1NDCTL-ZERO-LABELS(1) NDCTL-ZERO-LABELS(1)
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6 ndctl-zero-labels - zero out the label area on a dimm or set of dimms
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9 ndctl zero-labels <nmem0> [<nmem1>..<nmemN>] [<options>]
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12 The namespace label area is a small persistent partition of capacity
13 available on some NVDIMM devices. The label area is used to provision
14 one, or more, namespaces from regions. This command resets the device
15 to its default state by deleting all labels.
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19 A nmemX device name, or a dimm id number. Restrict the operation to
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25 Limit the operation to the given number of bytes. A size of 0
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29 Begin the operation at the given offset into the label area.
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32 A bus id number, or a provider string (e.g. "ACPI.NFIT"). Restrict
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38 Turn on verbose debug messages in the library (if ndctl was built
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42 Copyright © 2016 - 2022, Intel Corporation. License GPLv2: GNU GPL
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44 are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the
45 extent permitted by law.
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48 UEFI NVDIMM Label Protocol[1]
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51 1. UEFI NVDIMM Label Protocol
52 http://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI_Spec_2_7.pdf
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