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ata_std_bios_param
Langue: en
Version: May 2009 (fedora - 06/07/09)
Section: 9 (Appels noyau Linux)
NAME
ata_std_bios_param - generic bios head/sector/cylinder calculator used by sd.SYNOPSIS
- int ata_std_bios_param(struct scsi_device * sdev, struct block_device * bdev, sector_t capacity, int geom[]);
ARGUMENTS
sdev
- SCSI device for which BIOS geometry is to be determined
bdev
- block device associated with sdev
capacity
- capacity of SCSI device
geom[]
- location to which geometry will be output
DESCRIPTION
Generic bios head/sector/cylinder calculator used by sd. Most BIOSes nowadays expect a XXX/255/16 (CHS) mapping. Some situations may arise where the disk is not bootable if this is not used.
LOCKING
Defined by the SCSI layer. We don't really care.
RETURNS
Zero.
AUTHOR
Jeff Garzik
- Author.
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