blk_limits_io_min(9)

blk_limits_io_min9

Set minimum request size for a device

Usage

void blk_limits_io_min(struct queue_limits * limits, unsigned int min);

Arguments

limits

the queue limits

min

smallest I/O size in bytes

Overview

Some devices have an internal block size bigger than the reported hardware sector size. This function can be used to signal the smallest I/O the device can perform without incurring a performance penalty.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.