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+Generic Block Device Capability
+===============================================================================
+This file documents the sysfs file block/<disk>/capability
+
+capability is a hex word indicating which capabilities a specific disk
+supports. For more information on bits not listed here, see
+include/linux/genhd.h
+
+Capability Value
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+GENHD_FL_MEDIA_CHANGE_NOTIFY 4
+ When this bit is set, the disk supports Asynchronous Notification
+ of media change events. These events will be broadcast to user
+ space via kernel uevent.
+