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diff --git a/Documentation/nvme-wdc-purge-monitor.txt b/Documentation/nvme-wdc-purge-monitor.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5d44183 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nvme-wdc-purge-monitor.txt @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +nvme-wdc-purge-monitor(1) +========================= + +NAME +---- +nvme-wdc-purge-monitor - Send NVMe WDC Purge-Monitor Vendor Unique Command, return result + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'nvme wdc purge-monitor' <device> + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +For the NVMe device given, send a Vendor Unique WDC Purge-Monitor command and +provide the status of the purge command. + +Expected status and description :- + +[cols="2*", options="header"] +|=== +|Status Code |Description + +|0x00 +|Purge State Idle. + +|0x01 +|Purge State Done. + +|0x02 +|Purge State Busy. + +|0x03 +|Purge State Error : Purge operation resulted in error, power cycle required. + +|0x04 +|Purge State Error : Purge operation interrupted by power cycle or reset. +|=== + +The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character +device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1). + +This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature. +Results for any other device are undefined. + +On success it returns 0, error code otherwise. + +OPTIONS +------- +No options yet. + +EXAMPLES +-------- +* Has the program issue WDC Purge-Monitor Vendor Unique Command : ++ +------------ +# nvme wdc purge-monitor /dev/nvme0 +------------ + +NVME +---- +Part of the nvme-user suite. |