1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.h b/hw/block/nvme.h
index 52ba794f2e..1675c1e075 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.h
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.h
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ static inline uint8_t nvme_ns_lbads(NvmeNamespace *ns)
     return nvme_ns_lbaf(ns)->ds;
 }
 
+/* convert an LBA to the equivalent in bytes */
+static inline size_t nvme_l2b(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint64_t lba)
+{
+    return lba << nvme_ns_lbads(ns);
+}
+
 #define TYPE_NVME "nvme"
 #define NVME(obj) \
         OBJECT_CHECK(NvmeCtrl, (obj), TYPE_NVME)