linux-kernel - RE: support for drives larger than 2TiB

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Message-ID: <SNT125-W4469FAC3FE110BB4882949C3A40@phx.gbl>
Date:	Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:40:02 -0700
From:	Yuhong Bao <yuhongbao_386@...mail.com>
To:	<tj@...nel.org>, <jeff@...zik.org>, <ben.collins@...ntu.com>,
	<linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<hmh@...ian.org>
Subject: RE: support for drives larger than 2TiB

> However, 2TiB limit is
> inherent in the BIOS programming interface and currently the only way
> to overcome it is using a completely different BIOS interface (EFI,
> that is).
Nope, look at the Int13 extensions, it already support 64-bit LBA.

Yuhong Bao

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