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getting 2-dimensional disk geometry (was: Re: bouyer-xenamd64 merge (xen roadmap))



> > > Linux defines in /usr/include/linux/fs.h the following ioctl() commands:
> > >
> > > BLKGETSIZE and BLKSSZGET (and some more).
> > >
> > > What are the NetBSD pendants to these Linux specific ones?
> >
> > What do they do ?
> 
> BLKGETSIZE:  returns device capacity in 512-byte sectors
> BLKSSZGET:   returns sector size in bytes

I think this is either through the old disklabel
ioctl interface, or the new devctl(4) interface
(as is used in gpt(8)).

If only the devctl(4)/proplib(3) interface was as simple
to use as ioctl....

        Jonathan Kollasch

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