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+#ifndef CYGONCE_DISKIO_H
+#define CYGONCE_DISKIO_H
+// ====================================================================
+//
+//      diskio.h
+//
+//      Device I/O 
+//
+// ====================================================================
+//####ECOSGPLCOPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+// -------------------------------------------
+// This file is part of eCos, the Embedded Configurable Operating System.
+// Copyright (C) 2003 Savin Zlobec 
+//
+// eCos is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+// Software Foundation; either version 2 or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// eCos is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+// WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+// for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with eCos; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+// 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+//
+// As a special exception, if other files instantiate templates or use macros
+// or inline functions from this file, or you compile this file and link it
+// with other works to produce a work based on this file, this file does not
+// by itself cause the resulting work to be covered by the GNU General Public
+// License. However the source code for this file must still be made available
+// in accordance with section (3) of the GNU General Public License.
+//
+// This exception does not invalidate any other reasons why a work based on
+// this file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+//####ECOSGPLCOPYRIGHTEND####
+// ====================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):     savin
+// Date:          2003-06-09
+// Purpose:       Special support for disk I/O devices
+// Description:
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+// ====================================================================
+
+// This file contains the user-level visible I/O interfaces
+
+#include <pkgconf/hal.h>
+#include <cyg/infra/cyg_type.h>
+#include <cyg/io/config_keys.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+    
+typedef struct {
+    char        serial[20+1];      // serial number
+    char        firmware_rev[8+1]; // firmware revision
+    char        model_num[40+1];   // model number 
+    cyg_uint32  cylinders_num;     // number of cylinders         (CHS)
+    cyg_uint32  heads_num;         // number of heads             (CHS)
+    cyg_uint32  sectors_num;       // number of sectors per track (CHS)
+    cyg_uint32  lba_sectors_num;   // total number of sectors in LBA mode
+} cyg_disk_identify_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    cyg_uint8  type;    // partition type
+    cyg_uint8  state;   // state 0x00 - inactive, 0x80 - active
+    cyg_uint32 start;   // first sector number
+    cyg_uint32 end;     // last sector number
+    cyg_uint32 size;    // size in sectors
+} cyg_disk_partition_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    cyg_disk_identify_t   ident;         // identify data
+    cyg_disk_partition_t  partitions[4]; // partitions
+    cyg_addrword_t        devs[4];       // device instances
+    cyg_uint32            block_size;    // block size
+    cyg_uint32            blocks_num;    // number of blocks on disk
+    cyg_bool              connected;     // true if device connected
+} cyg_disk_info_t;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif  /* CYGONCE_DISKIO_H */
+/* EOF diskio.h */