> size remains still constant, and the exceeding damaged sectors are > auto-"hidden" by the drive by means of HPA. > > Still incorrect? Still incorrect. HPA has nothing to do with damaged sectors. The damaged sectors are replaced from a pool of sectors that are reserved for this purpose. Alan - 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/
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