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.
RETURN
-1 on failure, 0 on success.
AUTHORS
James Bottomley <[email protected]>
Author.
Rob Landley <[email protected]>
Author.