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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2021-07-02 20:40:30 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2021-07-02 20:40:30 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 1.12.upstream/1.12
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diff --git a/Documentation/nvme-device-self-test.txt b/Documentation/nvme-device-self-test.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7273a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nvme-device-self-test.txt @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +nvme-device-self-test(1) +======================== + +NAME +---- +nvme-device-self-test - Perform the necessary tests to observe the performance and the parameters + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'nvme device-self-test' <device> [--namespace-id=<NUM> | -n <NUM>] + [--self-test-code=<NUM> | -s <NUM>] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Initiates the required test based on the user input. + +The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character +device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1). + +On success, the corresponding test is initiated. + +OPTIONS +------- +-n <NUM>:: +--namespace-id=<NUM>:: + Indicate the namespace in which the device self-test has to becarried out + +-s <NUM>:: +--self-test-code=<NUM>:: + This field specifies the action taken by the device self-test command : + 1h: Start a short device self-test operation + 2h: Start a extended device self-test operation + eh: Start a vendor specific device self-test operation + fh: abort the device self-test operation + + +EXAMPLES +-------- +* Start a short device self-test in the namespace-id 1: ++ +------------ +# nvme device-self-test /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 1 +------------ ++ + +* Abort the device self-test operation in the namespace-id 1: ++ +------------ +# nvme device-self-test /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 0xf +------------ + +NVME +---- +Part of the nvme-user suite |