Documentation/nvme/feature-and-quirk-policy.rst

4 Linux NVMe feature and and quirk policy
8 Linux NVMe driver and what is not.
16 The Linux NVMe host driver in drivers/nvme/host/ supports devices
17 implementing the NVM Express (NVMe) family of specifications, which
20  - the NVMe Base specification
23  - the NVMe Management Interface specification
25 See https://nvmexpress.org/developers/ for the NVMe specifications.
31 NVMe is a large suite of specifications, and contains features that are only
36 maintainability of the NVMe host driver.
38 Any feature implemented in the Linux NVMe host driver must support the
41   1. The feature is specified in a release version of an official NVMe
43      available on NVMe website. Or if it is not directly related to the
44      on-wire protocol, does not contradict any of the NVMe specifications.
46      NVMe host driver.
50 Vendor specific extensions are generally not supported in the NVMe host
53 It is strongly recommended to work with the Linux NVMe and block layer
55 to be used by the Linux NVMe host driver in order to avoid conflict at a
69 The Linux NVMe maintainers decide ad hoc whether to quirk implementations