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.\"    Manual: Block Devices
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMEN" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Block Devices"
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.SH "NAME"
blk_queue_max_segments \- set max hw segments for a request for this queue
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ blk_queue_max_segments('u
.BI "void blk_queue_max_segments(struct\ request_queue\ *\ " "q" ", unsigned\ short\ " "max_segments" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIq\fR
.RS 4
the request queue for the device
.RE
.PP
\fImax_segments\fR
.RS 4
max number of segments
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Enables a low level driver to set an upper limit on the number of hw data segments in a request\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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