linux-kernel - Re: possible bug in ide-disk.c (2.6.18.2 but also older)

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Message-ID: <20061120152505.5d0ba6c5@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:25:05 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	avl@...ic.at
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: possible bug in ide-disk.c (2.6.18.2 but also older)

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:51:48 +0100
Andreas Leitgeb <avl@...ic.at> wrote:

> Since I got not even a beep as answer, I'm trying again
> to get this through to someone who cares:

Sounds like the Knoppix kernel is built with GPT partition handling and
your disk has an odd number of sectors ?

> The problem is in  idedisk_read_native_max_address()
> and equivalently in idedisk_read_native_max_address_ext()
> in a line like this (near the end):
>   addr++; /* since the return value is (maxlba - 1), we add 1 */
> 
> I believe that this is wrong, in so far as it is device-specific.

Which part of the standard are you referring to here ?

Alan
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