ATA_STD_BIOS_PARAM

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 October 2005
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NAME

ata_std_bios_param - generic bios head/sector/cylinder calculator used by sd.

SYNOPSIS

"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.

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Time: 00:01:57 GMT, October 09, 2005