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NAME
     nvme-wdc-namespace-resize - Resizes the device's namespace.

SYNOPSIS
     nvme wdc namespace-resize <device> [--nsid=<NAMESPACE ID>, -n <NAMSPACE ID>]
			     [--op_option=<OP OPTION>, -o <OP OPTION>]

DESCRIPTION
     For the NVMe device given, sends the WDC Vendor Specific Command that modi-
     fies the namespace size reported the device.

     The <device> parameter is mandatory NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0).

     This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature. Results for any
     other device are undefined.

OPTIONS
     -n <NAMESPACE ID>, --namespace-id=<NAMESPACE_ID>
	 Namespace ID; ID of the namespace to resize

     -o <OP OPTION>, --op-option=<OP OPTION>
	 Overprovisioning  Option;  defaults  to  0xF  Valid Values: 0x1 - 7% of
	 Original TNVMCAP reported value 0x2 - 28% of Original TNVMCAP	reported
	 value 0x3 - 50% of Original TNVMCAP reported value 0xF - 0% of Original
	 TNVMCAP reported value (original config) All other values - reserved

EXAMPLES
     *	 Resizes namespace 1 to 50% of the original TNVMCAP reported value:

	     # nvme wdc namespace-resize /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -o 3

     *	 Resizes namespace 2 to 7% of the original TNVMCAP reported value:

	     # nvme wdc namespace-resize /dev/nvme0 --namespace-id=2 --op-option=1

NVME
     Part of the nvme-user suite.

NVMe				   10/31/2024		   NVME-WDC-NAMESPACE(1)

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