scsicam_bios_param(9)
NAME
scsicam_bios_param - Determine geometry of a disk in
cylinders/heads/sectors.
SYNOPSIS
int scsicam_bios_param(struct block_device * bdev, sector_t capacity,
int * ip);
ARGUMENTS
- bdev
- which device
- capacity
- size of the disk in sectors
- ip
- return value: ip[0]=heads, ip[1]=sectors, ip[2]=cylinders
DESCRIPTION
determine the BIOS mapping/geometry used for a drive in a SCSI-CAM
system, storing the results in ip as required by the HDIO_GETGEO ioctl.
RETURNS
-1 on failure, 0 on success.
AUTHORS
- James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
- Author.
- Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
- Author.