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Sample validation

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Sample validation The example shown in Table 3 shows the sizes and offsets associated with four partitions. All eight values must be divisible by 4,096. Table 3. Validating the alignment of four sample partitions Partition 0 Partition size 208,666,624 B Starting offset 1,048,576 B 208,666,624 ÷ 4,096 = 50,944 1,048,576 ÷ 4,096 = 256 1 732,388,392,960 B 209,715,200 B 732,388,392,960 ÷ 4,096 = 178,805,760 209,715,200 ÷ 4,096 = 51,200 2 17,449,353,216 B 732,388,392,960 B 17,449,353,216 ÷ 4,096 = 4,260,096 732,388,392,960 ÷ 4,096 = 178,805,760 3 107,864,064 B 750,047,461,376 B 107864064 ÷ 4,096 = 26,334 750,047,461,376 ÷ 4,096 = 183,117,056 7

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Sample validation
The example shown in Table 3 shows the sizes and offsets associated with four partitions. All eight
values must be divisible by 4,096.
Table 3.
Validating the alignment of four sample partitions
Partition
Partition size
Starting offset
0
208,666,624 B
1,048,576 B
208,666,624 ÷ 4,096 = 50,944
1,048,576 ÷ 4,096 = 256
1
732,388,392,960 B
209,715,200 B
732,388,392,960 ÷ 4,096 = 178,805,760
209,715,200 ÷ 4,096 = 51,200
2
17,449,353,216 B
732,388,392,960 B
17,449,353,216 ÷ 4,096 = 4,260,096
732,388,392,960 ÷ 4,096 = 178,805,760
3
107,864,064 B
750,047,461,376 B
107864064 ÷ 4,096 = 26,334
750,047,461,376 ÷ 4,096 = 183,117,056