blk_queue_logical_block_size(9)

blk_queue_logical_block_size9

Set logical block size for the queue

Usage

void blk_queue_logical_block_size(struct request_queue * q, unsigned int size);

Arguments

q

the request queue for the device

size

the logical block size, in bytes

Overview

This should be set to the lowest possible block size that the storage device can address. The default of 512 covers most hardware.

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.