Unlike read-labels, the write-labels command is meant to be run against one dimm at a time. This hopefully avoids confusion trying to match input files to output devices. Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams(a)intel.com&gt; --- Documentation/Makefile.am | 1 + Documentation/ndctl-write-labels.txt | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/ndctl-write-labels.txt diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile.am b/Documentation/Makefile.am index eea11e087012..d72085df4845 100644 --- a/Documentation/Makefile.am +++ b/Documentation/Makefile.am @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ man1_MANS = \ ndctl.1 \ ndctl-zero-labels.1 \ ndctl-read-labels.1 \ + ndctl-write-labels.1 \ ndctl-init-labels.1 \ ndctl-check-labels.1 \ ndctl-enable-region.1 \ diff --git a/Documentation/ndctl-write-labels.txt b/Documentation/ndctl-write-labels.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bace46fba160 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ndctl-write-labels.txt @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +ndctl-write-labels(1) +===================== + +NAME +---- +ndctl-write-labels - write data to the label area on a dimm + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'ndctl write-labels <nmem> [-i <filename>]' + +include::labels-description.txt[] +Read data from the input filename, or stdin, and write it to the given +<nmem> device. Note that the device must not be active in any region, +otherwise the kernel will not allow write access to the device's label +data area. + +OPTIONS +------- +include::labels-options.txt[] +-i:: +--input:: + input file + +SEE ALSO +-------- +http://pmem.io/documents/NVDIMM_Namespace_Spec.pdf[NVDIMM Namespace +Specification]