include/uapi/linux/mtio.h
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File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/uapi/linux/mtio.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 8175 bytes
- Lines
- 210
- Domain
- Core OS
- Bucket
- Core Kernel Interface
- Inferred role
- Core OS: implementation source
- Status
- source implementation candidate
Why This File Exists
Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.
Dependency Surface
linux/types.hlinux/ioctl.h
Detected Declarations
struct mtopstruct mtgetstruct mtpos
Annotated Snippet
struct mtop {
short mt_op; /* operations defined below */
int mt_count; /* how many of them */
};
/* Magnetic Tape operations [Not all operations supported by all drivers]: */
#define MTRESET 0 /* +reset drive in case of problems */
#define MTFSF 1 /* forward space over FileMark,
* position at first record of next file
*/
#define MTBSF 2 /* backward space FileMark (position before FM) */
#define MTFSR 3 /* forward space record */
#define MTBSR 4 /* backward space record */
#define MTWEOF 5 /* write an end-of-file record (mark) */
#define MTREW 6 /* rewind */
#define MTOFFL 7 /* rewind and put the drive offline (eject?) */
#define MTNOP 8 /* no op, set status only (read with MTIOCGET) */
#define MTRETEN 9 /* retension tape */
#define MTBSFM 10 /* +backward space FileMark, position at FM */
#define MTFSFM 11 /* +forward space FileMark, position at FM */
#define MTEOM 12 /* goto end of recorded media (for appending files).
* MTEOM positions after the last FM, ready for
* appending another file.
*/
#define MTERASE 13 /* erase tape -- be careful! */
#define MTRAS1 14 /* run self test 1 (nondestructive) */
#define MTRAS2 15 /* run self test 2 (destructive) */
#define MTRAS3 16 /* reserved for self test 3 */
#define MTSETBLK 20 /* set block length (SCSI) */
#define MTSETDENSITY 21 /* set tape density (SCSI) */
#define MTSEEK 22 /* seek to block (Tandberg, etc.) */
#define MTTELL 23 /* tell block (Tandberg, etc.) */
#define MTSETDRVBUFFER 24 /* set the drive buffering according to SCSI-2 */
/* ordinary buffered operation with code 1 */
#define MTFSS 25 /* space forward over setmarks */
#define MTBSS 26 /* space backward over setmarks */
#define MTWSM 27 /* write setmarks */
#define MTLOCK 28 /* lock the drive door */
#define MTUNLOCK 29 /* unlock the drive door */
#define MTLOAD 30 /* execute the SCSI load command */
#define MTUNLOAD 31 /* execute the SCSI unload command */
#define MTCOMPRESSION 32/* control compression with SCSI mode page 15 */
#define MTSETPART 33 /* Change the active tape partition */
#define MTMKPART 34 /* Format the tape with one or two partitions */
#define MTWEOFI 35 /* write an end-of-file record (mark) in immediate mode */
/* structure for MTIOCGET - mag tape get status command */
struct mtget {
long mt_type; /* type of magtape device */
long mt_resid; /* residual count: (not sure)
* number of bytes ignored, or
* number of files not skipped, or
* number of records not skipped.
*/
/* the following registers are device dependent */
long mt_dsreg; /* status register */
long mt_gstat; /* generic (device independent) status */
long mt_erreg; /* error register */
/* The next two fields are not always used */
__kernel_daddr_t mt_fileno; /* number of current file on tape */
__kernel_daddr_t mt_blkno; /* current block number */
};
/*
* Constants for mt_type. Not all of these are supported,
* and these are not all of the ones that are supported.
*/
#define MT_ISUNKNOWN 0x01
#define MT_ISQIC02 0x02 /* Generic QIC-02 tape streamer */
#define MT_ISWT5150 0x03 /* Wangtek 5150EQ, QIC-150, QIC-02 */
#define MT_ISARCHIVE_5945L2 0x04 /* Archive 5945L-2, QIC-24, QIC-02? */
#define MT_ISCMSJ500 0x05 /* CMS Jumbo 500 (QIC-02?) */
#define MT_ISTDC3610 0x06 /* Tandberg 6310, QIC-24 */
#define MT_ISARCHIVE_VP60I 0x07 /* Archive VP60i, QIC-02 */
#define MT_ISARCHIVE_2150L 0x08 /* Archive Viper 2150L */
#define MT_ISARCHIVE_2060L 0x09 /* Archive Viper 2060L */
#define MT_ISARCHIVESC499 0x0A /* Archive SC-499 QIC-36 controller */
#define MT_ISQIC02_ALL_FEATURES 0x0F /* Generic QIC-02 with all features */
#define MT_ISWT5099EEN24 0x11 /* Wangtek 5099-een24, 60MB, QIC-24 */
#define MT_ISTEAC_MT2ST 0x12 /* Teac MT-2ST 155mb drive, Teac DC-1 card (Wangtek type) */
#define MT_ISEVEREX_FT40A 0x32 /* Everex FT40A (QIC-40) */
#define MT_ISDDS1 0x51 /* DDS device without partitions */
#define MT_ISDDS2 0x52 /* DDS device with partitions */
#define MT_ISONSTREAM_SC 0x61 /* OnStream SCSI tape drives (SC-x0)
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `linux/types.h`, `linux/ioctl.h`.
- Detected declarations: `struct mtop`, `struct mtget`, `struct mtpos`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
Implementation Notes
- This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
- Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
- Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.