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diff --git a/Documentation/nvme-micron-selective-download.txt b/Documentation/nvme-micron-selective-download.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5fb11d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nvme-micron-selective-download.txt @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +nvme-micron-selective-download(1) +================================= + +NAME +---- +nvme-micron-selective-download - Performs selective firmware download that allows user +to select which firmware binary to update for 9200 devices. This requires power cycle +once the update completes. + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'nvme micron selective-download' <device> [--fw=<FILE>, -f <FILE>] [--select=<flag>, -s <flag>] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +This command uses micron vendor specific nvme commands to download given firmware image to the +specified 9200 device to update selected or all portions of firmware image. + +The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe +character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: +/dev/nvme0n1). + +This will only work on Micron devices devices of model number 9200. Support for new devices +may be added subsequently. Results for any other device are undefined. + +OPTIONS +------- +-f <FILE>:: +--fw=<FILE>:: + name of the firmware image file +-s <flag>:: +--select=<flag>:: + flag that has following values + OOB:: This updates the OOB and main firmware\n" + EEP:: This updates the eeprom and main firmware\n" + ALL:: This updates the eeprom, OOB, and main firmware"; + +EXAMPLES +-------- +* Update OOB and main firmware ++ +------------ +# nvme micron selective-download /dev/nvme0 --fw=firmware_bin --select=OOB +# nvme micron selective-download /dev/nvme0 -f firmware_bin -s OOB + +------------ +* Update OOB and main firmware ++ +------------ +# nvme micron selective-download /dev/nvme0 --fw=firmware_bin --select=EEP +# nvme micron selective-download /dev/nvme0 -f firmware_bin --s EEP +------------ +* Update eeprom, OOB and main firmware ++ +------------ +# nvme micron selective-download /dev/nvme0 --fw=firmware_bin --select=ALL +# nvme micron selective-download /dev/nvme0 -f firmware_bin --s ALL +------------ + +NVME +---- +Part of the nvme-user suite |