diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
index 69f261e650bca..3d8eaac99ba80 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ int nvm_set_bb_tbl(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct ppa_addr *ppas, int nr_ppas,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_set_bb_tbl);
 
+int nvm_max_phys_sects(struct nvm_tgt_dev *tgt_dev)
+{
+	struct nvm_dev *dev = tgt_dev->parent;
+
+	return dev->ops->max_phys_sect;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_max_phys_sects);
+
 int nvm_submit_io(struct nvm_tgt_dev *tgt_dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 {
 	struct nvm_dev *dev = tgt_dev->parent;
diff --git a/include/linux/lightnvm.h b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
index 99cd1e70e451e..96375317b4795 100644
--- a/include/linux/lightnvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ extern void nvm_unregister(struct nvm_dev *);
 extern int nvm_set_bb_tbl(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct ppa_addr *ppas,
 							int nr_ppas, int type);
 
+extern int nvm_max_phys_sects(struct nvm_tgt_dev *);
 extern int nvm_submit_io(struct nvm_tgt_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
 extern void nvm_generic_to_addr_mode(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
 extern void nvm_addr_to_generic_mode(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);