Name

blk_queue_alignment_offset — set physical block alignment offset

Synopsis

void blk_queue_alignment_offset (struct request_queue * q,
 unsigned int offset);
 

Arguments

q

the request queue for the device

offset

alignment offset in bytes

Description

Some devices are naturally misaligned to compensate for things like the legacy DOS partition table 63-sector offset. Low-level drivers should call this function for devices whose first sector is not naturally aligned.