suse man page for blk_queue_alignment_offset

Query: blk_queue_alignment_offset

OS: suse

Section: 9

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BLK_QUEUE_ALIGNMENT_(9) 					   Block Devices					   BLK_QUEUE_ALIGNMENT_(9)

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.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 BLK_QUEUE_ALIGNMENT_(9)
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