linux-kernel - Re: What to do about the 2TB limit on HDIO

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Date:	Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:19:25 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	IDE/ATA development list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: What to do about the 2TB limit on HDIO_GETGEO ?

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:02:10 -0400 Mark Lord <lkml@....ca> wrote:

> Is it time now for HDIO_GETGEO64 to make an appearance?
> Similar to how the existing BLKGETSIZE64 is supplanting BLKGETSIZE ?

That sounds useful.

But you're the one who has investigated this - please make a recommendation?
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