SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9)                       SCSI mid layer                      SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9)



NAME
       scsi_bios_ptable - Read PC partition table out of first sector of device.

SYNOPSIS
       unsigned char * scsi_bios_ptable(struct block_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
           from this device

DESCRIPTION
       Reads the first sector from the device and returns 0x42 bytes starting at offset 0x1be.

RETURN
       partition table in kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL) memory, or NULL on error.

AUTHORS
       James Bottomley <James.Bottomley AT hansenpartnership.com>
           Author.

       Rob Landley <rob AT landley.net>
           Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                       SCSI_BIOS_PTABLE(9)