Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:58:09 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Bogus LBA48 drives |
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Andries Brouwer wrote: > Hmm. I read in my copy of ATA7: > > 6.16.55 Words (103:100): Maximum user LBA for 48-bit Address feature set > Words (103:100) contain a value that is one greater than the maximum LBA > in user accessable space when the 48-bit Addressing feature set is supported. > The maximum value that shall be placed in this field is 0000FFFFFFFFFFFFh. > Support of these words is mandatory if the 48-bit Address feature set is supported. > > Do you read differently?
The errata is, one needs to check that field for zero, and use the other one if so...
Jeff
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