Provided by: cxl_81-1ubuntu1_amd64 

NAME
cxl-disable-memdev - deactivate / hot-remove a given CXL memdev
SYNOPSIS
cxl disable-memdev <mem0> [<mem1>..<memN>] [<options>]
Given any enable or disable command, if the operation is a no-op due to the current state of a target
(i.e. already enabled or disabled), it is still considered successful when executed even if no actual
operation is performed. The target can be a bus, decoder, memdev, or region. The operation will still
succeed, and report the number of bus/decoder/memdev/region operated on, even if the operation is a
no-op.
OPTIONS
<memory device(s)>
A memX device name, or a memdev id number. Restrict the operation to the specified memdev(s). The
keyword all can be specified to indicate the lack of any restriction.
-S, --serial
Rather an a memdev id number, interpret the <memdev> argument(s) as a list of serial numbers.
-b, --bus=
Restrict the operation to the specified bus.
-f, --force
DANGEROUS: Override the safety measure that blocks attempts to disable a device if the tool
determines the memdev is in active usage. Recall that CXL memory ranges might have been established
by platform firmware and disabling an active device is akin to force removing memory from a running
system. Going down this path does not offline active memory if they are currently online. User is
recommended to offline and disable the appropriate regions before disabling the memdevs.
-v
Turn on verbose debug messages in the library (if libcxl was built with logging and debug enabled).
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2016 - 2022, Intel Corporation. License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2
http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
cxl-enable-memdev(1)
cxl 2025-12-02 CXL-DISABLE-MEMDEV(1)