Hi, Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> (2021-04-23): > I don't have any particular pointer beyond stackoverflow > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/520231/what-are-nvme-namespaces-how-do-they-work > > Basically they are a hardware-level partitioning, before the well-known > software partitioning: /dev/nvme0n1p1 is device 0, namespace 1, > partition 1. > > > (My only experience was a fresh install on an NVMe device replacing an > > aging SSD, and I haven't had to do anything specific.) > > I guess usually NVMe are shipped with a default namespace spanning the > whole disk, but that could be not always true. OK. Would we expect to have something in the installation guide documenting how to create a namespace if there are none? Or would you like to implement a change in d-i to handle that in the regular debconf question flow? Either way, adding a udeb for that doesn't seem like a bad idea. Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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