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.\" Title: nvme-create-ns
.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/02/2022
+.\" Date: 01/30/2023
.\" Manual: NVMe Manual
.\" Source: NVMe
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "NVME\-CREATE\-NS" "1" "11/02/2022" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
+.TH "NVME\-CREATE\-NS" "1" "01/30/2023" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -43,19 +43,15 @@ nvme-create-ns \- Send NVMe Namespace management command to create namespace, re
[\-\-lbstm=<lbstm> | \-l <lbstm>]
[\-\-block\-size=<block\-size> | \-b <block\-size>]
[\-\-timeout=<timeout> | \-t <timeout>]
-DESCRIPTION
+ [\-\-nsze\-si=<nsze\-si> | \-S <nsze\-si>]
+ [\-\-ncap\-si=<ncap\-si> | \-C <ncap\-si>]
.fi
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
-.nf
-For the NVMe device given, sends a namespace management command to create
-the namespace with the requested settings\&. On success, the namespace
-identifier assigned by the controller is returned\&.
-
-The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character
-device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
-
-OPTIONS
-.fi
+For the NVMe device given, sends a namespace management command to create the namespace with the requested settings\&. On success, the namespace identifier assigned by the controller is returned\&.
+.sp
+The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-s, \-\-nsze
.RS 4
@@ -106,9 +102,39 @@ Logical Block Storage Tag Mask for end\-to\-end protection\&.
.RS 4
Target block size the new namespace should be formatted as\&. Potential FLBAS values will be values will be scanned and the lowest numbered will be selected for the create\-ns operation\&. Conflicts with \-\-flbas argument\&.
.RE
+.PP
+\-S, \-\-nsze\-si
+.RS 4
+The namespace size (NSZE) in standard SI units\&. The value SI suffixed is divided by the namespace LBA size to set as NSZE\&. If the value not suffixed it is set as same with the nsze option\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-C, \-\-ncap\-si
+.RS 4
+The namespace capacity (NCAP) in standard SI units\&. The value SI suffixed is divided by the namespace LBA size to set as NCAP\&. If the value not suffixed it is set as same with the ncap option\&.
+.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.sp
-No examples provided yet\&.
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+Create a namespace:
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.nf
+# nvme create\-ns /dev/nvme0 \-\-nsze 11995709440 \-\-ncap 1199570940 \-\-flbas 0 \-\-dps 0 \-\-nmic 0
+# nvme create\-ns /dev/nvme0 \-\-nsze\-si 6\&.14T \-\-ncap 1199570940 \-\-flbas 0 \-\-dps 0 \-\-nmic 0
+.fi
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
+.RE
.SH "NVME"
.sp
Part of the nvme\-user suite