kernel-ark/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst
Mauro Carvalho Chehab d835971b2b 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 <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
2020-03-11 23:08:02 -04:00

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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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Linux SCSI Disk Driver (sd) Parameters
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cache_type (RW)
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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