NVME-FEAT-PERFC(1) NVMe Manual NVME-FEAT-PERFC(1)

nvme-feat-perfc - Get and set performance characteristics feature

nvme [<global-options>] feat perfc <device>
                        [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>] [--attri=<attri> | -a <attri>]
                        [--rvspa | -r] [--r4karl=<r4karl> | -R <r4karl>]
                        [--paid=<paid> | -p <paid>] [--attrl=<attrl> | -A <attrl>]
                        [--vs-data=<file> | -V <file>]
                        [--sel=<select> | -S <select>] [--save | -s]

Get and set performance characteristics feature.

The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).

If any of the setting options (--rvspa, --r4karl, or --paid) are specified, the command will update the performance characteristics configuration. If none of these options are specified, it will retrieve and display the current configuration.

On success it returns 0, error code otherwise.

-n <nsid>, --namespace-id=<nsid>

Optional namespace attached to controller.

-a <attri>, --attri=<attri>

Attribute index. Specifies the performance attribute index to set or get.

-r, --rvspa

Revert vendor specific performance attribute flag.

-R <r4karl>, --r4karl=<r4karl>

Random 4 KiB average read latency.

-p <paid>, --paid=<paid>

Performance attribute identifier. Must be a valid UUID string format.

-A <attrl>, --attrl=<attrl>

Attribute length. Required when using vendor specific performance data.

-V <file>, --vs-data=<file>

Vendor specific data input file path. Reads data buffer from the specified file.

-S <select>, --sel=<select>

Select (SEL): This field specifies which value of the attributes to return in the provided data:

-s, --save

Save the attribute so that it persists through all power states and resets.

The following options are defined at the top-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand:

--dry-run

Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it.

--no-ioctl-probing

Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.

--no-retries

Disable retry logic on transient errors.

-o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>

Set the reporting format to normal, tabular, 'json, or binary. Only one output format may be used at a time.

--output-format-version=<version>

Select the output format version. Version 1 uses the original field naming, while version 2 (default) provides more consistent and script-friendly field names.

--timeout=<ms>

Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds.

-v, --verbose

Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity.

These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in nvme-cli.conf(5). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

•Has the program issue a feat perfc to get the current configuration: 
# nvme feat perfc /dev/nvme0
•Has the program issue a feat perfc to set standard performance attributes: 
# nvme feat perfc /dev/nvme0 --attri=0 --r4karl=10 --save
•Has the program issue a feat perfc to set vendor specific data from a file: 
# nvme feat perfc /dev/nvme0 --attri=128 --paid=12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc --attrl=64 --vs-data=vs_buf.bin

Part of the nvme-user suite.

09/07/2026 NVMe