> Do I interpret it right that the following is done in the above function:
Aside from the version in most kernels being buggy yes > My question is now: why is an HPA disabled i.e. disprotected when detected? > Why not let the HPA alone, because a certain set of disk sectors shall not be > accessible by the OS? Because the HPA is most commonly used to hide all but a fraction of a disk to work with older BIOSes. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/