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diff --git a/Documentation/nvme-boot-part-log.txt b/Documentation/nvme-boot-part-log.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2dd32a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nvme-boot-part-log.txt @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +nvme-boot-part-log(1) +===================== + +NAME +---- +nvme-boot-part-log - Retrieves a Boot Partition log page from an NVMe device + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'nvme boot-part-log' <device> [--lsp=<field> | -s <field>] + [--output-file=<file> | -o <file>] + [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Retrieves an Boot Partition log page from an NVMe device and provides +the returned structure. + +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 returned log structure will be in raw binary format _only_ with +--output-file option which is mandatory. + +OPTIONS +------- +-s <field>:: +--lsp=<field>:: + The log specified field of LID. + +-o <file>:: +--output-file=<file>:: + File name to which raw binary data will be saved to. + +-o <format>:: +--output-format=<format>:: + Set the reporting format to 'normal', 'json', or + 'binary'. Only one output format can be used at a time. + +EXAMPLES +-------- +* Retrieve Boot Partition data to boot_part_log.bin ++ +------------ +# nvme boot-part-log /dev/nvme0 --output-file=boot_part_log.bin +------------ + +NVME +---- +Part of the nvme-user suite |