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diff --git a/Documentation/nvme-lnvm-init.txt b/Documentation/nvme-lnvm-init.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0d922a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nvme-lnvm-init.txt @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +nvme-lnvm-init(1) +================= + +NAME +---- +nvme-lnvm-init - Initialize LightNVM device with media manager + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'nvme lnvm-init' [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>] + [--mediamgr-name | -m] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Initialize LightNVM device. A LightNVM/Open-Channel SSD must have a media +manager associated before it can be exposed to the user. The default is to +initialize the general media manager on top of the device. + +OPTIONS +------- +--device-name=<DEVICE>:: +-d <DEVICE>:: + Device name to initialize. + +--mediamgr-name=<MediaMgr>:: +-m <MediaMgr>:: + Media Manager name to use for initialization. + +EXAMPLES +-------- +* Initialize nvme0n1 +------------ +# nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1 +------------ + +* Initialize nvme0n1 with gennvm media manager (default media manager) +------------ +# nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1 -m gennvm +------------ + +NVME +---- +Part of the nvme-user suite |