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author | Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com> | 2012-09-13 16:41:01 +0200 |
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committer | Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com> | 2012-09-13 16:41:01 +0200 |
commit | 78890b5989d96ddce989cde929c45ceeded0fcaf (patch) | |
tree | 4e2da81fc7c97f11aee174b1eedac110c9a68b3a /Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt | |
parent | Merge branch 'pci/stephen-const' into next (diff) | |
parent | Linux 3.6-rc5 (diff) | |
download | linux-78890b5989d96ddce989cde929c45ceeded0fcaf.tar.xz linux-78890b5989d96ddce989cde929c45ceeded0fcaf.zip |
Merge commit 'v3.6-rc5' into next
* commit 'v3.6-rc5': (1098 commits)
Linux 3.6-rc5
HID: tpkbd: work even if the new Lenovo Keyboard driver is not configured
Remove user-triggerable BUG from mpol_to_str
xen/pciback: Fix proper FLR steps.
uml: fix compile error in deliver_alarm()
dj: memory scribble in logi_dj
Fix order of arguments to compat_put_time[spec|val]
xen: Use correct masking in xen_swiotlb_alloc_coherent.
xen: fix logical error in tlb flushing
xen/p2m: Fix one-off error in checking the P2M tree directory.
powerpc: Don't use __put_user() in patch_instruction
powerpc: Make sure IPI handlers see data written by IPI senders
powerpc: Restore correct DSCR in context switch
powerpc: Fix DSCR inheritance in copy_thread()
powerpc: Keep thread.dscr and thread.dscr_inherit in sync
powerpc: Update DSCR on all CPUs when writing sysfs dscr_default
powerpc/powernv: Always go into nap mode when CPU is offline
powerpc: Give hypervisor decrementer interrupts their own handler
powerpc/vphn: Fix arch_update_cpu_topology() return value
ARM: gemini: fix the gemini build
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Conflicts:
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt b/Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt index 6518a55273e7..e54ac1d53403 100644 --- a/Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt @@ -9,20 +9,71 @@ These files are the ones found in the /sys/block/xxx/queue/ directory. Files denoted with a RO postfix are readonly and the RW postfix means read-write. +add_random (RW) +---------------- +This file allows to trun off the disk entropy contribution. Default +value of this file is '1'(on). + +discard_granularity (RO) +----------------------- +This shows the size of internal allocation of the device in bytes, if +reported by the device. A value of '0' means device does not support +the discard functionality. + +discard_max_bytes (RO) +---------------------- +Devices that support discard functionality may have internal limits on +the number of bytes that can be trimmed or unmapped in a single operation. +The discard_max_bytes parameter is set by the device driver to the maximum +number of bytes that can be discarded in a single operation. Discard +requests issued to the device must not exceed this limit. A discard_max_bytes +value of 0 means that the device does not support discard functionality. + +discard_zeroes_data (RO) +------------------------ +When read, this file will show if the discarded block are zeroed by the +device or not. If its value is '1' the blocks are zeroed otherwise not. + hw_sector_size (RO) ------------------- This is the hardware sector size of the device, in bytes. +iostats (RW) +------------- +This file is used to control (on/off) the iostats accounting of the +disk. + +logical_block_size (RO) +----------------------- +This is the logcal block size of the device, in bytes. + max_hw_sectors_kb (RO) ---------------------- This is the maximum number of kilobytes supported in a single data transfer. +max_integrity_segments (RO) +--------------------------- +When read, this file shows the max limit of integrity segments as +set by block layer which a hardware controller can handle. + max_sectors_kb (RW) ------------------- This is the maximum number of kilobytes that the block layer will allow for a filesystem request. Must be smaller than or equal to the maximum size allowed by the hardware. +max_segments (RO) +----------------- +Maximum number of segments of the device. + +max_segment_size (RO) +--------------------- +Maximum segment size of the device. + +minimum_io_size (RO) +-------------------- +This is the smallest preferred io size reported by the device. + nomerges (RW) ------------- This enables the user to disable the lookup logic involved with IO @@ -45,11 +96,24 @@ per-block-cgroup request pool. IOW, if there are N block cgroups, each request queue may have upto N request pools, each independently regulated by nr_requests. +optimal_io_size (RO) +-------------------- +This is the optimal io size reported by the device. + +physical_block_size (RO) +------------------------ +This is the physical block size of device, in bytes. + read_ahead_kb (RW) ------------------ Maximum number of kilobytes to read-ahead for filesystems on this block device. +rotational (RW) +--------------- +This file is used to stat if the device is of rotational type or +non-rotational type. + rq_affinity (RW) ---------------- If this option is '1', the block layer will migrate request completions to the |