1SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9)             SCSI mid layer             SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9)
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NAME

6       scsi_bios_ptable - Read PC partition table out of first sector of
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SYNOPSIS

10       unsigned char * scsi_bios_ptable(struct block_device * dev);
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ARGUMENTS

13       dev
14           from this device
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DESCRIPTION

17       Reads the first sector from the device and returns 0x42 bytes starting
18       at offset 0x1be.
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RETURNS

21       partition table in kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL) memory, or NULL on error.
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AUTHORS

24       James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
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27       Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
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