1ATA_STD_BIOS_PARAM(9)   libata SCSI translation/emulat   ATA_STD_BIOS_PARAM(9)
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NAME

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

10       int ata_std_bios_param(struct scsi_device * sdev,
11                              struct block_device * bdev, sector_t capacity,
12                              int geom[]);
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ARGUMENTS

15       sdev
16           SCSI device for which BIOS geometry is to be determined
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19           block device associated with sdev
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21       capacity
22           capacity of SCSI device
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25           location to which geometry will be output
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DESCRIPTION

28       Generic bios head/sector/cylinder calculator used by sd. Most BIOSes
29       nowadays expect a XXX/255/16 (CHS) mapping. Some situations may arise
30       where the disk is not bootable if this is not used.
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LOCKING

33       Defined by the SCSI layer. We don´t really care.
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RETURNS

36       Zero.
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AUTHOR

39       Jeff Garzik
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43Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019             ATA_STD_BIOS_PARAM(9)
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