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

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Date:	Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:45:54 -0400
From:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...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 ?

Greg KH wrote:
>
> If sysfs is stupid, then use an ioctl, have I objected to that?
..

Well, at this point it certainly seems a lot simpler
than trying to get the sysfs "maintainers" to improve it.

Cheers
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