| Message ID | 155329861947.65870.13816593912382889728.stgit@djiang5-desk3.ch.intel.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Commit | d3e8a91a8fb68866777b9b3fa2fe082aebac1370 |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [1/2] ndctl: add warning about overwrite taking a long time | expand |
On Fri, 2019-03-22 at 16:50 -0700, Dave Jiang wrote: > Add warning note in man page that overwrite may take a long time to > execute. > > Suggested-by: Robert Elliot <elliott@hpe.com> > Signed-off-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com> > --- > Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-sanitize-dimm.txt | 3 ++- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Both patches look good, applied. Thanks!
diff --git a/Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-sanitize-dimm.txt b/Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-sanitize-dimm.txt index 797820dd..ebf4b995 100644 --- a/Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-sanitize-dimm.txt +++ b/Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-sanitize-dimm.txt @@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ include::xable-dimm-options.txt[] Wipe the entire DIMM, including label data. This can take significant time, and the command is non-blocking. With this option, the overwrite request is merely submitted to the NVDIMM, and the completion is - asynchronous. + asynchronous. Depending on the medium and capacity, overwrite may take + tens of minutes to many hours. -m:: --master_passphrase::
Add warning note in man page that overwrite may take a long time to execute. Suggested-by: Robert Elliot <elliott@hpe.com> Signed-off-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com> --- Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-sanitize-dimm.txt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)