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-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/index.rst1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst27
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.txt22
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diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/index.rst b/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
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--- a/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
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@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ Linux SCSI Subsystem
scsi_mid_low_api
scsi-parameters
scsi
+ sd-parameters
scsi_transport_srp/figures
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst b/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..87d554008bfb
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@@ -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
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.txt b/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e5af00d88e7..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/scsi/sd-parameters.txt
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@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-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