2181,8 +2189,9 @@ static void st_log_options(struct scsi_tape * STp, struct st_modedef * STm, char
 		       name, STm->defaults_for_writes, STp->omit_blklims, STp->can_partitions,
 		       STp->scsi2_logical);
 		printk(KERN_INFO
-		       "%s:    sysv: %d nowait: %d sili: %d\n", name, STm->sysv, STp->immediate,
-			STp->sili);
+		       "%s:    sysv: %d nowait: %d sili: %d nowait_filemark: %d\n",
+		       name, STm->sysv, STp->immediate, STp->sili,
+		       STp->immediate_filemark);
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s:    debugging: %d\n",
 		       name, debugging);
 	}
@@ -2224,6 +2233,7 @@ static int st_set_options(struct scsi_tape *STp, long options)
 			STp->can_partitions = (options & MT_ST_CAN_PARTITIONS) != 0;
 		STp->scsi2_logical = (options & MT_ST_SCSI2LOGICAL) != 0;
 		STp->immediate = (options & MT_ST_NOWAIT) != 0;
+		STp->immediate_filemark = (options & MT_ST_NOWAIT_EOF) != 0;
 		STm->sysv = (options & MT_ST_SYSV) != 0;
 		STp->sili = (options & MT_ST_SILI) != 0;
 		DEB( debugging = (options & MT_ST_DEBUGGING) != 0;
@@ -2255,6 +2265,8 @@ static int st_set_options(struct scsi_tape *STp, long options)
 			STp->scsi2_logical = value;
 		if ((options & MT_ST_NOWAIT) != 0)
 			STp->immediate = value;
+		if ((options & MT_ST_NOWAIT_EOF) != 0)
+			STp->immediate_filemark = value;
 		if ((options & MT_ST_SYSV) != 0)
 			STm->sysv = value;
 		if ((options & MT_ST_SILI) != 0)
@@ -2714,7 +2726,8 @@ static int st_int_ioctl(struct scsi_tape *STp, unsigned int cmd_in, unsigned lon
 		cmd[0] = WRITE_FILEMARKS;
 		if (cmd_in == MTWSM)
 			cmd[1] = 2;
-		if (cmd_in == MTWEOFI)
+		if (cmd_in == MTWEOFI ||
+		    (cmd_in == MTWEOF && STp->immediate_filemark))
 			cmd[1] |= 1;
 		cmd[2] = (arg >> 16);
 		cmd[3] = (arg >> 8);
@@ -4093,6 +4106,7 @@ static int st_probe(struct device *dev)
 	tpnt->scsi2_logical = ST_SCSI2LOGICAL;
 	tpnt->sili = ST_SILI;
 	tpnt->immediate = ST_NOWAIT;
+	tpnt->immediate_filemark = 0;
 	tpnt->default_drvbuffer = 0xff;		/* No forced buffering */
 	tpnt->partition = 0;
 	tpnt->new_partition = 0;
@@ -4478,6 +4492,7 @@ st_options_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 	options |= STp->scsi2_logical ? MT_ST_SCSI2LOGICAL : 0;
 	options |= STm->sysv ? MT_ST_SYSV : 0;
 	options |= STp->immediate ? MT_ST_NOWAIT : 0;
+	options |= STp->immediate_filemark ? MT_ST_NOWAIT_EOF : 0;
 	options |= STp->sili ? MT_ST_SILI : 0;
 
 	l = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%08x\n", options);

trunk/drivers/scsi/st.h

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ struct scsi_tape {
 	unsigned char c_algo;			/* compression algorithm */
 	unsigned char pos_unknown;			/* after reset position unknown */
 	unsigned char sili;			/* use SILI when reading in variable b mode */
+	unsigned char immediate_filemark;	/* write filemark immediately */
 	int tape_type;
 	int long_timeout;	/* timeout for commands known to take long time */
 

trunk/include/linux/mtio.h

@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ struct	mtpos {
 #define MT_ST_SYSV              0x1000
 #define MT_ST_NOWAIT            0x2000
 #define MT_ST_SILI		0x4000
+#define MT_ST_NOWAIT_EOF	0x8000
 
 /* The mode parameters to be controlled. Parameter chosen with bits 20-28 */
 #define MT_ST_CLEAR_DEFAULT	0xfffff