Re: [PATCH 0/4] partitions/ide: improve Host Protected Area handling

Andries E. Brouwer
2009-05-31T22:50:57Z

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:04:11PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:

> I conclude the following from reading the patches:
> - a HPA is always at the end of a disk, correct?

I recall from the days of PARTIES and BEER the description
of the Address Offset Mode. If that is enabled, LBA 0 points
at the start of the Host Protected Area.

Andries