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disk/mbr: always use 512 byte sectors (imported changes from sources)

--- a/sys/src/cmd/disk/mbr.c

+++ b/sys/src/cmd/disk/mbr.c

@@ -145,10 +145,16 @@

 	if(disk->type == Tfloppy)

 		fatal("will not install mbr on floppy");

-	if(disk->secsize != 512)

-		fatal("secsize %d invalid", disk->secsize);

+	/*

+	 * we need to cope with 4k-byte sectors on some newer disks.

+	 * we're only interested in 512 bytes of mbr, so

+	 * on 4k disks, rely on /dev/sd to read-modify-write.

+	 */

+	secsize = 512;

+	if(disk->secsize != secsize)

+		fprint(2, "%s: sector size %lld not %ld, should be okay\n",

+			argv0, disk->secsize, secsize);

-	secsize = disk->secsize;

 	buf = malloc(secsize*(disk->s+1));

 	mbr = malloc(secsize*disk->s);

 	if(buf == nil || mbr == nil)

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