From: Michael E Brown <michael_e_brown@dell.com>
To: <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl>
Cc: <Matt_Domsch@exchange.dell.com>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: block ioctl to read/write last sector
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 09:59:58 -0600 (CST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0102140957400.28753-100000@blap.linuxdev.us.dell.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <UTC200102141543.QAA79054.aeb@vlet.cwi.nl>
On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
>
> Maybe. I think that you'll find that these blocks are
> relative to the start of the partition, not relative
> to the start of the disk.
>
> So if you add a 1-block partition that contains the last
> sector of the disk, all should be fine.
>
Ok. Upon re-reading the code in question, I was too hasty in my
assumptions. This might work, so I'll try it. I don't expect it to be
awfully pretty, though :-(
--
Michael Brown
Linux System Group
Dell Computer Corp
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-02-14 16:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-02-14 15:43 Andries.Brouwer
2001-02-14 15:56 ` Michael E Brown
2001-02-14 15:59 ` Michael E Brown [this message]
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2001-02-14 13:26 Matt_Domsch
2001-02-14 12:31 David Balazic
2001-02-14 14:10 ` Michael E Brown
2001-02-17 7:29 ` Andre Hedrick
2001-02-14 1:00 Matt_Domsch
2001-02-13 23:49 Andries.Brouwer
2001-02-14 14:19 ` Michael E Brown
2001-02-13 22:54 Andries.Brouwer
2001-02-13 19:24 ` Martin K. Petersen
2001-02-14 5:51 ` Michael E Brown
2001-02-14 14:23 ` Martin K. Petersen
2001-02-13 23:37 ` Michael E Brown
2001-02-14 0:21 ` Manfred Spraul
2001-02-14 5:47 ` Michael E Brown
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