SYNOPSIS

nvme-verify <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
            [--start-block=<slba> | -s <slba>]
            [--block-count=<nlb> | -c <nlb>]
            [--limited-retry | -l]
            [--force-unit-access | -f]
            [--prinfo=<prinfo> | -p <prinfo>]
            [--ref-tag=<reftag> | -r <reftag>]
            [--app-tag-mask=<appmask> | -m <appmask>]
            [--app-tag=<apptag> | -a <apptag>]
            [--storage-tag<storage-tag> | -S <storage-tag>]
            [--storage-tag-check<storage-tag-check> | -C <storage-tag-check>]

DESCRIPTION

The Verify command verifies the integrity of the stored information by reading data and metadata.

OPTIONS

--namespace-id=<nsid>
-n <nsid>

Namespace ID use in the command.

--start-block=<slba>
-s <slba>

Start block address.

--block-count=<nlb>
-c <nlb>

Number of logical blocks to Verify.

--limited-retry
-l

Sets the limited retry flag.

--force-unit-access
-f

Set the force-unit access flag.

--prinfo=<prinfo>
-p <prinfo>

Protection Information field definition.

Bit

Description

3

PRACT: Protection Information Action. When set to 1, PI is stripped/inserted on read/write when the block format’s metadata size is 8. When set to 0, metadata is passes.

2:0

PRCHK: Protection Information Check:

2

Set to 1 enables checking the guard tag

1

Set to 1 enables checking the application tag

0

Set to 1 enables checking the reference tag
--ref-tag=<reftag>
-r <reftag>

Optional reftag when used with protection information.

--app-tag-mask=<appmask>
-m <appmask>

Optional application tag mask when used with protection information.

--app-tag=<apptag>
-a <apptag>

Optional application tag when used with protection information.

--storage-tag=<storage-tag>
-S <storage-tag>

Variable Sized Expected Logical Block Storage Tag(ELBST).

--storage-tag-check=<storage-tag-check>
-C <storage-tag-check>

This bit specifies the Storage Tag field shall be checked as part of Verify operation.

EXAMPLES

No examples yet.

NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite