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diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 0f1734ebca..dadf3cd849 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -739,6 +739,122 @@ void bdrv_get_geometry(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t *nb_sectors_ptr)
*nb_sectors_ptr = length;
}
+struct partition {
+ uint8_t boot_ind; /* 0x80 - active */
+ uint8_t head; /* starting head */
+ uint8_t sector; /* starting sector */
+ uint8_t cyl; /* starting cylinder */
+ uint8_t sys_ind; /* What partition type */
+ uint8_t end_head; /* end head */
+ uint8_t end_sector; /* end sector */
+ uint8_t end_cyl; /* end cylinder */
+ uint32_t start_sect; /* starting sector counting from 0 */
+ uint32_t nr_sects; /* nr of sectors in partition */
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* try to guess the disk logical geometry from the MSDOS partition table. Return 0 if OK, -1 if could not guess */
+static int guess_disk_lchs(BlockDriverState *bs,
+ int *pcylinders, int *pheads, int *psectors)
+{
+ uint8_t buf[512];
+ int ret, i, heads, sectors, cylinders;
+ struct partition *p;
+ uint32_t nr_sects;
+ int64_t nb_sectors;
+
+ bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &nb_sectors);
+
+ ret = bdrv_read(bs, 0, buf, 1);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return -1;
+ /* test msdos magic */
+ if (buf[510] != 0x55 || buf[511] != 0xaa)
+ return -1;
+ for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+ p = ((struct partition *)(buf + 0x1be)) + i;
+ nr_sects = le32_to_cpu(p->nr_sects);
+ if (nr_sects && p->end_head) {
+ /* We make the assumption that the partition terminates on
+ a cylinder boundary */
+ heads = p->end_head + 1;
+ sectors = p->end_sector & 63;
+ if (sectors == 0)
+ continue;
+ cylinders = nb_sectors / (heads * sectors);
+ if (cylinders < 1 || cylinders > 16383)
+ continue;
+ *pheads = heads;
+ *psectors = sectors;
+ *pcylinders = cylinders;
+#if 0
+ printf("guessed geometry: LCHS=%d %d %d\n",
+ cylinders, heads, sectors);
+#endif
+ return 0;
+ }
+ }
+ return -1;
+}
+
+void bdrv_guess_geometry(BlockDriverState *bs, int *pcyls, int *pheads, int *psecs)
+{
+ int translation, lba_detected = 0;
+ int cylinders, heads, secs;
+ int64_t nb_sectors;
+
+ /* if a geometry hint is available, use it */
+ bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &nb_sectors);
+ bdrv_get_geometry_hint(bs, &cylinders, &heads, &secs);
+ translation = bdrv_get_translation_hint(bs);
+ if (cylinders != 0) {
+ *pcyls = cylinders;
+ *pheads = heads;
+ *psecs = secs;
+ } else {
+ if (guess_disk_lchs(bs, &cylinders, &heads, &secs) == 0) {
+ if (heads > 16) {
+ /* if heads > 16, it means that a BIOS LBA
+ translation was active, so the default
+ hardware geometry is OK */
+ lba_detected = 1;
+ goto default_geometry;
+ } else {
+ *pcyls = cylinders;
+ *pheads = heads;
+ *psecs = secs;
+ /* disable any translation to be in sync with
+ the logical geometry */
+ if (translation == BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_AUTO) {
+ bdrv_set_translation_hint(bs,
+ BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_NONE);
+ }
+ }
+ } else {
+ default_geometry:
+ /* if no geometry, use a standard physical disk geometry */
+ cylinders = nb_sectors / (16 * 63);
+
+ if (cylinders > 16383)
+ cylinders = 16383;
+ else if (cylinders < 2)
+ cylinders = 2;
+ *pcyls = cylinders;
+ *pheads = 16;
+ *psecs = 63;
+ if ((lba_detected == 1) && (translation == BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_AUTO)) {
+ if ((*pcyls * *pheads) <= 131072) {
+ bdrv_set_translation_hint(bs,
+ BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_LARGE);
+ } else {
+ bdrv_set_translation_hint(bs,
+ BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_LBA);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ bdrv_set_geometry_hint(bs, *pcyls, *pheads, *psecs);
+ }
+}
+
void bdrv_set_geometry_hint(BlockDriverState *bs,
int cyls, int heads, int secs)
{