[I've reduced the distribution of this message because this thread is moving off on a tangent...]
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, Oliver Neukum wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2004 19:52 schrieb Alan Stern: > > KB because he thought it had to be a power of 2, maybe he had some > > stronger reason, or maybe he thought the sector size was 1024 rather than > > 512. (I should try asking; who knows, they might even answer...) > > Is it always 512, even on an optical drive? I see what you're getting at. Note that in ll_rw_block.c, the kerneldoc for blk_queue_max_sectors() says this: * @max_sectors: max sectors in the usual 512b unit So it shouldn't matter what the hardware sector size is, assuming the documentation is correct. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
