nvme-wdc-namespace-resize(1)

SYNOPSIS

nvme wdc namespace-resize <device> [--nsid=<NAMESPACE ID>, -n <NAMSPACE ID>]
                        [--op_option=<OP OPTION>, -o <OP OPTION>]

DESCRIPTION

For the NVMe device given, sends the WDC Vendor Specific Command that modifies the namespace size reported the device.

The <device> parameter is mandatory NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0).

This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature. Results for any other device are undefined.

OPTIONS

-n <NAMESPACE ID>
--namespace-id=<NAMESPACE_ID>: Namespace ID; ID of the namespace to resize
-o <OP OPTION>
--op-option=<OP OPTION>: Overprovisioning Option; defaults to 0xF Valid Values: 0x1 - 7% of Original TNVMCAP reported value 0x2 - 28% of Original TNVMCAP reported value 0x3 - 50% of Original TNVMCAP reported value 0xF - 0% of Original TNVMCAP reported value (original config) All other values - reserved

EXAMPLES

Resizes namespace 1 to 50% of the original TNVMCAP reported value:
```
# nvme wdc namespace-resize /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -o 3
```

Resizes namespace 2 to 7% of the original TNVMCAP reported value:

# nvme wdc namespace-resize /dev/nvme0 --namespace-id=2 --op-option=1

NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite.