Damien Zammit, le mer. 01 févr. 2023 10:06:11 +0000, a ecrit:
> I very much doubt a disk exists with 255 physical heads.
That's not the question :)
Disks have been lying about their geometry for a long time. But yes,
some disks may be erroneously reporting an "all-max" geometry that we
should just ignore.
Thanks!
> ---
> linux/src/drivers/block/ide.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/linux/src/drivers/block/ide.c b/linux/src/drivers/block/ide.c
> index 2d0fc77e..41d4cef8 100644
> --- a/linux/src/drivers/block/ide.c
> +++ b/linux/src/drivers/block/ide.c
> @@ -2964,7 +2964,7 @@ static void probe_cmos_for_drives (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
> unsigned char head = *(BIOS+2);
> unsigned char sect = *(BIOS+14);
> unsigned char ctl = *(BIOS+8);
> - if (cyl > 0 && head > 0 && sect > 0 && sect < 64) {
> + if (cyl > 0 && head > 0 && sect > 0 && sect < 64 &&
> head != 0xff) {
> drive->cyl = drive->bios_cyl = cyl;
> drive->head = drive->bios_head = head;
> drive->sect = drive->bios_sect = sect;
> --
> 2.34.1
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--
Samuel
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Pour une évaluation indépendante, transparente et rigoureuse !
Je soutiens la Commission d'Évaluation de l'Inria.
