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SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9) SCSI mid layer SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9)

NAME

scsi_bios_ptable - Read PC partition table out of first sector of device.

SYNOPSIS

unsigned char * scsi_bios_ptable(struct block_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS

struct block_device * dev
from this device

DESCRIPTION

Reads the first sector from the device and returns 0x42 bytes starting at offset 0x1be.

RETURN

partition table in kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL) memory, or NULL on error.

AUTHORS

James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
Author.

Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>

Author.

COPYRIGHT

September 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12