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.TH "NVME\-GET\-FEATURE" "1" "11/04/2025" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-get-feature \- Gets an NVMe feature, returns applicable results
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
\fInvme get\-feature\fR <device> [\-\-namespace\-id=<nsid> | \-n <nsid>]
                        [\-\-feature\-id=<fid> | \-f <fid>]
                        [\-\-uuid\-index=<uuid\-index> | \-U <uuid_index>]
                        [\-\-data\-len=<data\-len> | \-l <data\-len>]
                        [\-\-sel=<select> | \-s <select>]
                        [\-\-raw\-binary | \-b] [\-\-cdw11=<cdw11> | \-c <cdw11>]
                        [\-\-human\-readable | \-H] [\-\-changed | \-C]
                        [\-\-output\-format=<fmt> | \-o <fmt>] [\-\-verbose | \-v]
                        [\-\-timeout=<timeout> | \-t <timeout>]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
Submits an NVMe Get Feature admin command and returns the applicable results\&. This may be the feature\(cqs value, or may also include a feature structure if the feature requires it (ex: LBA Range Type)\&.
.sp
The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
.sp
On success, the returned feature\(cqs structure (if applicable) may be returned in one of several ways depending on the option flags; the structure may parsed by the program and printed in a readable format if it is a known structure, displayed in hex, or the raw buffer may be printed to stdout for another program to parse\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-n <nsid>, \-\-namespace\-id=<nsid>
.RS 4
Retrieve the feature for the given nsid\&. This is optional and most features do not use this value\&.
.RE
.PP
\-f <fid>, \-\-feature\-id=<fid>
.RS 4
The feature id to send with the command\&. Value provided should be in hex\&.
.TS
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T{
Value
T}:T{
Definition
T}
T{
0x01 |
\fIarbitration\fR
T}:T{
Arbitration
T}
T{
0x02 |
\fIpower\-mgmt\fR
T}:T{
Power Management
T}
T{
0x03 |
\fIlba\-range\fR
T}:T{
LBA Range Type
T}
T{
0x04 |
\fItemp\-thresh\fR
T}:T{
Temperature Threshold
T}
T{
0x05 |
\fIerr\-recovery\fR
T}:T{
Error Recovery
T}
T{
0x06 |
\fIvolatile\-wc\fR
T}:T{
Volatile Write Cache
T}
T{
0x07 |
\fInum\-queues\fR
T}:T{
Number of Queues
T}
T{
0x08 |
\fIirq\-coalesce\fR
T}:T{
Interrupt Coalescing
T}
T{
0x09 |
\fIirq\-config\fR
T}:T{
Interrupt Vector Configuration
T}
T{
0x0a |
\fIwrite\-atomic\fR
T}:T{
Write Atomicity Normal
T}
T{
0x0b |
\fIasync\-event\fR
T}:T{
Asynchronous Event Configuration
T}
T{
0x0c |
\fIauto\-pst\fR
T}:T{
Autonomous Power State Transition
T}
T{
0x0d |
\fIhost\-mem\-buf\fR
T}:T{
Host Memory Buffer
T}
T{
0x0e |
\fItimestamp\fR
T}:T{
Timestamp
T}
T{
0x0f |
\fIkato\fR
T}:T{
Keep Alive Timer
T}
T{
0x10 |
\fIhctm\fR
T}:T{
Host Controlled Thermal Management
T}
T{
0x11 |
\fInopsc\fR
T}:T{
Non\-Operational Power State Config
T}
T{
0x12 |
\fIrrl\fR
T}:T{
Read Recovery Level Config
T}
T{
0x13 |
\fIplm\-config\fR
T}:T{
Predictable Latency Mode Config
T}
T{
0x14 |
\fIplm\-window\fR
T}:T{
Predictable Latency Mode Window
T}
T{
0x15 |
\fIlba\-sts\-interval\fR
T}:T{
LBA Status Information Report Interval
T}
T{
0x16 |
\fIhost\-behavior\fR
T}:T{
Host Behavior Support
T}
T{
0x17 |
\fIsanitize\fR
T}:T{
Sanitize Config
T}
T{
0x18 |
\fIendurance\-evt\-cfg\fR
T}:T{
Endurance Group Event Configuration
T}
T{
0x19 |
\fIiocs\-profile\fR
T}:T{
I/O Command Set Profile
T}
T{
0x1a |
\fIspinup\-control\fR
T}:T{
Spinup Control
T}
T{
0x1b |
\fIpower\-loss\-signal\fR
T}:T{
Power Loss Signaling Config
T}
T{
0x1c |
\fIperf\-characteristics\fR
T}:T{
Performance Characteristics
T}
T{
0x1d |
\fIfdp\fR
T}:T{
Flexible Data Placement
T}
T{
0x1e |
\fIfdp\-events\fR
T}:T{
FDP Events
T}
T{
0x1f |
\fIns\-admin\-label\fR
T}:T{
Namespace Admin Label
T}
T{
0x20 |
\fIkey\-value\fR
T}:T{
Key Value Configuration
T}
T{
0x21 |
\fIctrl\-data\-queue\fR
T}:T{
Controller Data Queue
T}
T{
0x78 |
\fIemb\-mgmt\-ctrl\-addr\fR
T}:T{
Embedded Management Controller Address
T}
T{
0x79 |
\fIhost\-mgmt\-agent\-addr\fR
T}:T{
Host Management Agent Address
T}
T{
0x7d |
\fIenh\-ctrl\-metadata\fR
T}:T{
Enhanced Controller Metadata
T}
T{
0x7e |
\fIctrl\-metadata\fR
T}:T{
Controller Metadata
T}
T{
0x7f |
\fIns\-metadata\fR
T}:T{
Namespace Metadata
T}
T{
0x80 |
\fIsw\-progress\fR
T}:T{
Software Progress Marker
T}
T{
0x81 |
\fIhost\-id\fR
T}:T{
Host Identifier
T}
T{
0x82 |
\fIresv\-mask\fR
T}:T{
Reservation Notification Mask
T}
T{
0x83 |
\fIresv\-persist\fR
T}:T{
Reservation Persistence
T}
T{
0x84 |
\fIwrite\-protect\fR
T}:T{
Namespace Write Protection Config
T}
T{
0x85 |
\fIbp\-write\-protect\fR
T}:T{
Boot Partition Write Protection Config
T}
.TE
.sp 1
.RE
.PP
\-s <select>, \-\-sel=<select>
.RS 4
Select (SEL): This field specifies which value of the attributes to return in the provided data:
.TS
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Select
T}:T{
Description
T}
T{
0
T}:T{
Current
T}
T{
1
T}:T{
Default
T}
T{
2
T}:T{
Saved
T}
T{
3
T}:T{
Supported capabilities
T}
T{
4\-7
T}:T{
Reserved
T}
.TE
.sp 1
.RE
.PP
\-U <uuid\-index>, \-\-uuid\-index=<uuid\-index>
.RS 4
UUID Index of the feature
.RE
.PP
\-l <data\-len>, \-\-data\-len=<data\-len>
.RS 4
The data length for the buffer returned for this feature\&. Most known features do not use this value\&. The exception is LBA Range Type
.RE
.PP
\-c <cdw11>, \-\-cdw11=<cdw11>
.RS 4
The value for command dword 11, if applicable\&.
.RE
.PP
\-b, \-\-raw\-binary
.RS 4
Print the raw feature buffer to stdout if the feature returns a structure\&.
.RE
.PP
\-H, \-\-human\-readable
.RS 4
This option will parse and format many of the bit fields into human\-readable formats\&.
.RE
.PP
\-C, \-\-changed
.RS 4
This option will show feature changed\&.
.RE
.PP
\-o <fmt>, \-\-output\-format=<fmt>
.RS 4
Set the reporting format to
\fInormal\fR,
\fIjson\fR
or
\fIbinary\fR\&. Only one output format can be used at a time\&.
.RE
.PP
\-v, \-\-verbose
.RS 4
Increase the information detail in the output\&.
.RE
.PP
\-t <timeout>, \-\-timeout=<timeout>
.RS 4
Override default timeout value\&. In milliseconds\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Retrieves the feature for Number of Queues, or feature id 7:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme get\-feature /dev/nvme0 \-f 7
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
The following retrieves the feature for the LBA Range Type, which implicitly requires a buffer and will be printed to the screen in human readable format:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme get\-feature /dev/nvme0 \-f 3
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Retrieves the feature for the some vendor specific feature and specifically requesting a buffer be allocate for this feature, which will be displayed to the user in as a hex dump:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme get\-feature /dev/nvme0 \-f 0xc0 \-l 512
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
Get feature with UUID index
.RE
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme get\-feature /dev/nvme0 \-f 0xc0 \-l 512 \-U 0x1
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
The following retrieves the feature for the LBA Range Type, which implicitly requires a buffer and will be saved to a file in its raw format:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme get\-feature /dev/nvme0 \-f 3 \-\-raw\-binary > lba_range\&.raw
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
It is probably a bad idea to not redirect stdout when using this mode\&.
.RE
.SH "NVME"
.sp
Part of the nvme\-user suite