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+#
+# Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+import pytest
+
+from api.cas import casadm
+from api.cas.cache_config import CacheMode, CacheLineSize
+from core.test_run import TestRun
+from storage_devices.disk import DiskType, DiskTypeSet
+from test_tools.dd import Dd
+from test_utils.os_utils import Udev
+from test_utils.size import Size, Unit
+
+
+@pytest.mark.require_disk("cache", DiskTypeSet([DiskType.optane, DiskType.nand]))
+@pytest.mark.parametrizex("cache_mode", CacheMode)
+@pytest.mark.parametrizex("cache_line_size", CacheLineSize)
+@pytest.mark.require_plugin("scsi_debug", delay="0", virtual_gb="4", dev_size_mb="500",
+                            sector_size="512", physblk_exp="4")
+def test_max_io_greater_in_core(cache_mode, cache_line_size):
+    """
+        title: Test behavior when core's max IO (max_sectors_kb) is greater than cache's.
+        description: |
+          Test behavior when core's max IO (max_sectors_kb) is greater than cache' for
+          various CAS configurations.
+        pass_criteria:
+          - No kernel bug.
+          - Running workload successfully.
+    """
+    with TestRun.step("Prepare devices."):
+        core_scsi_debug_disk = TestRun.scsi_debug_devices[0]
+
+        cache_disk = TestRun.disks['cache']
+        cache_disk.create_partitions([Size(1, Unit.GibiByte)])
+        cache_dev = cache_disk.partitions[0]
+
+    with TestRun.step("Set 'max_sectors_kb' for core device"):
+        max_hw_io_size = core_scsi_debug_disk.get_max_hw_io_size()
+        new_max_io_size = min(max_hw_io_size, Size(4, Unit.MebiByte))
+        core_scsi_debug_disk.set_max_io_size(new_max_io_size)
+
+    with TestRun.step("Check if max_sectors_kb for cache device is less than core's"):
+        core_max_io = core_scsi_debug_disk.get_max_io_size()
+        cache_max_io = cache_disk.get_max_io_size()
+        TestRun.LOGGER.info(f"Cache max io size: {cache_max_io}, Core max io size: {core_max_io}")
+
+        if core_max_io <= cache_max_io or core_max_io < Size(1, Unit.MebiByte):
+            TestRun.block(f"Could not set core or cache max_sectors_kb limit - "
+                          f"Assumption for core.max_io > cache.max_io & core.max_io > 1MiB. "
+                          f"core.max_io value is {core_max_io}")
+
+    with TestRun.step("Disable udev"):
+        Udev.disable()
+
+    with TestRun.step("Starting cache"):
+        cache = casadm.start_cache(cache_dev, cache_mode, cache_line_size, force=True)
+
+    with TestRun.step("Adding core"):
+        core = cache.add_core(core_scsi_debug_disk)
+
+    with TestRun.step("Run IO"):
+        block_size_multipliers = [0, 1, 2, 4, 8]
+        seek_bytes = Size(0, Unit.Byte)
+
+        for block_size_multiplier in TestRun.iteration(block_size_multipliers):
+            # case for io size between values cache_max_io and core_max_io
+            if block_size_multiplier == 0:
+                block_size = (cache_max_io + core_max_io) / 2
+            else:
+                block_size = core_max_io * block_size_multiplier
+
+            TestRun.LOGGER.info(f"Testing with block size: {block_size}")
+            dd = Dd().input("/dev/zero") \
+                .output(core.path) \
+                .count(20) \
+                .block_size(block_size) \
+                .oflag("direct") \
+                .seek(int(seek_bytes / block_size))
+            output = dd.run()
+            if output.stderr and output.exit_code != 0:
+                TestRun.fail(f"Failed to execute dd.\n {output.stdout}\n{output.stderr}")
+
+            seek_bytes += block_size * 20   # each iteration will cover different disk part