SYNOPSIS

nvme lnvm-factory [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>]
                        [--erase-only-marked | -e]
                        [--clear-host-side-blks | -s]
                        [--clear-bb-blks | -b]

DESCRIPTION

Instantiate a target on top of a LightNVM enabled device. This exposes the physical for the user to use.

OPTIONS

--device-name=<DEVICE>
-d <DEVICE>

Device name to factory initialize

--erase-only-marked
-e

Erases only blocks that are marked in the bad block list

--clear-host-side-blks
-s

Remove host-side bad block marks. This clear the media manager registration

--clear-bb-blks
-b

Removes the grown bad block marks. Allowing them to be rediscovered.

EXAMPLES

  • Factory reset of device nvme0n1 

# nvme lnvm-factory -d nvme0n1

  • Complete factory reset of device nvme0n1 

# nvme lnvm-factory -d nvme0n1 -s -b

NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite