diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index 8dd8641..dfc7701 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -302,11 +302,10 @@
  * @q:     the request queue for the device
  * @mask:  pad mask
  *
- * Set pad mask.  Direct IO requests are padded to the mask specified.
+ * Set dma pad mask.
  *
- * Appending pad buffer to a request modifies ->data_len such that it
- * includes the pad buffer.  The original requested data length can be
- * obtained using blk_rq_raw_data_len().
+ * Appending pad buffer to a request modifies the last entry of a
+ * scatter list such that it includes the pad buffer.
  **/
 void blk_queue_dma_pad(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int mask)
 {
@@ -315,6 +314,23 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_dma_pad);
 
 /**
+ * blk_queue_update_dma_pad - update pad mask
+ * @q:     the request queue for the device
+ * @mask:  pad mask
+ *
+ * Update dma pad mask.
+ *
+ * Appending pad buffer to a request modifies the last entry of a
+ * scatter list such that it includes the pad buffer.
+ **/
+void blk_queue_update_dma_pad(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int mask)
+{
+	if (mask > q->dma_pad_mask)
+		q->dma_pad_mask = mask;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_update_dma_pad);
+
+/**
  * blk_queue_dma_drain - Set up a drain buffer for excess dma.
  * @q:  the request queue for the device
  * @dma_drain_needed: fn which returns non-zero if drain is necessary