centos man page for scsi_partsize

Query: scsi_partsize

OS: centos

Section: 9

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SCSI_PARTSIZE(9)						  SCSI mid layer						  SCSI_PARTSIZE(9)

NAME
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
RETURNS
-1 on failure, 0 on success.
AUTHORS
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com> Author. Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Author.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 SCSI_PARTSIZE(9)
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disktab(5) - ultrix
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