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.\"     Title: ata_std_bios_param
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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: libata SCSI translation/emulation
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "ATA_STD_BIOS_PARAM" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "libata SCSI translation/emulat"
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.SH "NAME"
ata_std_bios_param \- generic bios head/sector/cylinder calculator used by sd\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ ata_std_bios_param('u
.BI "int ata_std_bios_param(struct\ scsi_device\ *\ " "sdev" ", struct\ block_device\ *\ " "bdev" ", sector_t\ " "capacity" ", int\ " "geom[]" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIsdev\fR
.RS 4
SCSI device for which BIOS geometry is to be determined
.RE
.PP
\fIbdev\fR
.RS 4
block device associated with
\fIsdev\fR
.RE
.PP
\fIcapacity\fR
.RS 4
capacity of SCSI device
.RE
.PP
\fIgeom[]\fR
.RS 4
location to which geometry will be output
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Generic bios head/sector/cylinder calculator used by sd\&. Most BIOSes nowadays expect a XXX/255/16 (CHS) mapping\&. Some situations may arise where the disk is not bootable if this is not used\&.
.PP
LOCKING: Defined by the SCSI layer\&. We don\*(Aqt really care\&.
.SH "RETURN"
.PP
Zero\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBJeff Garzik\fR
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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