delta/syslinux.git, branch syslinux-4.02-pre2 git.kernel.org: pub/scm/boot/syslinux/syslinux.git NEWS: document EDD->CHS fallback. 2010-07-16T23:38:16+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@linux.intel.com 2010-07-16T23:38:16+00:00 465b43c2e0b714336dcd9767ad9c9d39850f70ba Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
diskio: remove locally coded ilog2() 2010-07-16T23:35:41+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@linux.intel.com 2010-07-16T23:35:41+00:00 626d58ed66e1f555f4cb112349652c8455263ac9 Use the centrally coded ilog2() function. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
Use the centrally coded ilog2() function.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
diskio: expand most fields; cache the number of total tracks 2010-07-16T23:33:39+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@linux.intel.com 2010-07-16T23:33:39+00:00 174d92a09a250c64451d8340219a89593172b056 Expand most fields in struct disk to 32 bits -- it makes the code smaller in general, and struct disk is not a common data element. Add a field for the number of tracks (number of heads*sectors). Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
Expand most fields in struct disk to 32 bits -- it makes the code
smaller in general, and struct disk is not a common data element.

Add a field for the number of tracks (number of heads*sectors).

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
diskio: move strict CHS start value check into chs_rdwr_sectors() 2010-07-16T23:29:17+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@linux.intel.com 2010-07-16T23:29:17+00:00 bd23fe1f1d376284bf02556d84e6d6fa8111fd00 It really makes more sense in chs_rdwr_sectors()... Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
It really makes more sense in chs_rdwr_sectors()...

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
diskio: check early for an impossible LBA value for CHS requests 2010-07-16T23:25:53+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@linux.intel.com 2010-07-16T23:25:53+00:00 055f763ca8c0eb69724cf5c1e5cb9511dce724f9 Make sure we don't end up trying to do a CHS request for a truly absurd value, that could possibly be misconverted. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
Make sure we don't end up trying to do a CHS request for a truly
absurd value, that could possibly be misconverted.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
diskio: when falling back EDD->CHS make sure to get the offset right 2010-07-16T23:24:08+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@linux.intel.com 2010-07-16T23:24:08+00:00 21af78ff343844210a2241daa1b040c9d3c72178 When we decide to go from EDD to CHS, make sure we convert from absolute back to a partition offset. The cylinder check should still be on the absolute value, however. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
When we decide to go from EDD to CHS, make sure we convert from
absolute back to a partition offset.  The cylinder check should still
be on the absolute value, however.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
diskio: remove redundant sector count cap 2010-07-16T23:20:22+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@linux.intel.com 2010-07-16T23:20:22+00:00 bf59f446888ae29c7e57902972e0994556999417 The sector count cap on CHS is automatically given as a result of the no-track-crossing rule. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
The sector count cap on CHS is automatically given as a result of the
no-track-crossing rule.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
diskio: allow fallback from EDD to CHS 2010-07-16T23:19:22+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@linux.intel.com 2010-07-16T23:18:16+00:00 22c96d213d282f715043770bf347a99c81299e8f At least one system has been found which require fallback from EDD to CHS, so actually make it doable. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
At least one system has been found which require fallback from EDD to
CHS, so actually make it doable.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
NEWS: Try again for proper lua.c32 credits 2010-07-16T06:11:36+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@zytor.com 2010-07-16T06:11:36+00:00 6da4f4685e9842bac8051f2b6249d29544a1ebe7 Trying again to get this right... Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> 
Trying again to get this right...

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://terminus.zytor.com/pub/git/syslinux/syslinux 2010-07-16T06:06:21+00:00 H. Peter Anvin hpa@zytor.com 2010-07-16T06:06:21+00:00 aaa80a899fd51c39a1621909463774300232195c