Several block layer users who are not kernel developers do not know that the word 'segment' refers to an element in a DMA scatter/gather list. Make the block layer documentation easier to understand by stating explicitly what the word 'segment' stands for. Cc: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx> --- Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt b/Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt index f6da2efe2105..1515dcf3dec4 100644 --- a/Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/block/queue-sysfs.txt @@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ 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. +Maximum number of elements in a DMA scatter/gather list with integrity +data that will be submitted by the block layer core to the associated +block driver. max_sectors_kb (RW) ------------------- @@ -109,11 +110,12 @@ size allowed by the hardware. max_segments (RO) ----------------- -Maximum number of segments of the device. +Maximum number of elements in a DMA scatter/gather list that is submitted +to the associated block driver. max_segment_size (RO) --------------------- -Maximum segment size of the device. +Maximum size in bytes of a single element in a DMA scatter/gather list. minimum_io_size (RO) -------------------- -- 2.22.0.410.gd8fdbe21b5-goog
