1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index ffe86068d4..f4c75e8ba9 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -718,6 +718,13 @@ typedef struct BlockLimits {
      */
     uint64_t max_hw_transfer;
 
+    /* Maximal number of scatter/gather elements allowed by the hardware.
+     * Applies whenever transfers to the device bypass the kernel I/O
+     * scheduler, for example with SG_IO.  If larger than max_iov
+     * or if zero, blk_get_max_hw_iov will fall back to max_iov.
+     */
+    int max_hw_iov;
+
     /* memory alignment, in bytes so that no bounce buffer is needed */
     size_t min_mem_alignment;