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    [PATCH] Remove iso9660 check for sbsector < 660Mb · 88351d38
    Andrew Morton authored
    From: Jon Burgess <mplayer@jburgess.uklinux.net>
    
    The iso9660 filesystem code checks that the "sbsector" option is
    positioned within the first 660Mb of the disk.
    
    Today the iso9660 filesystem is used on DVD's which are much bigger than
    660Mb and this check prevents the sbsector option being used to specify 
    the location of the superblock of multisession DVD's.
    
    With this check removed I can mount the second session on a DVD-R by 
    specifying the sbsector, even though the  firmware on that drive returns
    bogus data for the TOC.
    
    If an invalid large sector number is entered then a "request beyond end 
    of device" error is reported elsewhere in the block code, but appears to
    do no damage.
    88351d38
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