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Message-ID: <87fxr5ujq3.fsf_-_@denkblock.local>
Date:	Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:35:00 +0200
From:	Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Update documentation of HDIO_DRIVE_RESET ioctl

Alter the entry for HDIO_DRIVE_RESET in Documentation/ioctl/hdio.txt to
reflect a functional change in the driver.  Besides, the entry has been
inaccurate before.

Signed-off-by: Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de>
---

 Documentation/ioctl/hdio.txt |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/ioctl/hdio.txt b/Documentation/ioctl/hdio.txt
index c19efde..a859734 100644
--- a/Documentation/ioctl/hdio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ioctl/hdio.txt
@@ -508,12 +508,12 @@ HDIO_DRIVE_RESET		execute a device reset
 
 	error returns:
 	  EACCES	Access denied:  requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+	  EBUSY		Device busy:	reset operation in progress already
 
 	notes:
 
-	  Abort any current command, prevent anything else from being
-	  queued, execute a reset on the device, and issue BLKRRPART
-	  ioctl on the block device.
+	  Execute a reset on the device as soon as the current IO
+	  operation has completed.
 
 	  Executes an ATAPI soft reset if applicable, otherwise
 	  executes an ATA soft reset on the controller.
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