From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751652AbYJSDM4 (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:12:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750865AbYJSDMs (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:12:48 -0400 Received: from smtp.flash.net.br ([201.46.240.48]:51868 "EHLO smtp.gru.flash.tv.br" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750837AbYJSDMs (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:12:48 -0400 Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:12:36 -0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rog=E9rio?= Brito To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jeff Garzik Subject: A small and silly question regarding libata Message-ID: <20081019031236.GB7887@ime.usp.br> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi there. I have a small question regarding libata. Using the plain IDE subsystem the Host Protected Area of a given HD is disabled and this gives me more room for my files: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - hda: Host Protected Area detected. current capacity is 156299375 sectors (80025 MB) native capacity is 156301488 sectors (80026 MB) hda: Host Protected Area disabled. hda: 156301488 sectors (80026 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=65535/16/63 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What is the current status with libata for PATA devices? Regards, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : rbrito@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org