lhs->max_segment_size =
                min_not_zero(lhs->max_segment_size, rhs->max_segment_size);
 
+       lhs->max_hw_sectors =
+               min_not_zero(lhs->max_hw_sectors, rhs->max_hw_sectors);
+
        lhs->seg_boundary_mask =
                min_not_zero(lhs->seg_boundary_mask, rhs->seg_boundary_mask);
 
        rs->max_segment_size =
                min_not_zero(rs->max_segment_size, q->max_segment_size);
 
+       rs->max_hw_sectors =
+               min_not_zero(rs->max_hw_sectors, q->max_hw_sectors);
+
        rs->seg_boundary_mask =
                min_not_zero(rs->seg_boundary_mask,
                             q->seg_boundary_mask);
 {
        if (!rs->max_sectors)
                rs->max_sectors = SAFE_MAX_SECTORS;
+       if (!rs->max_hw_sectors)
+               rs->max_hw_sectors = SAFE_MAX_SECTORS;
        if (!rs->max_phys_segments)
                rs->max_phys_segments = MAX_PHYS_SEGMENTS;
        if (!rs->max_hw_segments)
        q->max_hw_segments = t->limits.max_hw_segments;
        q->hardsect_size = t->limits.hardsect_size;
        q->max_segment_size = t->limits.max_segment_size;
+       q->max_hw_sectors = t->limits.max_hw_sectors;
        q->seg_boundary_mask = t->limits.seg_boundary_mask;
        q->bounce_pfn = t->limits.bounce_pfn;
        if (t->limits.no_cluster)
 
        unsigned short          max_hw_segments;
        unsigned short          hardsect_size;
        unsigned int            max_segment_size;
+       unsigned int            max_hw_sectors;
        unsigned long           seg_boundary_mask;
        unsigned long           bounce_pfn;
        unsigned char           no_cluster; /* inverted so that 0 is default */