scsi_partsize (9) Linux Manual Page
scsi_partsize – Parse cylinders/heads/sectors from PC partition table
Synopsis
int scsi_partsize(unsigned char *buf, unsigned long capacity, unsigned int *cyls, unsigned int *hds, unsigned int *secs);Arguments
buf
-
- partition table, see scsi_bios_ptable
capacity
- size of the disk in sectors
cyls
- put cylinders here
hds
- put heads here
secs
- put sectors here
Description
determine the BIOS mapping/geometry used to create the partition table, storing the results in *cyls, *hds, and *secs
Return
-1 on failure, 0 on success.
Authors
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley [at] hansenpartnership.com>
- Author.
Rob Landley <rob [at] landley.net>
- Author.