SCSI_PARTSIZE
Section: SCSI mid layer (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
scsi_partsize - Parse cylinders/heads/sectors from PC partition table
SYNOPSIS
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int scsi_partsize(unsigned char * buf, unsigned long capacity, unsigned int * cyls, unsigned int * hds, unsigned int * secs);
ARGUMENTS
buf
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- partition table, see
scsi_bios_ptable
capacity
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size of the disk in sectors
cyls
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put cylinders here
hds
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put heads here
secs
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put sectors here
DESCRIPTION
determine the BIOS mapping/geometry used to create the partition table, storing the results in *cyls, *hds, and *secs
RETURNS
-1 on failure, 0 on success.
AUTHORS
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
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Author.
Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
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Author.
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