scsi_bios_ptable (9) Linux Manual Page
scsi_bios_ptable – Read PC partition table out of first sector of device.
Synopsis
unsigned char *scsi_bios_ptable(struct block_device *dev);Arguments
dev
-
- from this device
Description
Reads the first sector from the device and returns 0x42 bytes starting at offset 0x1be.
Return
partition table in kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL) memory, or NULL on error.
Authors
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley [at] hansenpartnership.com>
- Author.
Rob Landley <rob [at] landley.net>
- Author.