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diff --git a/Documentation/cdrom/cdrom-standard.rst b/Documentation/cdrom/cdrom-standard.rst
index dde4f7f7fdbf..7964fe134277 100644
--- a/Documentation/cdrom/cdrom-standard.rst
+++ b/Documentation/cdrom/cdrom-standard.rst
@@ -146,19 +146,18 @@ with the kernel as a block device by registering the following general
*struct file_operations*::
struct file_operations cdrom_fops = {
- NULL, /∗ lseek ∗/
- block _read , /∗ read—general block-dev read ∗/
- block _write, /∗ write—general block-dev write ∗/
- NULL, /∗ readdir ∗/
- NULL, /∗ select ∗/
- cdrom_ioctl, /∗ ioctl ∗/
- NULL, /∗ mmap ∗/
- cdrom_open, /∗ open ∗/
- cdrom_release, /∗ release ∗/
- NULL, /∗ fsync ∗/
- NULL, /∗ fasync ∗/
- cdrom_media_changed, /∗ media change ∗/
- NULL /∗ revalidate ∗/
+ NULL, /* lseek */
+ block _read , /* read--general block-dev read */
+ block _write, /* write--general block-dev write */
+ NULL, /* readdir */
+ NULL, /* select */
+ cdrom_ioctl, /* ioctl */
+ NULL, /* mmap */
+ cdrom_open, /* open */
+ cdrom_release, /* release */
+ NULL, /* fsync */
+ NULL, /* fasync */
+ NULL /* revalidate */
};
Every active CD-ROM device shares this *struct*. The routines
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ current *struct* is::
int (*tray_move)(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
int (*lock_door)(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
int (*select_speed)(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
- int (*select_disc)(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
int (*get_last_session) (struct cdrom_device_info *,
struct cdrom_multisession *);
int (*get_mcn)(struct cdrom_device_info *, struct cdrom_mcn *);
@@ -251,12 +249,12 @@ The drive-specific, minor-like information that is registered with
`cdrom.c`, currently contains the following fields::
struct cdrom_device_info {
- const struct cdrom_device_ops * ops; /* device operations for this major */
+ const struct cdrom_device_ops * ops; /* device operations for this major */
struct list_head list; /* linked list of all device_info */
struct gendisk * disk; /* matching block layer disk */
void * handle; /* driver-dependent data */
- int mask; /* mask of capability: disables them */
+ int mask; /* mask of capability: disables them */
int speed; /* maximum speed for reading data */
int capacity; /* number of discs in a jukebox */
@@ -368,19 +366,6 @@ which may or may not be in the drive). If the drive is not a changer,
::
- int media_changed(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, int disc_nr)
-
-This function is very similar to the original function in $struct
-file_operations*. It returns 1 if the medium of the device *cdi->dev*
-has changed since the last call, and 0 otherwise. The parameter
-*disc_nr* identifies a specific slot in a juke-box, it should be
-ignored for single-disc drives. Note that by `re-routing` this
-function through *cdrom_media_changed()*, we can implement separate
-queues for the VFS and a new *ioctl()* function that can report device
-changes to software (e. g., an auto-mounting daemon).
-
-::
-
int tray_move(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, int position)
This function, if implemented, should control the tray movement. (No
@@ -435,15 +420,6 @@ return value indicates an error.
::
- int select_disc(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, int number)
-
-If the drive can store multiple discs (a juke-box) this function
-will perform disc selection. It should return the number of the
-selected disc on success, a negative value on error. Currently, only
-the ide-cd driver supports this functionality.
-
-::
-
int get_last_session(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi,
struct cdrom_multisession *ms_info)
@@ -571,7 +547,7 @@ phase. Currently, the capabilities are any of::
CDC_DRIVE_STATUS /* driver implements drive status */
The capability flag is declared *const*, to prevent drivers from
-accidentally tampering with the contents. The capability fags actually
+accidentally tampering with the contents. The capability flags actually
inform `cdrom.c` of what the driver can do. If the drive found
by the driver does not have the capability, is can be masked out by
the *cdrom_device_info* variable *mask*. For instance, the SCSI CD-ROM
@@ -583,7 +559,7 @@ the *CDC_CLOSE_TRAY* bit in *mask*.
In the file `cdrom.c` you will encounter many constructions of the type::
- if (cdo->capability & ∼cdi->mask & CDC _⟨capability⟩) ...
+ if (cdo->capability & ~cdi->mask & CDC _<capability>) ...
There is no *ioctl* to set the mask... The reason is that
I think it is better to control the **behavior** rather than the
@@ -750,7 +726,7 @@ Description of routines in `cdrom.c`
Only a few routines in `cdrom.c` are exported to the drivers. In this
new section we will discuss these, as well as the functions that `take
-over' the CD-ROM interface to the kernel. The header file belonging
+over` the CD-ROM interface to the kernel. The header file belonging
to `cdrom.c` is called `cdrom.h`. Formerly, some of the contents of this
file were placed in the file `ucdrom.h`, but this file has now been
merged back into `cdrom.h`.
@@ -917,12 +893,21 @@ commands can be identified by the underscores in their names.
maximum number of discs in the juke-box found in the *cdrom_dops*.
`CDROM_MEDIA_CHANGED`
Returns 1 if a disc has been changed since the last call.
- Note that calls to *cdrom_media_changed* by the VFS are treated
- by an independent queue, so both mechanisms will detect a
- media change once. For juke-boxes, an extra argument *arg*
+ For juke-boxes, an extra argument *arg*
specifies the slot for which the information is given. The special
value *CDSL_CURRENT* requests that information about the currently
selected slot be returned.
+`CDROM_TIMED_MEDIA_CHANGE`
+ Checks whether the disc has been changed since a user supplied time
+ and returns the time of the last disc change.
+
+ *arg* is a pointer to a *cdrom_timed_media_change_info* struct.
+ *arg->last_media_change* may be set by calling code to signal
+ the timestamp of the last known media change (by the caller).
+ Upon successful return, this ioctl call will set
+ *arg->last_media_change* to the latest media change timestamp (in ms)
+ known by the kernel/driver and set *arg->has_changed* to 1 if
+ that timestamp is more recent than the timestamp set by the caller.
`CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS`
Returns the status of the drive by a call to
*drive_status()*. Return values are defined in cdrom_drive_status_.