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--- a/Documentation/nvme-io-passthru.txt
+++ b/Documentation/nvme-io-passthru.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--metadata-len=<len> | -m <len>]
[--read | -r ] [--write | -w]
[--input-file=<file> | -i <file>]
+ [--metadata=<file> | -M <file>]
[--timeout=<to> | -t <to>]
[--show-command | -s]
[--dry-run | -d]
@@ -73,8 +74,16 @@ OPTIONS
-i <file>::
--input-file=<file>::
If the command is a data-out (write) command, use this file
- to fill the buffer sent to the device. If no file is given,
- assumed to use STDIN.
+ to fill the buffer sent to the device. If no file is given, assumed to
+ use STDIN. If the command is a data-in (read) command, the data
+ returned from the device will be saved here.
+
+-M <file>::
+--metadata=<file>::
+ If the command is a data-out (write) command, use this file
+ to fill the metadata buffer sent to the device. If no file is given,
+ assumed to use STDIN. If the command is a data-in (read) command, the
+ metadata returned from the device will be saved here.
-l <data-len>::
--data-len=<data-len>::