blk_queue_max_hw_sectors (9) - Linux Manuals

blk_queue_max_hw_sectors: set max sectors for a request for this queue

Command to display blk_queue_max_hw_sectors manual in Linux: $ man 9 blk_queue_max_hw_sectors

NAME

blk_queue_max_hw_sectors - set max sectors for a request for this queue

SYNOPSIS

void blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue * q, unsigned int max_hw_sectors);

ARGUMENTS

: the request queue for the device

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 capabilities of the I/O controller.

max_dev_sectors is a hard limit imposed by the storage device for READ/WRITE requests. It is set by the disk driver.

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.