nvme-lnvm-factory(1)

# nvme-lnvm-factory(1) Manual Page

## NAME

nvme-lnvm-factory - Factory reset a LightNVM device

## 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