FAQ

nvme list shows wrong disk/block size

nvme-cli v2 relies on the kernel reporting the correct disk/block size via the sysfs interface.

Also ensure libnvme has:

• https://github.com/linux-nvme/libnvme/pull/754/commits/9b3435bc9b2ff61e40284ed2d5d36dc39a46b3a5
• https://github.com/linux-nvme/libnvme/pull/803/commits/00efe8364b0a94e7057333f9bdf579dbc982429c

and Linux kernel has (v6.8):

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a1a825ab6a60380240ca136596732fdb80bad87a

nvme id-ns shows the correct disk/block size because it will issue a command to read the current value.

nvme list shows old firmware version after firmware udpate

nvme-cli reads the firmware version from sysfs. Older kernel don't update the firmware entry in sysfs after an firmware upgrade. After a reboot the correct version will be shown. Altnernative you can use nvme id-ctrl to check the firmware version.

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8eb6c1ba48bddea82e8d74cbe6e119f006be97d