On 06/29/2017 06:58 PM, Dan Williams wrote: > On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> The parent region of the namespace will have a 'volatile' type: >>> >>> # cat /sys/bus/nd/devices/region0/devtype >>> nd_volatile >> >> >> If all I know is the /dev/pmem device name, how do I find that? >> > > cat $(readlink -f /sys/block/pmem0/device)/../devtype > > ...this is where 'ndctl list' will get the information. > Thanks. I think we need a section 4 pmem manpage like exists for mem, sd, fd, md, etc., where we can put stuff like this, as well as providing some overview information that will point people to other resources. I'll give that some thought unless there is one already that I'm not finding. -- ljk
