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.TH "BLK_QUEUE_HARDSECT_SIZE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
blk_queue_hardsect_size \- set hardware sector size for the queue
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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void blk_queue_hardsect_size  (request_queue_t * \fIq\fB, unsigned short \fIsize\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIq\fB\fR
the request queue for the device
.TP
\fB\fIsize\fB\fR
the hardware sector size, in bytes
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This should typically be set to the lowest possible sector size
that the hardware can operate on (possible without reverting to
even internal read-modify-write operations). Usually the default
of 512 covers most hardware.