return ret;
 }
 
+u32 se_dev_align_max_sectors(u32 max_sectors, u32 block_size)
+{
+       u32 tmp, aligned_max_sectors;
+       /*
+        * Limit max_sectors to a PAGE_SIZE aligned value for modern
+        * transport_allocate_data_tasks() operation.
+        */
+       tmp = rounddown((max_sectors * block_size), PAGE_SIZE);
+       aligned_max_sectors = (tmp / block_size);
+       if (max_sectors != aligned_max_sectors) {
+               printk(KERN_INFO "Rounding down aligned max_sectors from %u"
+                               " to %u\n", max_sectors, aligned_max_sectors);
+               return aligned_max_sectors;
+       }
+
+       return max_sectors;
+}
+
 void se_dev_set_default_attribs(
        struct se_device *dev,
        struct se_dev_limits *dev_limits)
         * max_sectors is based on subsystem plugin dependent requirements.
         */
        dev->se_sub_dev->se_dev_attrib.hw_max_sectors = limits->max_hw_sectors;
+       /*
+        * Align max_sectors down to PAGE_SIZE to follow transport_allocate_data_tasks()
+        */
+       limits->max_sectors = se_dev_align_max_sectors(limits->max_sectors,
+                                               limits->logical_block_size);
        dev->se_sub_dev->se_dev_attrib.max_sectors = limits->max_sectors;
        /*
         * Set optimal_sectors from max_sectors, which can be lowered via
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
        }
+       /*
+        * Align max_sectors down to PAGE_SIZE to follow transport_allocate_data_tasks()
+        */
+       max_sectors = se_dev_align_max_sectors(max_sectors,
+                               dev->se_sub_dev->se_dev_attrib.block_size);
 
        dev->se_sub_dev->se_dev_attrib.max_sectors = max_sectors;
        pr_debug("dev[%p]: SE Device max_sectors changed to %u\n",
 
 
                /* Update new cdb with updated lba/sectors */
                cmd->transport_split_cdb(task->task_lba, task->task_sectors, cdb);
-
+               /*
+                * This now assumes that passed sg_ents are in PAGE_SIZE chunks
+                * in order to calculate the number per task SGL entries
+                */
+               task->task_sg_nents = DIV_ROUND_UP(task->task_size, PAGE_SIZE);
                /*
                 * Check if the fabric module driver is requesting that all
                 * struct se_task->task_sg[] be chained together..  If so,
                 * It's so much easier and only a waste when task_count > 1.
                 * That is extremely rare.
                 */
-               task->task_sg_nents = sgl_nents;
                if (cmd->se_tfo->task_sg_chaining) {
                        task->task_sg_nents++;
                        task->task_padded_sg = 1;