blk_limits_max_hw_sectors
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Name

blk_limits_max_hw_sectors — set hard and soft limit of max sectors for request

Synopsis

void blk_limits_max_hw_sectors (struct queue_limits * limits,
 unsigned int max_hw_sectors);
 

Arguments

limits

the queue limits

max_hw_sectors

max hardware sectors in the usual 512b unit

Description

Enables a low level driver to set a hard upper limit, max_hw_sectors, on the size of requests. max_hw_sectors is set by the device driver based upon the combined capabilities of I/O controller and storage device.

max_sectors is a soft limit imposed by the block layer for filesystem type requests. This value can be overridden on a per-device basis in /sys/block/<device>/queue/max_sectors_kb. The soft limit can not exceed max_hw_sectors.

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