static int aac_biosparm(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct block_device *bdev,
			sector_t capacity, int *geom)
{
	struct diskparm *param = (struct diskparm *)geom;
	unsigned char *buf;

	dprintk((KERN_DEBUG "aac_biosparm.\n"));

	/*
	 *	Assuming extended translation is enabled - #REVISIT#
	 */
	if (capacity >= 2 * 1024 * 1024) { /* 1 GB in 512 byte sectors */
		if(capacity >= 4 * 1024 * 1024) { /* 2 GB in 512 byte sectors */
			param->heads = 255;
			param->sectors = 63;
		} else {
			param->heads = 128;
			param->sectors = 32;
		}
	} else {
		param->heads = 64;
		param->sectors = 32;
	}

	param->cylinders = cap_to_cyls(capacity, param->heads * param->sectors);

	/*
	 *	Read the first 1024 bytes from the disk device, if the boot
	 *	sector partition table is valid, search for a partition table
	 *	entry whose end_head matches one of the standard geometry
	 *	translations ( 64/32, 128/32, 255/63 ).
	 */
	buf = scsi_bios_ptable(bdev);
	if (!buf)
		return 0;
	if(*(__le16 *)(buf + 0x40) == cpu_to_le16(0xaa55)) {
		struct partition *first = (struct partition * )buf;
		struct partition *entry = first;
		int saved_cylinders = param->cylinders;
		int num;
		unsigned char end_head, end_sec;

		for(num = 0; num < 4; num++) {
			end_head = entry->end_head;
			end_sec = entry->end_sector & 0x3f;

			if(end_head == 63) {
				param->heads = 64;
				param->sectors = 32;
				break;
			} else if(end_head == 127) {
				param->heads = 128;
				param->sectors = 32;
				break;
			} else if(end_head == 254) {
				param->heads = 255;
				param->sectors = 63;
				break;
			}
			entry++;
		}

		if (num == 4) {
			end_head = first->end_head;
			end_sec = first->end_sector & 0x3f;
		}

		param->cylinders = cap_to_cyls(capacity, param->heads * param->sectors);
		if (num < 4 && end_sec == param->sectors) {
			if (param->cylinders != saved_cylinders)
				dprintk((KERN_DEBUG "Adopting geometry: heads=%d, sectors=%d from partition table %d.\n",
					param->heads, param->sectors, num));
		} else if (end_head > 0 || end_sec > 0) {
			dprintk((KERN_DEBUG "Strange geometry: heads=%d, sectors=%d in partition table %d.\n",
				end_head + 1, end_sec, num));
			dprintk((KERN_DEBUG "Using geometry: heads=%d, sectors=%d.\n",
					param->heads, param->sectors));
		}
	}
	kfree(buf);
	return 0;
}

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