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On 03/07/2010 04:09 PM, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
>
> It means,
>
> 	min(size, max(logical_sector_size / 512, 2));
>
> or like this? ("size" is "nr_sects(part) * (logical_sector_size/512)")
>
> This should keep old logic, i.e. if partition is bigger than 1kb, it
> uses 1kb for (probably) LILO mentioned by comment.
>

I don't really know where the 1K cames from, and it isn't necessarily 
safe, either.

	-hpa