NAME

       nvme-sanitize-log - Send NVMe sanitize-log Command, return result

SYNOPSIS

       nvme sanitize-log <device>

DESCRIPTION

       Retrieves the NVMe Sanitize log page from an NVMe device and provides the status of sanitize command.

       The <device> parameter is mandatory NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0).

       Expected status and description :-
       ┌─────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
       │ Status Code │ Description                           │
       ├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
       │             │                                       │
       │ 0x0000      │ NVM subsystem has never been          │
       │             │ sanitized.                            │
       ├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
       │             │                                       │
       │ 0x0001      │ The most recent sanitize operation    │
       │             │ completed successfully.               │
       ├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
       │             │                                       │
       │ 0x0002      │ A sanitize operation is currently in  │
       │             │ progress.                             │
       ├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
       │             │                                       │
       │ 0x0003      │ The most recent sanitize operation    │
       │             │ failed.                               │
       ├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
       │             │                                       │
       │ 0x0100      │ Global Data Erased bit If set to 1    │
       │             │ then non-volatile storage in the NVM  │
       │             │ subsystem has not been written to: a) │
       │             │ since being manufactured and the NVM  │
       │             │ subsystem has never been sanitized;   │
       │             │ or b) since the most recent           │
       │             │ successful sanitize operation. If     │
       │             │ cleared to 0, then non-volatile       │
       │             │ storage in the NVM subsystem has been │
       │             │ written to: a) since being            │
       │             │ manufactured and the NVM subsystem    │
       │             │ has never been sanitized; or b) since │
       │             │ the most recent successful sanitize   │
       │             │ operation of the NVM subsystem.       │
       └─────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘

       Sanitize Progress - percentage complete

       On success it returns 0, error code otherwise.

OPTIONS

       No options yet.

EXAMPLES

       •   Has the program issue Sanitize-log Command :

               # nvme sanitize-log /dev/nvme0

NVME

       Part of the nvme-user suite.

NVMe                                               12/10/2017                               NVME-SANITIZE-LOG(1)