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

6       scsicam_bios_param - Determine geometry of a disk in
7       cylinders/heads/sectors.
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SYNOPSIS

10       int scsicam_bios_param(struct block_device * bdev, sector_t capacity,
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ARGUMENTS

14       bdev
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18           size of the disk in sectors
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20       ip
21           return value: ip[0]=heads, ip[1]=sectors, ip[2]=cylinders
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DESCRIPTION

24       determine the BIOS mapping/geometry used for a drive in a SCSI-CAM
25       system, storing the results in ip as required by the HDIO_GETGEO ioctl.
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RETURNS

28       -1 on failure, 0 on success.
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AUTHORS

31       James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
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34       Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
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38Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011           SCSICAM_BIOS_PARAM(9)
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