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diff --git a/Documentation/nvme-telemetry-log.txt b/Documentation/nvme-telemetry-log.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b1c9e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nvme-telemetry-log.txt @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +nvme-telemetry-log(1) +===================== + +NAME +---- +nvme-telemetry-log - Retrieves a Telemetry Host-Initiated log page from an NVMe device + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'nvme telemetry-log' <device> [--output-file=<file> | -o <file>] + [--host-generate=<gen> | -g <gen>] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Retrieves an Telemetry Host-Initiated log page from an NVMe device and provides +the returned structure. + +The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character +device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1). + +On success, the returned log structure will be in raw binary format _only_ with +--output-file option which is mandatory. + +OPTIONS +------- +-o <file>:: +--output-file=<file>:: + File name to which raw binary data will be saved to. + +-g <gen>:: +--host-generate=<gen>:: + If set to 1, controller shall capture the Telemetry Host-Initiated data + representing the internal state of the controller at the time the + associated Get Log Page command is processed. + If cleated to 0, controller shall _not_ update this data. + +-d <da>:: +--data-area=<da>:: + Retrieves the specific data area requested. Valid inputs are 1,2,3. If + this option is not specified, the default value is 3, since that will + always give the user all three data areas. + +EXAMPLES +-------- +* Retrieve Telemetry Host-Initiated data to telemetry_log.bin ++ +------------ +# nvme telemetry-log /dev/nvme0 --output-file=telemetry_log.bin +------------ + +NVME +---- +Part of the nvme-user suite |