1. NAME▲

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

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

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

3. ARGUMENTS ▲

sdev
    SCSI device for which BIOS geometry is to be determined

bdev
    block device associated with sdev

capacity
    capacity of SCSI device

geom[]
    location to which geometry will be output

4. DESCRIPTION ▲

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

5. LOCKING ▲

Defined by the SCSI layer. We donAqt really care.

6. RETURNS ▲

Zero.

7. AUTHOR ▲

Jeff Garzik
    Author.

8. COPYRIGHT ▲