First sync.

ckalign

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ ${1} == "-e" -o ${1} == "--end" ]; then
+  BOUNDADJ=1
+elif [ ${1} == "-s" -o ${1} == "--start" ]; then
+  BOUNDADJ=0
+else
+  echo "Neither '--start' nor '--end' were specified."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+BOUNDARY=$(( ${2} + BOUNDADJ ))
+
+ALIGN_4K=$(( BOUNDARY / 8 ))
+SECTS_4K=$(( ALIGN_4K * 8 ))
+((SECTS_4K-=${BOUNDADJ}))
+
+ALIGN_1M=$(( BOUNDARY / 2048 ))
+SECTS_1M=$(( ALIGN_1M * 2048 ))
+((SECTS_1M-=${BOUNDADJ}))
+
+if [ ${2} -eq ${SECTS_4K}  ]; then
+  echo "Boundary is 4K aligned."
+else
+  echo "Boundary is not 4K aligned.  Proper alignment would be ${SECTS_4K} or $(( SECTS_4K + 8 ))."
+fi
+
+if [ ${2} -eq ${SECTS_1M} ]; then
+  echo "Boundary ${2} is 1M aligned."
+else
+  echo "Boundary is not 1M aligned.  Proper alignment would be ${SECTS_1M} or $(( SECTS_1M + 2048 ))."
+fi