blk_queue_physical_block_size_fixed(9)

blk_queue_physical_block_size_fixed9

Set physical block size for the queue

Usage

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

Arguments

q

the request queue for the device

size

the physical block size, in bytes

Overview

This should be set to the lowest possible sector size that the hardware can operate on without reverting to read-modify-write operations.

From linux-manual-2.6.32 2.6.32-48squeeze6 in Debian 6.0 (Squeeze). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.