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SubjectRe: [PATCH] kill HDIO_GETGEO_BIG_RAW ioctl
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On Sunday 10 of August 2003 22:29, you wrote:
> Besure to force all devices to LBA only because wrapping the cylinder
> count tends to make a mess.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --a

Ahhh... you mean not doing set_geometry() for LBA disks (we currently don't
do it only for LBA-48 disks) because for large disks the cylinder count wraps
and its not a nice thing, right?

cheers,

--bartlomiej

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