Re: IDE problem?
Mark Lord (mlord@pobox.com)
Sun, 16 May 1999 17:32:21 -0400
Rogier Wolff wrote:
..
> Suppose we start with the 32 bit value:
>
> 0x12345678
>
> If I shove that in a 64 bit word and do the jumble on it, I get:
>
> lba_sects = 0x123456780000 | 0x1234
> = 0x123456781234
>
> If I'd then truncate it to 32 bits again, you're right. But we don't
> do that: we keep it in a 64bit variable.
But of course! Better fix it then, I would imagine many Alpha's
would have very large hard drives.. anything over 8GB triggers that code.
Send Linus/Andre a patch
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mlord@pobox.com
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