What should we do about the nvme atomics mess?

[John Garry]

On 08/12/2025 12:11, Nilay Shroff wrote:
>>> Do you think that you could check with the OEM for updated firmware (that reports NAWUPF)?
>> Yes, certainly — we can check with the disk vendor for updated firmware that correctly reports
>> NAWUPF. I’ve already discussed this with my manager, and he’ll arrange a call with the vendor
>> so that I can directly explain the issue and what we want from the kernel perspective.
>> I’ll follow up with you once I’ve spoken to the vendor.
>>
> Just an update...
> 
> We met with the vendor team and explained the current situation regarding atomic
> writes and the NVMe Linux kernel driver. I’m happy to report that they acknowledged
> the issue and agreed to provide updated firmware that advertises atomic write support
> using NAWUPF instead of AWUPF.
> 
> We shall first receive a test firmware build with this change. Once our test team
> verifies that it behaves as expected, the vendor will proceed with a formal firmware
> release. I’ll keep you posted once we receive the updated firmware.

Thanks for the update. It's good to know that this vendor will provide 
the required FW update.

Cheers