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diff --git a/Documentation/nvme-nvme-mi-send.txt b/Documentation/nvme-nvme-mi-send.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5139a86 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nvme-nvme-mi-send.txt @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +nvme-nvme-mi-send(1) +==================== + +NAME +---- +nvme-nvme-mi-send - Send a NVMe-MI Send command to the specified device + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'nvme nvme-mi-send' <device> [--opcode=<opcode> | -o <opcode>] + [--namespace-id=<nsid>] + [--data-len=<data-len> | -l <data-len>] + [--nmimt=<nmimt> | -m <nmimt>] + [--nmd0=<nmd0> | -0 <nmd0>] + [--nmd1=<nmd1> | -1 <nmd1>] + [--input-file=<file> | -i <file>] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Send a NVMe-MI Send command to the specified device, return results. + +The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character +device (ex: /dev/nvme0) or block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1). + +On success it returns 0, error code otherwise. + +OPTIONS +------- +-o <opcode>:: +--opcode=<opcode>:: + The NVMe-MI opcode to send to the device in the command + +-n <nsid>:: +--namespace-id=<nsid>:: + The value for the ns-id in the command. + +-l <data-len>:: +--data-len=<data-len>:: + The data length for the buffer used for this command. + +-m <nmimt>:: +--nmimt=<nmimt>:: + The value for the NVMe-MI message type in the command. + +-0 <nmd0>:: +--nmd0=<nmd0>:: + The value for the NVMe management request dword 0 in the command. + +-1 <nmd1>:: +--nmd1=<nmd1>:: + The value for the NVMe management request dword 1 in the command. + +-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. + +EXAMPLES +-------- +* Has the program issue a nvme-mi-send to execute the VPD write. ++ +------------ +# nvme nvme-mi-send /dev/nvme0n1 -o 6 -m 1 -0 0 -1 0x100 -l 256 -i vpd.bin +------------ + +NVME +---- +Part of the nvme-user suite. |