chown root:disk /dev/initrd
\fP
.fi
+.PP
Also, support for both "RAM disk" and "Initial RAM disk"
(e.g.
.BR CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y " and " CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
.SH NAME
ram \- ram disk device
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The \fBRam\fP device is a block device to access the ram disk in raw mode.
+The \fIram\fP device is a block device to access the ram disk in raw mode.
.LP
It is typically created by:
.RS
Returns the BIOS disk parameters in the following structure:
.RS
.nf
-.ft B
+
struct hd_geometry {
- unsigned char heads;
- unsigned char sectors;
- unsigned short cylinders;
- unsigned long start;
+ unsigned char heads;
+ unsigned char sectors;
+ unsigned short cylinders;
+ unsigned long start;
};
-.ft R
.fi
.RE