SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9) SCSI mid layer SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9)
NAME
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.
RETURNS
partition table in kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL) memory, or NULL on error.
AUTHORS
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
Author.
Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Author.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9)
