1. NAME▲

blk_queue_alignment_offset - set physical block alignment offset

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

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

3. ARGUMENTS ▲

q
    the request queue for the device

offset
    alignment offset in bytes

4. 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.

5. COPYRIGHT ▲