Index: sbin/nvmecontrol/nvmecontrol.8 =================================================================== --- sbin/nvmecontrol/nvmecontrol.8 +++ sbin/nvmecontrol/nvmecontrol.8 @@ -470,6 +470,37 @@ mode. This will report status on a sanitize that is already running on the drive. .El +.Ss power +Manage the power modes in the system. +.Bl -tag -width 6n +.It Fl l +List all the power modes in the system. +.It Fl p Ar mode +Set the power mode to +.Ar mode . +This must be a mode listed with the +.Dl nvmecontrol power -l +command. +.It Fl w Ar hint +Set the workload hint for automatic power mode control. +.Bl -tag -compact -width 6n +.It 0 +No workload hint is provided. +.It 1 +Extended idle period workload. +The device is often idle for minutes at a time. +A burst of write commands comes in over a period of seconds. +Then the device returns to being idle. +.It 2 +Heavy sequential writes. +A huge number of sequential writes will be submitted, filling the submission queues. +.It Other +All other values are reserved and have no standard meaning. +.El +Please see the NVMe Standard section 8.4.3 +.Dq NVM Sybsystem Workloads +for details. +.El .Ss selftest Start the specified device self-test: .Bl -tag -width 6n