From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Arun <engineerarun@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Detection of Advanced Format drives
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:15:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110926111522.2a053ceb@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANLaLhaEnyPchqOPp65Y0hvotM30E5daX=XNG=fAAmf1dchxCA@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:25:52 +0530
Arun <engineerarun@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there any way to detect the Advanced Format hard drives with 4K
> sector size? I understand that above kernel v. 2.6.31 it is supported.
> But is it possible detect automatically if the drive is an AF drive
> and how?
It's in the drive identify data (see the ATA 8 specification documents)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-09-26 10:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-09-26 9:55 Arun
2011-09-26 10:15 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2011-09-26 19:48 ` Joshua Scoggins
2011-09-26 20:09 ` Mike Snitzer
2011-09-27 17:59 ` Joshua Scoggins
2011-09-27 18:36 ` Arun
2011-09-27 18:59 ` Martin K. Petersen
2011-09-27 19:18 ` Arun
2011-09-27 20:10 ` Mark Knecht
2011-09-27 21:12 ` Arun
2011-09-27 21:44 ` Martin K. Petersen
2011-09-28 1:23 ` NamJae Jeon
[not found] ` <CANLaLhagmNFFrNxC88cyPqsx_j+-Y-WaAUCQpkR57z264Bn6Vw@mail.gmail.com>
2012-02-16 19:14 ` Martin K. Petersen
2011-09-26 21:01 ` Martin K. Petersen
2011-09-26 21:03 ` Martin K. Petersen
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