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@@ -271,9 +271,15 @@ The virtual namespace device supports DIF- and DIX-based protection information
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``pil=UINT8`` (default: ``0``)
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Controls the location of the protection information within the metadata. Set
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- to ``1`` to transfer protection information as the first eight bytes of
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- metadata. Otherwise, the protection information is transferred as the last
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- eight bytes.
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+ to ``1`` to transfer protection information as the first bytes of metadata.
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+ Otherwise, the protection information is transferred as the last bytes of
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+ metadata.
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+
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+``pif=UINT8`` (default: ``0``)
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+ By default, the namespace device uses 16 bit guard protection information
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+ format (``pif=0``). Set to ``2`` to enable 64 bit guard protection
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+ information format. This requires at least 16 bytes of metadata. Note that
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+ ``pif=1`` (32 bit guards) is currently not supported.
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Virtualization Enhancements and SR-IOV (Experimental Support)
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