Re: 520 Bytes sector size

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Alan Cox wrote:
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:04:11 -0500
"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Dan" == Dan Porat <dan.porat@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Dan> I would like to run 520 Bytes disk in native mode.  What changes I
Dan> have to run in sg driver ?  Is there any kernel already adapted for
Dan> 520 bytes sector size ?

Linux does not support 520-byte sectors unless the drive is formatted
with DIF and hanging off a DIF-capable HBA.
..

The ATA READ_LONG and WRITE_LONG commands both use 520 byte sectors,
and both work with libata.

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