diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index c0f44a17e..e6c6a4bb6 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
+2004-03-26  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* errno.cc (errmap): Map ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION to EBUSY,
+	ERROR_EOM_OVERFLOW and ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED to EIO.  Add mappings
+	for ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE, ERROR_DEVICE_REQUIRES_CLEANING and
+	ERROR_DEVICE_DOOR_OPEN.
+	* fhandler.h (class fhandler_dev_raw): Drop varblkop member.
+	(fhandler_dev_raw::is_eom): De-virtualize.
+	(fhandler_dev_raw::is_eof): Ditto.
+	(class fhandler_dev_tape): Drop lasterr and dp member.  Add mt_mtx
+	member.  Drop all private methods formerly used by ioctl.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::is_rewind_device): Use get_minor for clarity.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::driveno): New method.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::drive_init): New method.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::clear): Remove method.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::is_eom): Ditto.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::is_eof): Ditto.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::write_file): Ditto.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::read_file): Ditto.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::_lock): New method.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::unlock): New method.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::raw_read): New method.
+	(fhandler_dev_tape::raw_write): New method.
+	* fhandler_raw.cc (fhandler_dev_raw::is_eom): New method.
+	(fhandler_dev_raw::is_eof): New method.
+	(fhandler_dev_raw::open): Allow setting write through option by
+	using the O_TEXT flag as ... flag.
+	(fhandler_dev_raw::writebuf): Remove usage of varblkop and other
+	tape specific code.
+	(fhandler_dev_raw::raw_read): Ditto.
+	(fhandler_dev_raw::dup): Ditto.
+	* fhandler_tape.cc: Rewrite tape operations entirely.  Implement
+	new tape driver classes mtinfo, mtinfo_drive and mtinfo_part.
+	Reduce fhandler_dev_tape methods to mostly just calling appropriate
+	mtinfo_drive methods.
+	(mtinfo_init): New function adding the mtinfo shared memory area.
+	* mtinfo.h: New file, containing the definition of the new tape
+	driver classes.
+	* shared.cc: Include mtinfo.h.
+	(offsets): Add entry for mtinfo shared memory area.
+	(memory_init): Call mtinfo_init.
+	* shared_info.h (shared_locations): Add SH_MTINFO shared location.
+	* include/cygwin/mtio.h: Change and add various comments.  Add GMT_xxx
+	macros for new generic flags.  Add MT_ST_xxx bitfield definitions
+	for MTSETDRVBUFFER ioctl.
+	* include/cygwin/version.h: Bump API minor version number.
+
 2004-03-26  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
 
 	* path.cc (path_conv::check): Use 'strchr' rather than 'strrchr' to
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/errno.cc b/winsup/cygwin/errno.cc
index 2c7915c59..475164a02 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/errno.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/errno.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static NO_COPY struct
   X (NO_MORE_FILES,		ENMFILE),
   X (WRITE_PROTECT,		EROFS),
   X (BAD_UNIT,			ENODEV),
-  X (SHARING_VIOLATION,		EACCES),
+  X (SHARING_VIOLATION,		EBUSY),
   X (LOCK_VIOLATION,		EACCES),
   X (SHARING_BUFFER_EXCEEDED,	ENOLCK),
   X (HANDLE_EOF,		ENODATA),
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ static NO_COPY struct
   X (IO_DEVICE,			EIO),
   X (NOT_OWNER,			EPERM),
   X (END_OF_MEDIA,		ENOSPC),
-  X (EOM_OVERFLOW,		ENOSPC),
+  X (EOM_OVERFLOW,		EIO),
   X (BEGINNING_OF_MEDIA,	EIO),
   X (SETMARK_DETECTED,		EIO),
-  X (NO_DATA_DETECTED,		ENOSPC),
+  X (NO_DATA_DETECTED,		EIO),
   X (POSSIBLE_DEADLOCK,		EDEADLOCK),
   X (CRC,			EIO),
   X (NEGATIVE_SEEK,		EINVAL),
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ static NO_COPY struct
   X (INVALID_BLOCK_LENGTH,	EIO),
   X (BUS_RESET,			EIO),
   X (FILEMARK_DETECTED,		EIO),
+  X (NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE,		ENOMEDIUM),
+  X (DEVICE_REQUIRES_CLEANING,	EIO),
+  X (DEVICE_DOOR_OPEN,		EIO),
   { 0, NULL, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
index c7d7568ed..0b5c71299 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ class fhandler_dev_raw: public fhandler_base
   int lastblk_to_read : 1;
   int is_writing      : 1;
   int has_written     : 1;
-  int varblkop	      : 1;
 
   virtual void clear (void);
   virtual BOOL write_file (const void *buf, DWORD to_write,
@@ -518,9 +517,9 @@ class fhandler_dev_raw: public fhandler_base
   virtual int writebuf (void);
 
   /* returns not null, if `win_error' determines an end of media condition */
-  virtual int is_eom(int win_error) = 0;
+  virtual int is_eom(int win_error);
   /* returns not null, if `win_error' determines an end of file condition */
-  virtual int is_eof(int win_error) = 0;
+  virtual int is_eof(int win_error);
 
   fhandler_dev_raw ();
 
@@ -569,18 +568,14 @@ class fhandler_dev_floppy: public fhandler_dev_raw
 
 class fhandler_dev_tape: public fhandler_dev_raw
 {
-  int lasterr;
-  TAPE_GET_DRIVE_PARAMETERS dp;
+  HANDLE mt_mtx;
 
-  bool is_rewind_device () { return get_unit () < 128; }
+  bool is_rewind_device () { return get_minor () < 128; }
+  unsigned int driveno () { return (unsigned int) get_minor () & 0x7f; }
+  void drive_init (void);
 
- protected:
-  virtual void clear (void);
-  virtual int is_eom (int win_error);
-  virtual int is_eof (int win_error);
-  virtual BOOL write_file (const void *buf, DWORD to_write,
-			   DWORD *written, int *err);
-  virtual BOOL read_file (void *buf, DWORD to_read, DWORD *read, int *err);
+  inline bool _lock ();
+  inline int unlock (int ret = 0);
 
  public:
   fhandler_dev_tape ();
@@ -588,33 +583,15 @@ class fhandler_dev_tape: public fhandler_dev_raw
   virtual int open (int flags, mode_t mode = 0);
   virtual int close (void);
 
+  void raw_read (void *ptr, size_t& ulen);
+  int raw_write (const void *ptr, size_t ulen);
+
   virtual _off64_t lseek (_off64_t offset, int whence);
 
   virtual int __stdcall fstat (struct __stat64 *buf) __attribute__ ((regparm (2)));
 
   virtual int dup (fhandler_base *child);
-
   virtual int ioctl (unsigned int cmd, void *buf);
-
- private:
-  inline bool tape_get_feature (DWORD parm)
-    {
-      return ((parm & TAPE_DRIVE_HIGH_FEATURES)
-	      ? ((dp.FeaturesHigh & parm) != 0)
-	      : ((dp.FeaturesLow & parm) != 0));
-    }
-  int tape_error (const char *txt);
-  int tape_write_marks (int marktype, DWORD len);
-  int tape_get_pos (unsigned long *block, unsigned long *partition = NULL);
-  int tape_set_pos (int mode, long count, bool sfm_func = false);
-  int _tape_set_pos (int mode, long count, int partition = 0);
-  int tape_erase (int mode);
-  int tape_prepare (int action);
-  int tape_set_blocksize (long count);
-  int tape_status (struct mtget *get);
-  int tape_compression (long count);
-  int tape_partition (long count);
-  int tape_set_partition (long count);
 };
 
 /* Standard disk file */
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_raw.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_raw.cc
index 93356ab26..44c449561 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_raw.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_raw.cc
@@ -37,9 +37,21 @@ fhandler_dev_raw::clear (void)
   eom_detected = 0;
   eof_detected = 0;
   lastblk_to_read = 0;
-  varblkop = 0;
 }
 
+int
+fhandler_dev_raw::is_eom (int win_error)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+fhandler_dev_raw::is_eof (int)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 /* Wrapper functions to allow fhandler_dev_tape to detect and care for
    media changes and bus resets. */
 
@@ -76,16 +88,13 @@ fhandler_dev_raw::writebuf (void)
   DWORD written;
   int ret = 0;
 
-  if (!varblkop && is_writing && devbuf && devbufend)
+  if (is_writing && devbuf && devbufend)
     {
       DWORD to_write;
       int ret = 0;
 
       memset (devbuf + devbufend, 0, devbufsiz - devbufend);
-      if (get_major () != DEV_TAPE_MAJOR)
-	to_write = ((devbufend - 1) / 512 + 1) * 512;
-      else
-	to_write = devbufsiz;
+      to_write = ((devbufend - 1) / 512 + 1) * 512;
       if (!write_file (devbuf, to_write, &written, &ret)
 	  && is_eom (ret))
 	eom_detected = 1;
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ fhandler_dev_raw::open (int flags, mode_t)
     }
 
   /* Check for illegal flags. */
-  if (flags & (O_APPEND | O_EXCL))
+  if (get_major () != DEV_TAPE_MAJOR && (flags & (O_APPEND | O_EXCL)))
     {
       set_errno (EINVAL);
       return 0;
@@ -162,11 +171,16 @@ fhandler_dev_raw::open (int flags, mode_t)
   WCHAR devname[CYG_MAX_PATH + 1];
   str2buf2uni (dev, devname, get_win32_name ());
   OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES attr;
+  ULONG options = FILE_SYNCHRONOUS_IO_NONALERT;
+  /* The O_TEXT flag is used to indicate write-through on tape devices */
+  if (get_major () == DEV_TAPE_MAJOR && (flags & O_TEXT))
+    options |= FILE_WRITE_THROUGH;
+  flags &= ~O_TEXT;
   InitializeObjectAttributes (&attr, &dev, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE, NULL, NULL);
 
   HANDLE h;
   IO_STATUS_BLOCK io;
-  NTSTATUS status = NtOpenFile (&h, access, &attr, &io, wincap.shared (),
+  NTSTATUS status = NtOpenFile (&h, access, &attr, &io, 0 /* excl. access */,
 				FILE_SYNCHRONOUS_IO_NONALERT);
   if (!NT_SUCCESS (status))
     {
@@ -234,7 +248,8 @@ fhandler_dev_raw::raw_read (void *ptr, size_t& ulen)
 	    {
 	      bytes_to_read = min (len, devbufend - devbufstart);
 	      debug_printf ("read %d bytes from buffer (rest %d)",
-			    bytes_to_read, devbufend - devbufend);
+			    bytes_to_read,
+			    devbufend - devbufstart - bytes_to_read);
 	      memcpy (p, devbuf + devbufstart, bytes_to_read);
 	      len -= bytes_to_read;
 	      p += bytes_to_read;
@@ -251,10 +266,7 @@ fhandler_dev_raw::raw_read (void *ptr, size_t& ulen)
 	    {
 	      if (len >= devbufsiz)
 		{
-		  if (get_major () == DEV_TAPE_MAJOR)
-		    bytes_to_read = (len / devbufsiz) * devbufsiz;
-		  else
-		    bytes_to_read = (len / 512) * 512;
+		  bytes_to_read = (len / 512) * 512;
 		  tgt = p;
 		  debug_printf ("read %d bytes direct from file",bytes_to_read);
 		}
@@ -310,11 +322,6 @@ fhandler_dev_raw::raw_read (void *ptr, size_t& ulen)
     {
       if (!is_eof (ret) && !is_eom (ret))
 	{
-	  if (varblkop && ret == ERROR_MORE_DATA)
-	    /* *ulen < blocksize.  Linux returns ENOMEM here
-	       when reading with variable blocksize . */
-	    set_errno (ENOMEM);
-	  else
 	  __seterrno ();
 	  goto err;
 	}
@@ -470,7 +477,6 @@ fhandler_dev_raw::dup (fhandler_base *child)
       fhc->eom_detected = eom_detected;
       fhc->eof_detected = eof_detected;
       fhc->lastblk_to_read = 0;
-      fhc->varblkop = varblkop;
     }
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tape.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tape.cc
index a99e4a2aa..bbcc67063 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tape.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tape.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ details. */
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/mtio.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
 #include <ddk/ntddstor.h>
 #include "cygerrno.h"
 #include "perprocess.h"
@@ -22,628 +23,684 @@ details. */
 #include "fhandler.h"
 #include "dtable.h"
 #include "cygheap.h"
+#include "shared_info.h"
+#include "sigproc.h"
+#include "mtinfo.h"
 
 /* Media changes and bus resets are sometimes reported and the function
    hasn't been executed.  We repeat all functions which return with one
    of these error codes. */
-/* FIXME: Note that this is wrong!  The correct behaviour after getting
-   an ERROR_BUS_RESET is to raise a flag and then to block any access,
-   except for MTREW, MTOFFL, MT_RETEN, MTERASE, MTSEEK and MTEOM, and
-   to set errno to EIO in all other cases. */
-#define TAPE_FUNC(func) do { \
-			  lasterr = (func); \
-			} while (lasterr == ERROR_MEDIA_CHANGED \
-				 || lasterr == ERROR_BUS_RESET)
+#define TAPE_FUNC(func) while ((lasterr = (func)) == ERROR_MEDIA_CHANGED) \
+			  { \
+			    initialize (drive, false); \
+			    part (partition)->initialize (0); \
+			  }
 
 /* Convert LARGE_INTEGER into long long */
 #define get_ll(pl)  (((long long) (pl).HighPart << 32) | (pl).LowPart)
 
-#define IS_EOM(err) ((err) == ERROR_END_OF_MEDIA \
-		     || (err) == ERROR_EOM_OVERFLOW \
-		     || (err) == ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED)
+#define IS_BOT(err) ((err) == ERROR_BEGINNING_OF_MEDIA)
 
 #define IS_EOF(err) ((err) == ERROR_FILEMARK_DETECTED \
 		     || (err) == ERROR_SETMARK_DETECTED)
 
+#define IS_SM(err)  ((err) == ERROR_SETMARK_DETECTED)
+
+#define IS_EOD(err) ((err) == ERROR_END_OF_MEDIA \
+		     || (err) == ERROR_EOM_OVERFLOW \
+		     || (err) == ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED)
+
+#define IS_EOM(err) ((err) == ERROR_END_OF_MEDIA \
+		     || (err) == ERROR_EOM_OVERFLOW)
+
 /**********************************************************************/
-/* fhandler_dev_tape */
+/* mtinfo_part */
 
 void
-fhandler_dev_tape::clear (void)
+mtinfo_part::initialize (long nblock)
+{
+  block = nblock;
+  if (block == 0)
+    file = fblock = 0;
+  else
+    file = fblock = -1;
+  smark = false;
+  emark = no_eof;
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************/
+/* mtinfo_drive */
+
+void
+mtinfo_drive::initialize (int num, bool first_time)
+{
+  drive = num;
+  partition = 0;
+  block = -1;
+  lock = unlocked;
+  if (first_time)
+    {
+      buffer_writes = true;
+      two_fm = false;
+      fast_eom = false;
+      auto_lock = false;
+      sysv = false;
+      nowait = false;
+    }
+  for (int i = 0; i < MAX_PARTITION_NUM; ++i)
+    part (i)->initialize ();
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::get_dp (HANDLE mt)
+{
+  DWORD len = sizeof _dp;
+  TAPE_FUNC (GetTapeParameters (mt, GET_TAPE_DRIVE_INFORMATION, &len, &_dp));
+  return error ("get_dp");
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::get_mp (HANDLE mt)
+{
+  DWORD len = sizeof _mp;
+  TAPE_FUNC (GetTapeParameters (mt, GET_TAPE_MEDIA_INFORMATION, &len, &_mp));
+  return error ("get_mp");
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::open (HANDLE mt)
+{
+  get_dp (mt);
+  get_mp (mt);
+  get_pos (mt);
+  if (partition < MAX_PARTITION_NUM && part (partition)->block != block)
+    part (partition)->initialize (block);
+  /* The following rewind in position 0 solves a problem which appears
+   * in case of multi volume archives (at least on NT4): The last ReadFile
+   * on the previous medium returns ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED.  After media
+   * change, all subsequent ReadFile calls return ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED,
+   * too.  The call to set_pos apparently reset some internal flags.
+   * FIXME:  Is that really true or based on a misinterpretation? */
+  if (!block)
+    {
+      debug_printf ("rewind in position 0");
+      set_pos (mt, TAPE_REWIND, 0, false);
+    }
+  return error ("open");
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::close (HANDLE mt, bool rewind)
 {
   lasterr = 0;
-  fhandler_dev_raw::clear ();
-}
-
-int
-fhandler_dev_tape::is_eom (int win_error)
-{
-  int ret = IS_EOM (win_error);
-  if (ret)
-    debug_printf ("end of medium");
-  return ret;
-}
-
-int
-fhandler_dev_tape::is_eof (int win_error)
-{
-  int ret = IS_EOF (win_error);
-  if (ret)
-    debug_printf ("end of file");
-  return ret;
-}
-
-BOOL
-fhandler_dev_tape::write_file (const void *buf, DWORD to_write,
-			       DWORD *written, int *err)
-{
-  BOOL ret;
-
-  do
+  if (GetTapeStatus (mt) == ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE)
+    dirty = clean;
+  if (dirty == has_written)
     {
-      *err = 0;
-      if (!(ret = WriteFile (get_handle (), buf, to_write, written, 0)))
-	*err = GetLastError ();
-    }
-  while (*err == ERROR_MEDIA_CHANGED || *err == ERROR_BUS_RESET);
-  syscall_printf ("%d (err %d) = WriteFile (%d, %d, write %d, written %d, 0)",
-		  ret, *err, get_handle (), buf, to_write, *written);
-  return ret;
-}
-
-BOOL
-fhandler_dev_tape::read_file (void *buf, DWORD to_read, DWORD *read, int *err)
-{
-  BOOL ret;
-
-  do
-    {
-      *err = 0;
-      if (!(ret = ReadFile (get_handle (), buf, to_read, read, 0)))
-	*err = GetLastError ();
-    }
-  while (*err == ERROR_MEDIA_CHANGED || *err == ERROR_BUS_RESET);
-  syscall_printf ("%d (err %d) = ReadFile (%d, %d, to_read %d, read %d, 0)",
-		  ret, *err, get_handle (), buf, to_read, *read);
-  return ret;
-}
-
-fhandler_dev_tape::fhandler_dev_tape ()
-  : fhandler_dev_raw ()
-{
-  debug_printf ("unit: %d", dev ().minor);
-}
-
-int
-fhandler_dev_tape::open (int flags, mode_t)
-{
-  int ret;
-
-  devbufsiz = 1L;
-
-  ret = fhandler_dev_raw::open (flags);
-  if (ret)
-    {
-      DWORD varlen;
-      struct mtget get;
-      unsigned long block;
-
-      TAPE_FUNC (GetTapeParameters (get_handle (), GET_TAPE_DRIVE_INFORMATION,
-				    (varlen = sizeof dp, &varlen), &dp));
-
-      if (!tape_status (&get))
+      /* if last operation was writing, write a filemark */
+      debug_printf ("writing filemark");
+      write_marks (mt, TAPE_FILEMARKS, two_fm ? 2 : 1);
+      if (two_fm && !lasterr && !rewind) /* Backspace over the 2nd filemark. */
         {
-	  long blksize = (get.mt_dsreg & MT_ST_BLKSIZE_MASK)
-	  		 >> MT_ST_BLKSIZE_SHIFT;
-	  /* Tape drive supports and is set to variable block size. */
-	  if (blksize == 0)
-	    devbufsiz = get.mt_maxblksize;
-	  else
-	    devbufsiz = blksize;
-	  varblkop = blksize == 0;
-	}
-
-      if (devbufsiz > 1L)
-	devbuf = new char [devbufsiz];
-
-      /* The following rewind in position 0 solves a problem which appears
-       * in case of multi volume archives: The last ReadFile on first medium
-       * returns ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED. After media change, all subsequent
-       * ReadFile calls return ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED, too.
-       * The call to tape_set_pos seems to reset some internal flags. */
-      if (!tape_get_pos (&block) && !block)
-	{
-	  debug_printf ("rewinding");
-	  tape_set_pos (TAPE_REWIND, 0);
-	}
-
-      if (flags & O_APPEND)
-	{
-	  /* In append mode, seek to beginning of next filemark */
-	  tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, 1, true);
+	  set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, -1, false);
+	  if (!lasterr)
+	    part (partition)->fblock = 0; /* That's obvious, isn't it? */
 	}
     }
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-int
-fhandler_dev_tape::close (void)
-{
-  struct mtop op;
-  int ret = 0;
-
-  if (is_writing)
+  else if (dirty == has_read && sysv && !rewind)
     {
-      ret = writebuf ();
-      if (has_written && !eom_detected)
-	{
-	  /* if last operation was writing, write a filemark */
-	  debug_printf ("writing filemark");
-	  op.mt_op = MTWEOF;
-	  op.mt_count = 1;
-	  ioctl (MTIOCTOP, &op);
+      if (sysv)
+        {
+	  /* Under SYSV semantics, the tape is moved past the next file mark
+	     after read. */
+	  if (part (partition)->emark == no_eof)
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, 1, false);
+	  else if (part (partition)->emark == eof_hit)
+	    part (partition)->emark = eof;
+	}
+      else
+        {
+	  /* Under BSD semantics, we must check if the filemark has been
+	     inadvertendly crossed.  If so cross the filemark backwards
+	     and position the tape right before EOF. */
+	  if (part (partition)->emark == eof_hit)
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, -1, false);
 	}
     }
-
-  // To protected reads on signaling (e.g. Ctrl-C)
-  eof_detected = 1;
-
-  if (is_rewind_device ())
+  if (rewind)
     {
       debug_printf ("rewinding");
-      tape_set_pos (TAPE_REWIND, 0);
+      set_pos (mt, TAPE_REWIND, 0, false);
     }
-
-  if (ret)
-    {
-      fhandler_dev_raw::close ();
-      return ret;
-    }
-
-  return fhandler_dev_raw::close ();
+  if (auto_lock && lock == auto_locked)
+    prepare (mt, TAPE_UNLOCK);
+  dirty = clean;
+  return error ("close");
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::fstat (struct __stat64 *buf)
+mtinfo_drive::read (HANDLE mt, void *ptr, size_t &ulen)
 {
-  int ret;
+  BOOL ret;
+  DWORD bytes_read = 0;
 
-  if (!(ret = fhandler_base::fstat (buf)))
+  if (GetTapeStatus (mt) == ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE)
+    return lasterr = ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE;
+  if (lasterr == ERROR_BUS_RESET)
     {
-      struct mtget get;
-
-      if (!ioctl (MTIOCGET, &get))
-	buf->st_blocks = get.mt_capacity / buf->st_blksize;
+      ulen = 0;
+      goto out;
     }
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-_off64_t
-fhandler_dev_tape::lseek (_off64_t offset, int whence)
-{
-  struct mtop op;
-  struct mtpos pos;
-
-  debug_printf ("lseek (%s, %d, %d)", get_name (), offset, whence);
-
-  writebuf ();
-
-  if (ioctl (MTIOCPOS, &pos))
+  dirty = clean;
+  if (part (partition)->emark == eof_hit)
     {
-      return ILLEGAL_SEEK;
+      part (partition)->emark = eof;
+      lasterr = ulen = 0;
+      goto out;
     }
-
-  switch (whence)
+  else if (part (partition)->emark == eod_hit)
     {
-      case SEEK_END:
-	op.mt_op = MTFSF;
-	op.mt_count = 1;
-	if (ioctl (MTIOCTOP, &op))
-	  return -1;
-	break;
-      case SEEK_SET:
-	if (whence == SEEK_SET && offset < 0)
-	  {
-	    set_errno (EINVAL);
-	    return -1;
-	  }
-	break;
-      case SEEK_CUR:
-	break;
-      default:
-	set_errno (EINVAL);
-	return -1;
+      part (partition)->emark = eod;
+      lasterr = ulen = 0;
+      goto out;
     }
-
-  op.mt_op = MTFSR;
-  op.mt_count = offset / devbufsiz
-		- (whence == SEEK_SET ? pos.mt_blkno : 0);
-
-  if (op.mt_count < 0)
+  else if (part (partition)->emark == eod)
     {
-      op.mt_op = MTBSR;
-      op.mt_count = -op.mt_count;
+      lasterr = ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED;
+      ulen = (size_t) -1;
+      goto out;
     }
-
-  if (ioctl (MTIOCTOP, &op) || ioctl (MTIOCPOS, &pos))
-    return -1;
-
-  return (pos.mt_blkno * devbufsiz);
-}
-
-int
-fhandler_dev_tape::dup (fhandler_base *child)
-{
-  fhandler_dev_tape *fhc = (fhandler_dev_tape *) child;
-
-  fhc->lasterr = lasterr;
-  fhc->dp = dp;
-  return fhandler_dev_raw::dup (child);
-}
-
-int
-fhandler_dev_tape::ioctl (unsigned int cmd, void *buf)
-{
-  int ret = NO_ERROR;
-  unsigned long block;
-
-  if (cmd == MTIOCTOP)
+  else if (part (partition)->emark == eom_hit)
     {
-      struct mtop *op = (struct mtop *) buf;
-
-      if (!op)
-	ret = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+      part (partition)->emark = eom;
+      lasterr = ulen = 0;
+      goto out;
+    }
+  else if (part (partition)->emark == eom)
+    {
+      lasterr = ERROR_END_OF_MEDIA;
+      ulen = (size_t) -1;
+      goto out;
+    }
+  part (partition)->smark = false;
+  if (auto_lock && lock < auto_locked)
+    prepare (mt, TAPE_LOCK, true);
+  ret = ReadFile (mt, ptr, ulen, &bytes_read, 0);
+  lasterr = ret ? 0 : GetLastError ();
+  ulen = (size_t) bytes_read;
+  if (bytes_read > 0)
+    {
+      long blocks_read = mp ()->BlockSize == 0
+			 ? 1 : howmany (bytes_read, mp ()->BlockSize);
+      block += blocks_read;
+      part (partition)->block += blocks_read;
+      if (part (partition)->fblock >= 0)
+	part (partition)->fblock += blocks_read;
+    }
+  if (IS_EOF (lasterr))
+    {
+      block++;
+      part (partition)->block++;
+      if (part (partition)->file >= 0)
+	part (partition)->file++;
+      part (partition)->fblock = 0;
+      part (partition)->smark = IS_SM (lasterr);
+      part (partition)->emark = bytes_read > 0 ? eof_hit : eof;
+      lasterr = 0;
+    }
+  else if (IS_EOD (lasterr))
+    {
+      if (part (partition)->emark == eof)
+        part (partition)->emark = IS_EOM (lasterr) ? eom : eod;
       else
-	switch (op->mt_op)
-	  {
-	  case MTRESET:
-	    break;
-	  case MTFSF:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, op->mt_count);
-	    break;
-	  case MTBSF:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, -op->mt_count);
-	    break;
-	  case MTFSR:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_RELATIVE_BLOCKS, op->mt_count);
-	    break;
-	  case MTBSR:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_RELATIVE_BLOCKS, -op->mt_count);
-	    break;
-	  case MTWEOF:
-	    if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_FILEMARKS))
-	      ret = tape_write_marks (TAPE_FILEMARKS, op->mt_count);
-	    else if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_LONG_FMKS))
-	      ret = tape_write_marks (TAPE_LONG_FILEMARKS, op->mt_count);
-	    else
-	      ret = tape_write_marks (TAPE_SHORT_FILEMARKS, op->mt_count);
-	    break;
-	  case MTREW:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_REWIND, 0);
-	    break;
-	  case MTOFFL:
-	  case MTUNLOAD:
-	    ret = tape_prepare (TAPE_UNLOAD);
-	    break;
-	  case MTNOP:
-	    reset_devbuf ();
-	    break;
-	  case MTRETEN:
-	    if (!tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_END_OF_DATA))
-	      ret = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-	    else if (!(ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_REWIND, 0, false)))
-	      ret = tape_prepare (TAPE_TENSION);
-	    break;
-	  case MTBSFM:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, -op->mt_count, true);
-	    break;
-	  case MTFSFM:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, op->mt_count, true);
-	    break;
-	  case MTEOM:
-	    if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_END_OF_DATA))
-	      ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_END_OF_DATA, 0);
-	    else
-	      ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, 32767);
-	    break;
-	  case MTERASE:
-	    ret = tape_erase (TAPE_ERASE_LONG);
-	    break;
-	  case MTRAS1:
-	  case MTRAS2:
-	  case MTRAS3:
-	    ret = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-	    break;
-	  case MTSETBLK:
-	    if (!tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_BLOCK_SIZE))
-	      {
-		ret = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-		break;
-	      }
-	    if ((devbuf && (size_t) op->mt_count == devbufsiz)
-		|| (!devbuf && op->mt_count == 0))
-	      {
-		/* Nothing has changed. */
-		ret = 0;
-		break;
-	      }
-	    if ((op->mt_count == 0
-		 && !tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_VARIABLE_BLOCK))
-		|| (op->mt_count > 0
-		    && ((DWORD) op->mt_count < dp.MinimumBlockSize
-			|| (DWORD) op->mt_count > dp.MaximumBlockSize)))
-	      {
-		ret = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-		break;
-	      }
-	    if (devbuf && devbufend - devbufstart > 0
-		&& (op->mt_count == 0
-		    || (op->mt_count > 0
-			&& (size_t) op->mt_count < devbufend - devbufstart)))
-	      {
-		/* Not allowed if still data in devbuf. */
-		ret = ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK_LENGTH; /* EIO */
-		break;
-	      }
-	    if (!(ret = tape_set_blocksize (op->mt_count)))
-	      {
-		char *buf = NULL;
-		if (op->mt_count > 1L && !(buf = new char [op->mt_count]))
-		  {
-		    ret = ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY;
-		    break;
-		  }
-		if (devbufsiz > 1L && op->mt_count > 1L)
-		  {
-		    memcpy (buf, devbuf + devbufstart,
-			    devbufend - devbufstart);
-		    devbufend -= devbufstart;
-		  }
-		else
-		  devbufend = 0;
-		devbufstart = 0;
-		delete [] devbuf;
-		devbuf = buf;
-		devbufsiz = op->mt_count;
-		varblkop = op->mt_count == 0;
-	      }
-	    reset_devbuf ();
-	    break;
-	  case MTSEEK:
-	    if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_LOGICAL_BLK))
-	      ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_LOGICAL_BLOCK, op->mt_count);
-	    else if (!(ret = tape_get_pos (&block)))
-	      ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_RELATIVE_BLOCKS,
-				  op->mt_count - block);
-	    break;
-	  case MTTELL:
-	    if (!(ret = tape_get_pos (&block)))
-	      op->mt_count = block;
-	    break;
-	  case MTFSS:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_SETMARKS, op->mt_count);
-	    break;
-	  case MTBSS:
-	    ret = tape_set_pos (TAPE_SPACE_SETMARKS, -op->mt_count);
-	    break;
-	  case MTWSM:
-	    ret = tape_write_marks (TAPE_SETMARKS, op->mt_count);
-	    reset_devbuf ();
-	    break;
-	  case MTLOCK:
-	    ret = tape_prepare (TAPE_LOCK);
-	    break;
-	  case MTUNLOCK:
-	    ret = tape_prepare (TAPE_UNLOCK);
-	    break;
-	  case MTLOAD:
-	    ret = tape_prepare (TAPE_LOAD);
-	    break;
-	  case MTCOMPRESSION:
-	    ret = tape_compression (op->mt_count);
-	    break;
-	  case MTSETPART:
-	    ret = tape_set_partition (op->mt_count);
-	    reset_devbuf ();
-	    break;
-	  case MTMKPART:
-	    ret = tape_partition (op->mt_count);
-	    reset_devbuf ();
-	    break;
-	  case MTSETDENSITY:
-	  case MTSETDRVBUFFER:
-	    reset_devbuf ();
-	  default:
-	    ret = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-	    break;
-	  }
-    }
-  else if (cmd == MTIOCGET)
-    ret = tape_status ((struct mtget *) buf);
-  else if (cmd == MTIOCPOS)
-    {
-      ret = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-      if (buf && (ret = tape_get_pos (&block)))
-	((struct mtpos *) buf)->mt_blkno = block;
+        {
+	  part (partition)->emark = IS_EOM (lasterr) ? eom_hit : eod_hit;
+	  lasterr = 0;
+	}
     }
   else
-    return fhandler_dev_raw::ioctl (cmd, buf);
-
-  if (ret != NO_ERROR)
     {
-      SetLastError (ret);
-      __seterrno ();
-      return -1;
+      part (partition)->emark = no_eof;
+      /* This happens if the buffer is too small when in variable block
+	 size mode.  Linux returns ENOMEM here.  We're doing the same. */
+      if (lasterr == ERROR_MORE_DATA)
+        lasterr = ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY;
     }
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
-/*                  Private functions used by `ioctl'                 */
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
-
-int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_error (const char *txt)
-{
-  if (lasterr)
-    debug_printf ("%s: error: %d", txt, lasterr);
-  return lasterr;
+  if (!lasterr)
+    dirty = has_read;
+out:
+  return error ("read");
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_write_marks (int marktype, DWORD len)
+mtinfo_drive::write (HANDLE mt, const void *ptr, size_t &len)
 {
-  syscall_printf ("write_tapemark");
-  TAPE_FUNC (WriteTapemark (get_handle (), marktype, len, FALSE));
-  return tape_error ("tape_write_marks");
-}
+  BOOL ret;
+  DWORD bytes_written = 0;
 
-int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_get_pos (unsigned long *block,
-				 unsigned long *partition)
-{
-  DWORD part, low, high;
-
-  lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-  if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_GET_LOGICAL_BLK))
-    TAPE_FUNC (GetTapePosition (get_handle (), TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION,
-				&part, &low, &high));
-  else if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_GET_ABSOLUTE_BLK))
-    TAPE_FUNC (GetTapePosition (get_handle (), TAPE_ABSOLUTE_POSITION,
-				&part, &low, &high));
-
-  if (!tape_error ("tape_get_pos"))
+  if (GetTapeStatus (mt) == ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE)
+    return lasterr = ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE;
+  if (lasterr == ERROR_BUS_RESET)
     {
-      if (block)
-	*block = low;
-      if (partition)
-        *partition = part > 0 ? part - 1 : part;
+      len = 0;
+      return error ("write");
     }
-
-  return lasterr;
+  dirty = clean;
+  part (partition)->smark = false;
+  if (auto_lock && lock < auto_locked)
+    prepare (mt, TAPE_LOCK, true);
+  ret = WriteFile (mt, ptr, len, &bytes_written, 0);
+  lasterr = ret ? 0: GetLastError ();
+  len = (size_t) bytes_written;
+  if (bytes_written > 0)
+    {
+      long blocks_written = mp ()->BlockSize == 0
+			 ? 1 : howmany (bytes_written, mp ()->BlockSize);
+      block += blocks_written;
+      part (partition)->block += blocks_written;
+      if (part (partition)->fblock >= 0)
+	part (partition)->fblock += blocks_written;
+    }
+  if (lasterr == ERROR_EOM_OVERFLOW)
+    part (partition)->emark = eom;
+  else if (lasterr == ERROR_END_OF_MEDIA)
+    ; // FIXME?: part (partition)->emark = eom_hit;
+  else
+    {
+      part (partition)->emark = no_eof;
+      if (!lasterr)
+        dirty = has_written;
+    }
+  return error ("write");
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::_tape_set_pos (int mode, long count, int partition)
+mtinfo_drive::get_pos (HANDLE mt, long *ppartition, long *pblock)
 {
-  TAPE_FUNC (SetTapePosition (get_handle (), mode, partition, count,
+  DWORD p, low, high;
+
+  TAPE_FUNC (GetTapePosition (mt, TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION, &p, &low, &high));
+  if (lasterr == ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION)
+    TAPE_FUNC (GetTapePosition (mt, TAPE_ABSOLUTE_POSITION, &p, &low, &high));
+  if (!lasterr)
+    {
+      partition = (long) (p > 0 ? p - 1 : p);
+      block = (long) low;
+      if (ppartition)
+        *ppartition= partition;
+      if (pblock)
+        *pblock = block;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      partition = 0;
+      block = -1;
+    }
+  return error ("get_pos");
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::_set_pos (HANDLE mt, int mode, long count,
+			int partition)
+{
+  TAPE_FUNC (SetTapePosition (mt, mode, partition, count,
 			      count < 0 ? -1 : 0, FALSE));
-  /* Reset buffer after successful repositioning. */
-  if (!lasterr || IS_EOF (lasterr) || IS_EOM (lasterr))
-    {
-      reset_devbuf ();
-      eof_detected = IS_EOF (lasterr);
-      eom_detected = IS_EOM (lasterr);
-    }
+  dirty = clean;
   return lasterr;
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_set_pos (int mode, long count, bool sfm_func)
+mtinfo_drive::set_pos (HANDLE mt, int mode, long count,
+		       bool sfm_func)
 {
+  int err = 0;
+  long undone = count;
+  BOOL dont_wait = FALSE;
+
   switch (mode)
     {
       case TAPE_SPACE_RELATIVE_BLOCKS:
       case TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS:
+      case TAPE_SPACE_SETMARKS:
         if (!count)
 	  {
 	    lasterr = 0;
-	    return tape_error ("tape_set_pos");
+	    goto out;
 	  }
 	break;
-    }
-  _tape_set_pos (mode, count);
-  switch (mode)
-    {
-      case TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS:
-	if (!lasterr && sfm_func)
-	  return tape_set_pos (mode, count > 0 ? -1 : 1, false);
+      case TAPE_ABSOLUTE_BLOCK:
+      case TAPE_LOGICAL_BLOCK:
+      case TAPE_REWIND:
+        dont_wait = nowait ? TRUE : FALSE;
 	break;
     }
-  return tape_error ("tape_set_pos");
+  if (mode == TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS)
+    {
+      while (!err && undone > 0)
+	if (!(err = _set_pos (mt, mode, 1, 0)) || IS_SM (err))
+	  --undone;
+      while (!err && undone < 0)
+	if (!(err = _set_pos (mt, mode, -1, 0)) || IS_SM (err))
+	  ++undone;
+    }
+  else
+    err = _set_pos (mt, mode, count, dont_wait);
+  switch (mode)
+    {
+      case TAPE_ABSOLUTE_BLOCK:
+      case TAPE_LOGICAL_BLOCK:
+	get_pos (mt);
+	part (partition)->initialize (block);
+        break;
+      case TAPE_REWIND:
+        if (!err)
+	  {
+	    block = 0;
+	    part (partition)->initialize (0);
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    get_pos (mt);
+	    part (partition)->initialize (block);
+	  }
+	break;
+      case TAPE_SPACE_END_OF_DATA:
+	get_pos (mt);
+	part (partition)->initialize (block);
+	part (partition)->emark = IS_EOM (err) ? eom : eod;
+        break;
+      case TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS:
+	if (!err || IS_SM (err))
+	  {
+	    get_pos (mt);
+	    part (partition)->block = block;
+	    if (count > 0)
+	      {
+		if (part (partition)->file >= 0)
+		  part (partition)->file += count - undone;
+		part (partition)->fblock = 0;
+		part (partition)->smark = IS_SM (err);
+	      }
+	    else
+	      {
+	        if (part (partition)->file >= 0)
+		  part (partition)->file += count - undone;
+		part (partition)->fblock = -1;
+		part (partition)->smark = false;
+	      }
+	    if (sfm_func)
+	      err = set_pos (mt, mode, count > 0 ? -1 : 1, false);
+	    else
+	      part (partition)->emark = count > 0 ? eof : no_eof;
+	  }
+	else if (IS_EOD (err))
+	  {
+	    get_pos (mt);
+	    part (partition)->block = block;
+	    if (part (partition)->file >= 0)
+	      part (partition)->file += count - undone;
+	    part (partition)->fblock = -1;
+	    part (partition)->smark = false;
+	    part (partition)->emark = IS_EOM (err) ? eom : eod;
+	  }
+	else if (IS_BOT (err))
+	  {
+	    block = 0;
+	    part (partition)->initialize (0);
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    get_pos (mt);
+	    part (partition)->initialize (block);
+	  }
+	break;
+      case TAPE_SPACE_RELATIVE_BLOCKS:
+	if (!err)
+	  {
+	    block += count;
+	    part (partition)->block += count;
+	    if (part (partition)->fblock >= 0)
+	      part (partition)->fblock += count;
+	    part (partition)->smark = false;
+	    part (partition)->emark = no_eof;
+	  }
+	else if (IS_EOF (err))
+	  {
+	    get_pos (mt);
+	    part (partition)->block = block;
+	    if (part (partition)->file >= 0)
+	      part (partition)->file += count > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+	    part (partition)->fblock = count > 0 ? 0 : -1;
+	    part (partition)->smark = (count > 0 && IS_SM (err));
+	    part (partition)->emark = count > 0 ? eof : no_eof;
+	  }
+	else if (IS_EOD (err))
+	  {
+	    get_pos (mt);
+	    part (partition)->fblock = block - part (partition)->block;
+	    part (partition)->block = block;
+	    part (partition)->smark = false;
+	    part (partition)->emark = IS_EOM (err) ? eom : eod;
+	  }
+	else if (IS_BOT (err))
+	  {
+	    block = 0;
+	    part (partition)->initialize (0);
+	  }
+        break;
+      case TAPE_SPACE_SETMARKS:
+	get_pos (mt);
+	part (partition)->block = block;
+        if (!err)
+	  {
+	    part (partition)->file = -1;
+	    part (partition)->fblock = -1;
+	    part (partition)->smark = true;
+	  }
+        break;
+    }
+  lasterr = err;
+out:
+  return error ("set_pos");
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_erase (int mode)
+mtinfo_drive::create_partitions (HANDLE mt, long count)
+{
+  if (dp ()->MaximumPartitionCount <= 1)
+    return ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+  if (set_pos (mt, TAPE_REWIND, 0, false))
+    goto out;
+  debug_printf ("Format tape with %s partition(s)", count <= 0 ? "one" : "two");
+  TAPE_FUNC (CreateTapePartition (mt, TAPE_SELECT_PARTITIONS,
+				  count <= 0 ? 1 : 2, 0));
+out:
+  return error ("partition");
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::set_partition (HANDLE mt, long count)
+{
+  if (count < 0 || (unsigned long) count >= MAX_PARTITION_NUM)
+    lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+  else if ((DWORD) count >= dp ()->MaximumPartitionCount)
+    lasterr = ERROR_IO_DEVICE;
+  else
+    {
+      int part_block = part (count)->block >= 0 ? part (count)->block : 0;
+      int err = _set_pos (mt, TAPE_LOGICAL_BLOCK, part_block, count + 1);
+      if (err)
+	{
+	  int sav_block = block;
+	  int sav_partition = partition;
+	  get_pos (mt);
+	  if (sav_partition != partition)
+	    {
+	      if (partition < MAX_PARTITION_NUM
+	          && part (partition)->block != block)
+		part (partition)->initialize (block);
+	    }
+	  else if (sav_block != block && partition < MAX_PARTITION_NUM)
+	    part (partition)->initialize (block);
+	  lasterr = err;
+	}
+      else
+	partition = count;
+    }
+  return error ("set_partition");
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::write_marks (HANDLE mt, int marktype, DWORD count)
+{
+  if (marktype != TAPE_SETMARKS)
+    dirty = clean;
+  if (marktype == TAPE_FILEMARKS
+      && !get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_FILEMARKS))
+    {
+      if (get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_LONG_FMKS))
+	marktype = TAPE_LONG_FILEMARKS;
+      else
+	marktype = TAPE_SHORT_FILEMARKS;
+    }
+  TAPE_FUNC (WriteTapemark (mt, marktype, count, FALSE));
+  int err = lasterr;
+  if (!err)
+    {
+      block += count;
+      part (partition)->block += count;
+      if (part (partition)->file >= 0)
+	part (partition)->file += count;
+      part (partition)->fblock = 0;
+      part (partition)->emark = eof;
+      part (partition)->smark = (marktype == TAPE_SETMARKS);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      int sav_block = block;
+      int sav_partition = partition;
+      get_pos (mt);
+      if (sav_partition != partition)
+	{
+	  if (partition < MAX_PARTITION_NUM
+	      && part (partition)->block != block)
+	    part (partition)->initialize (block);
+	}
+      else if (sav_block != block && partition < MAX_PARTITION_NUM)
+	part (partition)->initialize (block);
+      lasterr = err;
+    }
+  return error ("write_marks");
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::erase (HANDLE mt, int mode)
 {
-  if (tape_set_pos (TAPE_REWIND, 0))
-    return lasterr;
   switch (mode)
     {
       case TAPE_ERASE_SHORT:
-	if (!tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_ERASE_SHORT))
+	if (!get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_ERASE_SHORT))
 	  mode = TAPE_ERASE_LONG;
 	break;
       case TAPE_ERASE_LONG:
-	if (!tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_ERASE_LONG))
+	if (!get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_ERASE_LONG))
 	  mode = TAPE_ERASE_SHORT;
 	break;
     }
-  TAPE_FUNC (EraseTape (get_handle (), mode, false));
-  /* Reset buffer after successful tape erasing. */
-  if (!lasterr)
-    reset_devbuf ();
-  return tape_error ("tape_erase");
+  TAPE_FUNC (EraseTape (mt, mode, nowait ? TRUE : FALSE));
+  part (partition)->initialize (0);
+  return error ("erase");
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_prepare (int action)
+mtinfo_drive::prepare (HANDLE mt, int action, bool is_auto)
 {
-  TAPE_FUNC (PrepareTape (get_handle (), action, FALSE));
+  BOOL dont_wait = FALSE;
+
+  dirty = clean;
+  if (action == TAPE_UNLOAD || action == TAPE_LOAD || action == TAPE_TENSION)
+    dont_wait = nowait ? TRUE : FALSE;
+  TAPE_FUNC (PrepareTape (mt, action, dont_wait));
   /* Reset buffer after all successful preparations but lock and unlock. */
-  if (!lasterr && action != TAPE_LOCK && action != TAPE_UNLOCK)
-    reset_devbuf ();
-  return tape_error ("tape_prepare");
+  switch (action)
+    {
+      case TAPE_FORMAT:
+      case TAPE_UNLOAD:
+      case TAPE_LOAD:
+	initialize (drive, false);
+	break;
+      case TAPE_TENSION:
+	part (partition)->initialize (0);
+	break;
+      case TAPE_LOCK:
+	lock = lasterr ? lock_error : is_auto ? auto_locked : locked;
+        break;
+      case TAPE_UNLOCK:
+        lock = lasterr ? lock_error : unlocked;
+	break;
+    }
+  return error ("prepare");
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_set_blocksize (long count)
+mtinfo_drive::set_compression (HANDLE mt, long count)
 {
-  TAPE_SET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS mp;
-
-  mp.BlockSize = count;
-  TAPE_FUNC (SetTapeParameters (get_handle (), SET_TAPE_MEDIA_INFORMATION,
-  				&mp));
-  return tape_error ("tape_set_blocksize");
+  if (!get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_COMPRESSION))
+    return ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+  TAPE_SET_DRIVE_PARAMETERS sdp =
+    {
+      dp ()->ECC,
+      count ? TRUE : FALSE,
+      dp ()->DataPadding,
+      dp ()->ReportSetmarks,
+      dp ()->EOTWarningZoneSize
+    };
+  TAPE_FUNC (SetTapeParameters (mt, SET_TAPE_DRIVE_INFORMATION, &sdp));
+  int err = lasterr;
+  if (!err)
+    dp ()->Compression = sdp.Compression;
+  else
+    get_dp (mt);
+  lasterr = err;
+  return error ("set_compression");
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_status (struct mtget *get)
+mtinfo_drive::set_blocksize (HANDLE mt, long count)
+{
+  TAPE_SET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS smp = {count};
+  TAPE_FUNC (SetTapeParameters (mt, SET_TAPE_MEDIA_INFORMATION, &smp));
+  return error ("set_blocksize");
+}
+
+int
+mtinfo_drive::status (HANDLE mt, struct mtget *get)
 {
-  DWORD varlen;
-  TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS mp;
   int notape = 0;
+  DWORD tstat;
 
   if (!get)
     return ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
-  /* Setting varlen to sizeof DP is by intention, actually!  Never set
-     it to sizeof MP which seems to be more correct but results in a
-     ERROR_MORE_DATA error at least on W2K. */
-  TAPE_FUNC (GetTapeParameters (get_handle (), GET_TAPE_MEDIA_INFORMATION,
-				(varlen = sizeof dp, &varlen), &mp));
-  if (lasterr)
+  if ((tstat = GetTapeStatus (mt)) == ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE)
     notape = 1;
 
   memset (get, 0, sizeof *get);
 
   get->mt_type = MT_ISUNKNOWN;
 
-  if (!notape && tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_BLOCK_SIZE))
-    get->mt_dsreg = (mp.BlockSize << MT_ST_BLKSIZE_SHIFT)
+  if (!notape && get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_BLOCK_SIZE))
+    get->mt_dsreg = (mp ()->BlockSize << MT_ST_BLKSIZE_SHIFT)
 		    & MT_ST_BLKSIZE_MASK;
   else
-    get->mt_dsreg = (dp.DefaultBlockSize << MT_ST_BLKSIZE_SHIFT)
+    get->mt_dsreg = (dp ()->DefaultBlockSize << MT_ST_BLKSIZE_SHIFT)
 		    & MT_ST_BLKSIZE_MASK;
 
   if (wincap.has_ioctl_storage_get_media_types_ex ())
     {
       DWORD size = sizeof (GET_MEDIA_TYPES) + 10 * sizeof (DEVICE_MEDIA_INFO);
       void *buf = alloca (size);
-      if (DeviceIoControl (get_handle (), IOCTL_STORAGE_GET_MEDIA_TYPES_EX,
+      if (DeviceIoControl (mt, IOCTL_STORAGE_GET_MEDIA_TYPES_EX,
 			   NULL, 0, buf, size, &size, NULL)
 	  || GetLastError () == ERROR_MORE_DATA)
 	{
@@ -667,97 +724,657 @@ fhandler_dev_tape::tape_status (struct mtget *get)
 	    }
 	}
     }
-  if (notape)
-    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_DR_OPEN (-1);
 
   if (!notape)
     {
-      if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_GET_LOGICAL_BLK)
-          || tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_GET_ABSOLUTE_BLK))
-	tape_get_pos ((unsigned long *) &get->mt_blkno,
-		      (unsigned long *) &get->mt_resid);
+      get->mt_fileno = part (partition)->file;
+      get->mt_blkno = part (partition)->fblock;
 
-      if (!get->mt_blkno)
-	get->mt_gstat |= GMT_BOT (-1);
+      if (get->mt_blkno == 0)
+	if (get->mt_fileno == 0)
+	  get->mt_gstat |= GMT_BOT (-1);
+	else
+	  get->mt_gstat |= GMT_EOF (-1);
+      if (part (partition)->emark >= eod_hit)
+        get->mt_gstat |= GMT_EOD (-1);
+      if (part (partition)->emark >= eom_hit)
+        get->mt_gstat |= GMT_EOT (-1);
+
+      if (part (partition)->smark)
+        get->mt_gstat |= GMT_SM (-1);
 
       get->mt_gstat |= GMT_ONLINE (-1);
 
-      if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_PROTECT) && mp.WriteProtected)
+      if (mp ()->WriteProtected)
 	get->mt_gstat |= GMT_WR_PROT (-1);
 
-      if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_TAPE_CAPACITY))
-	get->mt_capacity = get_ll (mp.Capacity);
+      get->mt_capacity = get_ll (mp ()->Capacity);
+      get->mt_remaining = get_ll (mp ()->Remaining);
+  }
 
-      if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_TAPE_REMAINING))
-	  get->mt_remaining = get_ll (mp.Remaining);
-    }
+  if (notape)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_DR_OPEN (-1);
 
-  if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_COMPRESSION) && dp.Compression)
-    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_HW_COMP (-1);
+  if (buffer_writes)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_IM_REP_EN (-1);	/* TODO: Async writes */
 
-  if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_ECC) && dp.ECC)
-    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_HW_ECC (-1);
+  else if (tstat == ERROR_DEVICE_REQUIRES_CLEANING)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_CLN (-1);
 
-  if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_PADDING) && dp.DataPadding)
+  /* Cygwin specials: */
+  if (dp ()->ReportSetmarks)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_REP_SM (-1);
+  if (dp ()->DataPadding)
     get->mt_gstat |= GMT_PADDING (-1);
+  if (dp ()->ECC)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_HW_ECC (-1);
+  if (dp ()->Compression)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_HW_COMP (-1);
+  if (two_fm)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_TWO_FM (-1);
+  if (fast_eom)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_FAST_MTEOM (-1);
+  if (auto_lock)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_AUTO_LOCK (-1);
+  if (sysv)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_SYSV (-1);
+  if (nowait)
+    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_NOWAIT (-1);
 
-  if (tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_REPORT_SMKS) && dp.ReportSetmarks)
-    get->mt_gstat |= GMT_IM_REP_EN (-1);
+  get->mt_erreg = 0;				/* FIXME: No softerr counting */
 
-  get->mt_erreg = lasterr;
-
-  get->mt_minblksize = dp.MinimumBlockSize;
-  get->mt_maxblksize = dp.MaximumBlockSize;
-  get->mt_defblksize = dp.DefaultBlockSize;
-  get->mt_featureslow = dp.FeaturesLow;
-  get->mt_featureshigh = dp.FeaturesHigh;
-  get->mt_eotwarningzonesize = dp.EOTWarningZoneSize;
+  get->mt_minblksize = dp ()->MinimumBlockSize;
+  get->mt_maxblksize = dp ()->MaximumBlockSize;
+  get->mt_defblksize = dp ()->DefaultBlockSize;
+  get->mt_featureslow = dp ()->FeaturesLow;
+  get->mt_featureshigh = dp ()->FeaturesHigh;
+  get->mt_eotwarningzonesize = dp ()->EOTWarningZoneSize;
 
   return 0;
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_compression (long count)
+mtinfo_drive::set_options (HANDLE mt, long options)
 {
-  TAPE_SET_DRIVE_PARAMETERS dps;
+  long what = (options & MT_ST_OPTIONS);
+  bool call_setparams = false;
+  bool set;
+  TAPE_SET_DRIVE_PARAMETERS sdp =
+    {
+      dp ()->ECC,
+      dp ()->Compression,
+      dp ()->DataPadding,
+      dp ()->ReportSetmarks,
+      dp ()->EOTWarningZoneSize
+    };
 
-  if (!tape_get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_COMPRESSION))
-    return ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-
-  dps.ECC = dp.ECC;
-  dps.Compression = count ? TRUE : FALSE;
-  dps.DataPadding = dp.DataPadding;
-  dps.ReportSetmarks = dp.ReportSetmarks;
-  dps.EOTWarningZoneSize = dp.EOTWarningZoneSize;
-  TAPE_FUNC (SetTapeParameters (get_handle (), SET_TAPE_DRIVE_INFORMATION,
-				&dps));
-  if (!lasterr)
-    dp.Compression = dps.Compression;
-  return tape_error ("tape_compression");
+  lasterr = 0;
+  switch (what)
+    {
+      case 0:
+	if (options == 0 || options == 1)
+	  {
+	    buffer_writes = (options == 1);
+	  }
+        break;
+      case MT_ST_BOOLEANS:
+	buffer_writes = !!(options & MT_ST_BUFFER_WRITES);
+	two_fm = !!(options & MT_ST_TWO_FM);
+	fast_eom = !!(options & MT_ST_FAST_MTEOM);
+	auto_lock = !!(options & MT_ST_AUTO_LOCK);
+	sysv = !!(options & MT_ST_SYSV);
+	nowait = !!(options & MT_ST_NOWAIT);
+	if (get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_ECC))
+	  sdp.ECC = !!(options & MT_ST_ECC);
+	if (get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_PADDING))
+	  sdp.DataPadding = !!(options & MT_ST_PADDING);
+	if (get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_REPORT_SMKS))
+	  sdp.ReportSetmarks = !!(options & MT_ST_REPORT_SM);
+	if (sdp.ECC != dp ()->ECC || sdp.DataPadding != dp ()->DataPadding
+	    || sdp.ReportSetmarks != dp ()->ReportSetmarks)
+	  call_setparams = true;
+        break;
+      case MT_ST_SETBOOLEANS:
+      case MT_ST_CLEARBOOLEANS:
+        set = (what == MT_ST_SETBOOLEANS);
+	if (options & MT_ST_BUFFER_WRITES)
+	  buffer_writes = set;
+	if (options & MT_ST_TWO_FM)
+	  two_fm = set;
+	if (options & MT_ST_FAST_MTEOM)
+	  fast_eom = set;
+	if (options & MT_ST_AUTO_LOCK)
+	  auto_lock = set;
+	if (options & MT_ST_SYSV)
+	  sysv = set;
+	if (options & MT_ST_NOWAIT)
+	  nowait = set;
+	if (options & MT_ST_ECC)
+	  sdp.ECC = set;
+	if (options & MT_ST_PADDING)
+	  sdp.DataPadding = set;
+	if (options & MT_ST_REPORT_SM)
+	  sdp.ReportSetmarks = set;
+	if (sdp.ECC != dp ()->ECC || sdp.DataPadding != dp ()->DataPadding
+	    || sdp.ReportSetmarks != dp ()->ReportSetmarks)
+	  call_setparams = true;
+        break;
+      case MT_ST_EOT_WZ_SIZE:
+	if (get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_EOT_WZ_SIZE))
+	  {
+	    sdp.EOTWarningZoneSize = (options & ~MT_ST_OPTIONS);
+	    if (sdp.EOTWarningZoneSize != dp ()->EOTWarningZoneSize)
+	      call_setparams = true;
+	  }
+        break;
+    }
+  if (call_setparams)
+    {
+      TAPE_FUNC (SetTapeParameters (mt, SET_TAPE_DRIVE_INFORMATION, &sdp));
+      int err = lasterr;
+      if (!err)
+        {
+	  dp ()->ECC = sdp.ECC;
+	  dp ()->DataPadding = sdp.DataPadding;
+	  dp ()->ReportSetmarks = sdp.ReportSetmarks;
+	}
+      else
+	get_dp (mt);
+      lasterr = err;
+    }
+  return error ("set_options");
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_partition (long count)
+mtinfo_drive::ioctl (HANDLE mt, unsigned int cmd, void *buf)
 {
-  if (dp.MaximumPartitionCount <= 1)
-    return ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-  if (tape_set_pos (TAPE_REWIND, 0))
-    return lasterr;
-  if (count <= 0)
-    debug_printf ("Formatting tape with one partition");
+  if (cmd == MTIOCTOP)
+    {
+      if (__check_invalid_read_ptr (buf, sizeof (struct mtop)))
+        return ERROR_NOACCESS;
+      struct mtop *op = (struct mtop *) buf;
+      if (lasterr == ERROR_BUS_RESET)
+        {
+	  /* If a bus reset occurs, block further access to this device
+	     until the user rewinds, unloads or in any other way tries
+	     to maintain a well-known tape position. */
+	  if (op->mt_op != MTREW && op->mt_op != MTOFFL
+	      && op->mt_op != MTRETEN && op->mt_op != MTERASE
+	      && op->mt_op != MTSEEK && op->mt_op != MTEOM)
+	    return ERROR_BUS_RESET;
+	  /* Try to maintain last lock state after bus reset. */
+	  if (lock >= auto_locked && PrepareTape (mt, TAPE_LOCK, FALSE))
+	    {
+	      debug_printf ("Couldn't relock drive after bus reset.");
+	      lock = unlocked;
+	    }
+        }
+      switch (op->mt_op)
+	{
+	  case MTRESET:
+	    break;
+	  case MTFSF:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, op->mt_count, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTBSF:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, -op->mt_count, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTFSR:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_RELATIVE_BLOCKS, op->mt_count, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTBSR:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_RELATIVE_BLOCKS, -op->mt_count, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTWEOF:
+	    write_marks (mt, TAPE_FILEMARKS, op->mt_count);
+	    break;
+	  case MTREW:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_REWIND, 0, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTOFFL:
+	  case MTUNLOAD:
+	    prepare (mt, TAPE_UNLOAD);
+	    break;
+	  case MTNOP:
+	    lasterr = 0;
+	    break;
+	  case MTRETEN:
+	    if (!get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_TENSION))
+	      lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+	    else if (!set_pos (mt, TAPE_REWIND, 0, false))
+	      prepare (mt, TAPE_TENSION);
+	    break;
+	  case MTBSFM:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, -op->mt_count, true);
+	    break;
+	  case MTFSFM:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, op->mt_count, true);
+	    break;
+	  case MTEOM:
+	    if (fast_eom && get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_END_OF_DATA))
+	      set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_END_OF_DATA, 0, false);
+	    else
+	      set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, 32767, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTERASE:
+	    erase (mt, TAPE_ERASE_LONG);
+	    break;
+	  case MTRAS1:
+	  case MTRAS2:
+	  case MTRAS3:
+	    lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+	    break;
+	  case MTSETBLK:
+	    if (!get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_SET_BLOCK_SIZE))
+	      {
+		lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		break;
+	      }
+	    if ((DWORD) op->mt_count == mp ()->BlockSize)
+	      {
+		/* Nothing has changed. */
+		lasterr = 0;
+		break;
+	      }
+	    if ((op->mt_count == 0 && !get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_VARIABLE_BLOCK))
+		|| (op->mt_count > 0
+		    && ((DWORD) op->mt_count < dp ()->MinimumBlockSize
+			|| (DWORD) op->mt_count > dp ()->MaximumBlockSize)))
+	      {
+		lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		break;
+	      }
+	    if (set_blocksize (mt, op->mt_count)
+		&& lasterr == ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION)
+	      lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK_LENGTH;
+	    break;
+	  case MTSEEK:
+	    if (get_feature (TAPE_DRIVE_LOGICAL_BLK))
+	      set_pos (mt, TAPE_LOGICAL_BLOCK, op->mt_count, false);
+	    else if (!get_pos (mt))
+	      set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_RELATIVE_BLOCKS,
+		       op->mt_count - block, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTTELL:
+	    if (!get_pos (mt))
+	      op->mt_count = block;
+	    break;
+	  case MTFSS:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_SETMARKS, op->mt_count, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTBSS:
+	    set_pos (mt, TAPE_SPACE_SETMARKS, -op->mt_count, false);
+	    break;
+	  case MTWSM:
+	    write_marks (mt, TAPE_SETMARKS, op->mt_count);
+	    break;
+	  case MTLOCK:
+	    prepare (mt, TAPE_LOCK);
+	    break;
+	  case MTUNLOCK:
+	    prepare (mt, TAPE_UNLOCK);
+	    break;
+	  case MTLOAD:
+	    prepare (mt, TAPE_LOAD);
+	    break;
+	  case MTCOMPRESSION:
+	    set_compression (mt, op->mt_count);
+	    break;
+	  case MTSETPART:
+	    set_partition (mt, op->mt_count);
+	    break;
+	  case MTMKPART:
+	    create_partitions (mt, op->mt_count);
+	    break;
+	  case MTSETDRVBUFFER:
+	    set_options (mt, op->mt_count);
+	    break;
+	  case MTSETDENSITY:
+	  default:
+	    lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+  else if (cmd == MTIOCGET)
+    {
+      if (__check_null_invalid_struct (buf, sizeof (struct mtget)))
+        return ERROR_NOACCESS;
+      status (mt, (struct mtget *) buf);
+    }
+  else if (cmd == MTIOCPOS)
+    {
+      if (__check_null_invalid_struct (buf, sizeof (struct mtpos)))
+        return ERROR_NOACCESS;
+      if (!get_pos (mt))
+	((struct mtpos *) buf)->mt_blkno = block;
+    }
+
+  return lasterr;
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************/
+/* mtinfo */
+
+void
+mtinfo::initialize (void)
+{
+  char name[CYG_MAX_PATH];
+  HANDLE mtx;
+
+  shared_name (name, "mtinfo_mutex", 0);
+  if (!(mtx = CreateMutex (&sec_all_nih, FALSE, name)))
+    api_fatal ("CreateMutex '%s'(%p), %E.  Terminating.", name);
+  WaitForSingleObject (mtx, INFINITE);
+  if (!magic)
+    {
+      magic = MTINFO_MAGIC;
+      version = MTINFO_VERSION;
+      for (unsigned i = 0; i < MAX_DRIVE_NUM; ++i)
+        drive (i)->initialize (i, true);
+      ReleaseMutex (mtx);
+      CloseHandle (mtx);
+    }
   else
-    debug_printf ("Formatting tape with two partitions");
-  TAPE_FUNC (CreateTapePartition (get_handle (), TAPE_SELECT_PARTITIONS,
-				   count <= 0 ? 1 : 2, 0));
-  return tape_error ("tape_partition");
+    {
+      ReleaseMutex (mtx);
+      CloseHandle (mtx);
+      if (magic != MTINFO_MAGIC)
+	api_fatal ("MT magic number screwed up: %lu, should be %lu",
+		   magic, MTINFO_MAGIC);
+      if (version != MTINFO_VERSION)
+        system_printf ("MT version number mismatch: %lu, should be %lu",
+		       version, MTINFO_VERSION);
+    }
+}
+
+HANDLE mt_h;
+mtinfo *mt;
+
+void __stdcall
+mtinfo_init ()
+{
+  mt = (mtinfo *) open_shared ("mtinfo", MTINFO_VERSION, mt_h, sizeof (mtinfo), SH_MTINFO);
+  mt->initialize ();
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************/
+/* fhandler_dev_tape */
+
+#define lock(err_ret_val) if (!_lock ()) return err_ret_val;
+
+inline bool
+fhandler_dev_tape::_lock ()
+{
+  HANDLE obj[2] = { mt_mtx, signal_arrived };
+  BOOL ret = WaitForMultipleObjects (2, obj, FALSE, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0;
+  if (!ret)
+    {
+      debug_printf ("signal_arrived"); \
+      set_errno (EINTR);
+    }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+inline int
+fhandler_dev_tape::unlock (int ret)
+{
+  ReleaseMutex (mt_mtx);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+fhandler_dev_tape::fhandler_dev_tape ()
+  : fhandler_dev_raw ()
+{
+  debug_printf ("unit: %d", dev ().minor);
 }
 
 int
-fhandler_dev_tape::tape_set_partition (long count)
+fhandler_dev_tape::open (int flags, mode_t)
 {
-  if (count < 0 || (unsigned long) count >= dp.MaximumPartitionCount)
-    lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+  int ret;
+
+  if (driveno () >= MAX_DRIVE_NUM)
+    {
+      set_errno (ENOENT);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  if (!(mt_mtx = CreateMutex (&sec_all, FALSE, NULL)))
+    {
+      __seterrno ();
+      return 0;
+    }
+  /* The O_TEXT flag is used to indicate write-through (non buffered writes)
+     to the underlying fhandler_dev_raw::open call. */
+  flags &= ~O_TEXT;
+  if (!mt->drive (driveno ())->buffered_writes ())
+    flags |= O_TEXT;
+  ret = fhandler_dev_raw::open (flags);
+  if (ret)
+    {
+      mt->drive (driveno ())->open (get_handle ());
+
+      /* In append mode, seek to beginning of next filemark */
+      if (flags & O_APPEND)
+	mt->drive (driveno ())->set_pos (get_handle (),
+					 TAPE_SPACE_FILEMARKS, 1, true);
+
+      devbufsiz = mt->drive (driveno ())->dp ()->MaximumBlockSize;
+      devbuf = new char (devbufsiz);
+      devbufstart = devbufend = 0;
+    }
   else
-    lasterr = _tape_set_pos (TAPE_LOGICAL_BLOCK, 0, count + 1);
-  return tape_error ("tape_set_partition");
+    ReleaseMutex (mt_mtx);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int
+fhandler_dev_tape::close (void)
+{
+  int ret, cret;
+
+  lock (-1);
+  ret = mt->drive (driveno ())->close (get_handle (), is_rewind_device ());
+  if (ret)
+    __seterrno_from_win_error (ret);
+  cret = fhandler_dev_raw::close ();
+  return unlock (ret ? -1 : cret);
+}
+
+void
+fhandler_dev_tape::raw_read (void *ptr, size_t &ulen)
+{
+  char *buf = (char *) ptr;
+  size_t len = ulen;
+  size_t block_size;
+  size_t bytes_to_read;
+  size_t bytes_read = 0;
+  int ret = 0;
+
+  if (lastblk_to_read)
+    {
+      lastblk_to_read = 0;
+      ulen = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+  if (!_lock ())
+    {
+      ulen = (size_t) -1;
+      return;
+    }
+  block_size = mt->drive (driveno ())->mp ()->BlockSize;
+  if (devbufend > devbufstart)
+    {
+      bytes_to_read = min (len, devbufend - devbufstart);
+      debug_printf ("read %d bytes from buffer (rest %d)",
+		    bytes_to_read, devbufend - devbufstart - bytes_to_read);
+      memcpy (buf, devbuf + devbufstart, bytes_to_read);
+      len -= bytes_to_read;
+      bytes_read += bytes_to_read;
+      buf += bytes_to_read;
+      devbufstart += bytes_to_read;
+      if (devbufstart == devbufend)
+        devbufstart = devbufend = 0;
+      /* If a switch to variable block_size occured, just return the buffer
+         remains until the buffer is empty, then proceed with usual variable
+	 block size handling (one block per read call). */
+      if (!block_size)
+        len = 0;
+    }
+  if (len > 0)
+    {
+      size_t block_fit = !block_size ? len : rounddown(len,  block_size);
+      if (block_fit)
+        {
+	  debug_printf ("read %d bytes from tape (rest %d)",
+			block_fit, len - block_fit);
+	  ret = mt->drive (driveno ())->read (get_handle (), buf, block_fit);
+	  if (ret)
+	    __seterrno_from_win_error (ret);
+	  else if (block_fit)
+	    {
+	      len -= block_fit;
+	      bytes_read += block_fit;
+	      buf += block_fit;
+	      /* Only one block in each read call, please. */
+	      if (!block_size)
+	        len = 0;
+	    }
+	  else {
+	    len = 0;
+	    if (bytes_read)
+	      lastblk_to_read = 1;
+	  }
+	}
+      if (!ret && len > 0)
+        {
+	  debug_printf ("read %d bytes from tape (one block)", block_size);
+	  ret = mt->drive (driveno ())->read (get_handle (), devbuf,
+					      block_size);
+	  if (ret)
+	    __seterrno_from_win_error (ret);
+	  else if (block_size)
+	    {
+	      devbufstart = len;
+	      devbufend = block_size;
+	      bytes_read += len;
+	      memcpy (buf, devbuf, len);
+	    }
+	  else if (bytes_read)
+	    lastblk_to_read = 1;
+	}
+    }
+  if (ret)
+    ulen = (size_t) -1;
+  else
+    ulen = bytes_read;
+  unlock ();
+}
+
+int
+fhandler_dev_tape::raw_write (const void *ptr, size_t len)
+{
+  lock (-1);
+  int ret = mt->drive (driveno ())->write (get_handle (), ptr, len);
+    __seterrno_from_win_error (ret);
+  return unlock (len);
+}
+
+_off64_t
+fhandler_dev_tape::lseek (_off64_t offset, int whence)
+{
+  struct mtop op;
+  struct mtpos pos;
+  DWORD block_size;
+  _off64_t ret = ILLEGAL_SEEK;
+
+  lock (ILLEGAL_SEEK);
+
+  debug_printf ("lseek (%s, %d, %d)", get_name (), offset, whence);
+
+  block_size = mt->drive (driveno ())->mp ()->BlockSize;
+  if (block_size == 0)
+    {
+      set_errno (EIO);
+      goto out;
+    }
+
+  if (ioctl (MTIOCPOS, &pos))
+    goto out;
+
+  switch (whence)
+    {
+      case SEEK_END:
+	op.mt_op = MTFSF;
+	op.mt_count = 1;
+	if (ioctl (MTIOCTOP, &op))
+	  goto out;
+	break;
+      case SEEK_SET:
+	if (whence == SEEK_SET && offset < 0)
+	  {
+	    set_errno (EINVAL);
+	    goto out;
+	  }
+	break;
+      case SEEK_CUR:
+	break;
+      default:
+	set_errno (EINVAL);
+	goto out;
+    }
+
+  op.mt_op = MTFSR;
+  op.mt_count = offset / block_size
+		- (whence == SEEK_SET ? pos.mt_blkno : 0);
+
+  if (op.mt_count < 0)
+    {
+      op.mt_op = MTBSR;
+      op.mt_count = -op.mt_count;
+    }
+
+  if (ioctl (MTIOCTOP, &op) || ioctl (MTIOCPOS, &pos))
+    goto out;
+
+  ret = pos.mt_blkno * block_size;
+
+out:
+  return unlock (ret);
+}
+
+int
+fhandler_dev_tape::fstat (struct __stat64 *buf)
+{
+  int ret;
+
+  if (driveno () >= MAX_DRIVE_NUM)
+    {
+      set_errno (ENOENT);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  if (!(ret = fhandler_base::fstat (buf)))
+    buf->st_blocks = 0;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int
+fhandler_dev_tape::dup (fhandler_base *child)
+{
+  lock (-1);
+  return unlock (fhandler_dev_raw::dup (child));
+}
+
+int
+fhandler_dev_tape::ioctl (unsigned int cmd, void *buf)
+{
+  int ret = 0;
+  lock (-1);
+  if (cmd == MTIOCTOP || cmd == MTIOCGET || cmd == MTIOCPOS)
+    {
+      ret = mt->drive (driveno ())->ioctl (get_handle (), cmd, buf);
+      if (ret)
+	__seterrno_from_win_error (ret);
+      return unlock (ret ? -1 : 0);
+    }
+  return unlock (fhandler_dev_raw::ioctl (cmd, buf));
 }
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/mtio.h b/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/mtio.h
index 6aab34095..11e09f038 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/mtio.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/mtio.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct	mtop {
 };
 
 /* Magnetic Tape operations [Not all operations supported by all drivers]: */
-#define MTRESET 0	/* +reset drive in case of problems */
+#define MTRESET 0	/* reset drive in case of problems */
 #define MTFSF	1	/* forward space over FileMark,
 			 * position at first record of next file
 			 */
@@ -80,15 +80,14 @@ struct	mtop {
 /* structure for MTIOCGET - mag tape get status command */
 
 struct	mtget {
-	long	mt_type;	/* type of magtape device
-				 * Cygwin: MT_ISUNKNOWN */
+	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.
 				 *  Cygwin: remaining KB until 1.5.7.
-				 *          active partition since 1.5.8,
-				 *          same as on linux.
+				 *          active partition since 1.5.8
+				 *          (same as on GNU-Linux).
 				 */
 	/* the following registers are device dependent */
 	long	mt_dsreg;	/* status register, Contains blocksize and
@@ -133,17 +132,27 @@ struct	mtpos {
 #define GMT_SM(x)               ((x) & 0x10000000)  /* DDS setmark */
 #define GMT_EOD(x)              ((x) & 0x08000000)  /* DDS EOD */
 #define GMT_WR_PROT(x)          ((x) & 0x04000000)
-/* #define GMT_ ?		((x) & 0x02000000) */
+#define GMT_REP_SM(x)           ((x) & 0x02000000)  /* Cygwin: rep. setmarks */
 #define GMT_ONLINE(x)           ((x) & 0x01000000)
 #define GMT_D_6250(x)           ((x) & 0x00800000)
 #define GMT_D_1600(x)           ((x) & 0x00400000)
 #define GMT_D_800(x)            ((x) & 0x00200000)
-#define GMT_PADDING(x)		((x) & 0x00100000)  /* data padding */
-#define GMT_HW_ECC(x)		((x) & 0x00080000)  /* HW error correction */
+#define GMT_PADDING(x)          ((x) & 0x00100000)  /* Cygwin: data padding */
+#define GMT_HW_ECC(x)           ((x) & 0x00080000)  /* Cygwin: HW error corr. */
 #define GMT_DR_OPEN(x)          ((x) & 0x00040000)  /* door open (no tape) */
-#define GMT_HW_COMP(x)		((x) & 0x00020000)  /* HW compression */
+#define GMT_HW_COMP(x)          ((x) & 0x00020000)  /* Cygwin: HW compression */
 #define GMT_IM_REP_EN(x)        ((x) & 0x00010000)  /* immediate report mode */
-/* 16 generic status bits unused */
+#define GMT_CLN(x)              ((x) & 0x00008000)  /* cleaning requested */
+/* 15 generic status bits unused */
+/* Cygwin only: The below settings are also used by the GNU-Linux SCSI tape
+   driver but they aren't usually reported here.  Unfortunately, there's no
+   other official method to retrieve the values of these settings and
+   reporting them here apparently doesn't hurt. */
+#define GMT_TWO_FM(x)           ((x) & 0x00000080)  /* two fm after write */
+#define GMT_FAST_MTEOM(x)       ((x) & 0x00000040)  /* fast seek to eom */
+#define GMT_AUTO_LOCK(x)        ((x) & 0x00000020)  /* auto door lock on r/w */
+#define GMT_SYSV(x)		((x) & 0x00000010)  /* SYSV read semantics */
+#define GMT_NOWAIT(x)		((x) & 0x00000008)  /* don't wait for positioning commands */
 
 
 /* SCSI-tape specific definitions */
@@ -156,6 +165,33 @@ struct	mtpos {
 #define MT_ST_SOFTERR_SHIFT	0
 #define MT_ST_SOFTERR_MASK	0xffff
 
+/* Bitfields for the MTSETDRVBUFFER ioctl.  */
+#define MT_ST_OPTIONS           0xf0000000
+#define MT_ST_BOOLEANS          0x10000000
+#define MT_ST_SETBOOLEANS       0x30000000
+#define MT_ST_CLEARBOOLEANS     0x40000000
+#define MT_ST_WRITE_THRESHOLD   0x20000000	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_DEF_OPTIONS       0x60000000	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_EOT_WZ_SIZE	0xf0000000	/* Cygwin only */
+
+#define MT_ST_BUFFER_WRITES     0x00000001
+#define MT_ST_ASYNC_WRITES	0x00000002	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_READ_AHEAD        0x00000004	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_DEBUGGING         0x00000008	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_TWO_FM		0x00000010
+#define MT_ST_FAST_MTEOM        0x00000020
+#define MT_ST_AUTO_LOCK		0x00000040
+#define MT_ST_DEF_WRITES        0x00000080	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_CAN_BSR           0x00000100	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_NO_BLKLIMS        0x00000200	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_CAN_PARTITIONS    0x00000400	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_SCSI2LOGICAL      0x00000800	/* Not supported */
+#define MT_ST_SYSV              0x00001000
+#define MT_ST_NOWAIT            0x00002000
+#define MT_ST_ECC		0x00010000	/* Cygwin only */
+#define MT_ST_PADDING		0x00020000	/* Cygwin only */
+#define MT_ST_REPORT_SM		0x00040000	/* Cygwin only */
+
 /*
  * Constants for mt_type. Not all of these are supported,
  * and these are not all of the ones that are supported.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h b/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h
index 04b7a007d..2db2e9bdc 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h
@@ -238,12 +238,14 @@ details. */
            timer_settime
       111: Export sigqueue, sighold.
       112: Redefine some mtget fields.
+      113: Again redefine some mtget fields.  Use mt_fileno and mt_blkno as
+           on Linux.
      */
 
      /* Note that we forgot to bump the api for ualarm, strtoll, strtoull */
 
 #define CYGWIN_VERSION_API_MAJOR 0
-#define CYGWIN_VERSION_API_MINOR 112
+#define CYGWIN_VERSION_API_MINOR 113
 
      /* There is also a compatibity version number associated with the
 	shared memory regions.  It is incremented when incompatible
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/mtinfo.h b/winsup/cygwin/mtinfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31260d17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/mtinfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/* mtinfo.h: Defininitions for the Cygwin tape driver class.
+
+   Copyright 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
+
+This file is part of Cygwin.
+
+This software is a copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the
+Cygwin license.  Please consult the file "CYGWIN_LICENSE" for
+details. */
+
+#define MTINFO_MAGIC		0x179b2af0
+#define MTINFO_VERSION		1
+
+/* Maximum number of supported partitions per drive. */
+#define MAX_PARTITION_NUM	64
+/* Maximum number of supported drives. */
+#define MAX_DRIVE_NUM		8
+
+/* Values for bookkeeping of the tape position relative to filemarks
+   and eod/eom.  */
+enum eom_val
+{
+  no_eof,
+  eof_hit,
+  eof,
+  eod_hit,
+  eod,
+  eom_hit,
+  eom
+};
+
+enum dirty_state
+{
+  clean,
+  has_read,
+  has_written
+};
+
+enum lock_state
+{
+  unlocked,
+  lock_error,
+  auto_locked,
+  locked
+};
+
+/* Partition specific information */
+class mtinfo_part
+{
+public:
+  long block;		/* logical block no */
+  long file;		/* current file no */
+  long fblock;		/* relative block no */
+  bool smark;		/* At setmark? */
+  eom_val emark;	/* "end-of"-mark */
+
+  void initialize (long nblock = -1);
+};
+
+class mtinfo_drive
+{
+  int drive;
+  int lasterr;
+  long partition;
+  long block;
+  dirty_state dirty;
+  lock_state lock;
+  TAPE_GET_DRIVE_PARAMETERS _dp;
+  TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS _mp;
+  bool buffer_writes;
+  bool two_fm;
+  bool fast_eom;
+  bool auto_lock;
+  bool sysv;
+  bool nowait;
+  mtinfo_part _part[MAX_PARTITION_NUM];
+
+  inline int error (const char *str)
+    {
+      if (lasterr)
+        debug_printf ("%s: Win32 error %d", lasterr);
+      return lasterr;
+    }
+  inline bool get_feature (DWORD parm)
+    {
+      return ((parm & TAPE_DRIVE_HIGH_FEATURES)
+	      ? ((_dp.FeaturesHigh & parm) != 0)
+	      : ((_dp.FeaturesLow & parm) != 0));
+    }
+  int get_pos (HANDLE mt, long *ppartition = NULL, long *pblock = NULL);
+  int _set_pos (HANDLE mt, int mode, long count, int partition);
+  int create_partitions (HANDLE mt, long count);
+  int set_partition (HANDLE mt, long count);
+  int write_marks (HANDLE mt, int marktype, DWORD count);
+  int erase (HANDLE mt, int mode);
+  int prepare (HANDLE mt, int action, bool is_auto = false);
+  int set_compression (HANDLE mt, long count);
+  int set_blocksize (HANDLE mt, long count);
+  int status (HANDLE mt, struct mtget *get);
+  int set_options (HANDLE mt, long options);
+
+public:
+  void initialize (int num, bool first_time);
+  int get_dp (HANDLE mt);
+  int get_mp (HANDLE mt);
+  int open (HANDLE mt);
+  int close (HANDLE mt, bool rewind);
+  int read (HANDLE mt, void *ptr, size_t &ulen);
+  int write (HANDLE mt, const void *ptr, size_t &len);
+  int ioctl (HANDLE mt, unsigned int cmd, void *buf);
+  int set_pos (HANDLE mt, int mode, long count, bool sfm_func);
+
+  inline bool buffered_writes (void) { return buffer_writes; }
+  PTAPE_GET_DRIVE_PARAMETERS dp (void) { return &_dp; }
+  PTAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS mp (void) { return &_mp; }
+  mtinfo_part *part (int num) { return &_part[num]; }
+};
+
+class mtinfo
+{
+  DWORD magic;
+  DWORD version;
+  mtinfo_drive _drive[MAX_DRIVE_NUM];
+
+public:
+  void initialize (void);
+  mtinfo_drive *drive (int num) { return &_drive[num]; }
+};
+
+extern HANDLE mt_h;
+extern mtinfo *mt;
+
+extern void __stdcall mtinfo_init ();
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/shared.cc b/winsup/cygwin/shared.cc
index 9a91a1c08..42beb54f9 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/shared.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/shared.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ details. */
 #include "registry.h"
 #include "cygwin_version.h"
 #include "child_info.h"
+#include "mtinfo.h"
 
 shared_info NO_COPY *cygwin_shared;
 user_info NO_COPY *user_shared;
@@ -58,11 +59,17 @@ static char *offsets[] =
     + pround (sizeof (shared_info))
     + pround (sizeof (user_info))
     + pround (sizeof (console_state)),
+  (char *) cygwin_shared_address
+    + pround (sizeof (shared_info))
+    + pround (sizeof (user_info))
+    + pround (sizeof (console_state))
+    + pround (sizeof (_pinfo)),
   (char *) cygwin_shared_address
     + pround (sizeof (shared_info))
     + pround (sizeof (user_info))
     + pround (sizeof (console_state))
     + pround (sizeof (_pinfo))
+    + pround (sizeof (mtinfo))
 };
 
 void * __stdcall
@@ -243,6 +250,7 @@ memory_init ()
   ProtectHandleINH (cygheap->shared_h);
 
   user_shared_initialize (false);
+  mtinfo_init ();
 }
 
 unsigned
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/shared_info.h b/winsup/cygwin/shared_info.h
index 4264d5eeb..114cf0bc6 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/shared_info.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/shared_info.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ enum shared_locations
   SH_USER_SHARED,
   SH_SHARED_CONSOLE,
   SH_MYSELF,
+  SH_MTINFO,
   SH_TOTAL_SIZE
 };
 void __stdcall memory_init ();