Re: /proc/ide/hd?/settings obsolete in 2.6.

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Date: Thu May 05 2005 - 05:11:47 EST


On 5/5/05, Wakko Warner <wakko@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If this interface is obsolete and will be removed, is there any non-obsolete
> way of telling the kernel what geometry I want to use for this ide device?

Yes, physical geometry - through boot parameters and logical geometry
is not needed for IDE layer to function properly.

Bartlomiej
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