diff --git a/include/target/target_core_backend.h b/include/target/target_core_backend.h
index 5ebe21c..39e0114 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_backend.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_backend.h
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 	sense_reason_t (*parse_cdb)(struct se_cmd *cmd);
 	u32 (*get_device_type)(struct se_device *);
 	sector_t (*get_blocks)(struct se_device *);
+	sector_t (*get_alignment_offset_lbas)(struct se_device *);
+	/* lbppbe = logical blocks per physical block exponent. see SBC-3 */
+	unsigned int (*get_lbppbe)(struct se_device *);
+	unsigned int (*get_io_min)(struct se_device *);
+	unsigned int (*get_io_opt)(struct se_device *);
 	unsigned char *(*get_sense_buffer)(struct se_cmd *);
 	bool (*get_write_cache)(struct se_device *);
 };