[PATCH v9 2/9] nvme: add NVME_CTRL_MARGINAL flag

Hannes Reinecke hare at suse.de
Mon Aug 18 05:07:43 PDT 2025


On 8/13/25 22:07, Bryan Gurney wrote:
> Add a new controller flag, NVME_CTRL_MARGINAL, to help multipath I/O
> policies to react to a path that is set to a "marginal" state.
> 
> The flag is cleared on controller reset, which is often the case when
> faulty cabling or transceiver hardware is replaced.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bryan Gurney <bgurney at redhat.com>
> ---
>   drivers/nvme/host/core.c | 1 +
>   drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h | 6 ++++++
>   2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare at suse.de>

Cheers,

Hannes
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