DOS: libfdisk Reference Manual

DOS

DOS — disk label specific functions

#define

int
fdisk_dos_enable_compatible (struct fdisk_label *lb,
                             int enable);

Enables deprecated DOS compatible mode, in this mode library checks for cylinders boundary, cases about CHS addressing and another obscure things.

lb	DOS label (see `fdisk_get_label()`)
enable	0 or 1

0 on success, <0 on error.

int
fdisk_dos_is_compatible (struct fdisk_label *lb);

DOS label

0 if DOS compatibility disabled, 1 if enabled

int
fdisk_dos_move_begin (struct fdisk_context *cxt,
                      size_t i);

#define DOS_FLAG_ACTIVE 1