From 7ab32ae64d05f018c171ba1525bc337805d84391 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karel Zak Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:16:23 +0200 Subject: blockdev: add note about --setbsz usability Signed-off-by: Karel Zak --- disk-utils/blockdev.8 | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'disk-utils/blockdev.8') diff --git a/disk-utils/blockdev.8 b/disk-utils/blockdev.8 index 2b3d64c88..f4282daae 100644 --- a/disk-utils/blockdev.8 +++ b/disk-utils/blockdev.8 @@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ Get size in 512-byte sectors. .IP "\fB\-\-rereadpt\fP" Reread partition table .IP "\fB\-\-setbsz\fP \fIbytes\fP" -Set blocksize. +Set blocksize. Note that the block size is specific to the current file +descriptor opening the block device, so the change of block size only persists +for as long as blockdev has the device open, and is lost once blockdev exits. .IP "\fB\-\-setfra\fP \fIsectors\fP" Set filesystem readahead (same like --setra on 2.6 kernels). .IP "\fB\-\-setra\fP \fIsectors\fP" -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522