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Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 22:18:40 -0400
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
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To: David Christensen <David_Christensen@Phoenix.com>
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Subject: Re: Using ATAPI 6 "SET MAX EXT" Command and HDIO_DRIVE_CMD ioctl
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David Christensen wrote:
> Is there a way to issue the ATAPI 6 "SET MAX EXT" command using the HDIO_DRIVE_CMD ioctl?  As of 2.4.18 kernel, there doesn't seem to be a way to write the high order bytes to the IDE controller to implement the command for a 48bit LBA drive.  Would HDIO_DRIVE_TASKFILE work instead?
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Take a look at code in drivers/ide/*.c related to CONFIG_IDEDISK_STROKE...

	Jeff



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