From d835971b2b891827506a795513f3ce50609216e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 09:16:07 +0100 Subject: scsi: docs: convert sd-parameters.txt to ReST Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/8d0b75b0faf13a2e81373570d6ce601b629fb22a.1583136624.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen --- Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst (limited to 'Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst b/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..87d554008bfb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +====================================== +Linux SCSI Disk Driver (sd) Parameters +====================================== + +cache_type (RW) +--------------- +Enable/disable drive write & read cache. + +=========================== === === =========== ========== + cache_type string WCE RCD Write cache Read cache +=========================== === === =========== ========== + write through 0 0 off on + none 0 1 off off + write back 1 0 on on + write back, no read (daft) 1 1 on off +=========================== === === =========== ========== + +To set cache type to "write back" and save this setting to the drive:: + + # echo "write back" > cache_type + +To modify the caching mode without making the change persistent, prepend +"temporary " to the cache type string. E.g.:: + + # echo "temporary write back" > cache_type -- cgit v1.2.3