Re: [PATCHv2 2/4] nvme: extend show-topology command to add support for multipath

[Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>]

On 9/3/25 12:54 PM, Daniel Wagner wrote:
> Hi Nilay,
> 
> On Wed, Sep 03, 2025 at 09:52:13AM +0530, Nilay Shroff wrote:
>> Having said that, the “monitor” idea seems worth pursuing separately as a
>> longer-term feature. For users who want a live view today, they can already
>> run something like "watch -n1 nvme show-topology ..." to refresh the snapshot
>> every second. A built-in --monitor feature would be nicer and more efficient,
>> but I think that’s orthogonal and can be discussed separately. And I believe
>> "minitor" feature shall be useful as well for implementing nvme-top command
>> (as I recall we (me and Daniel) discussed it during LSFM-2025).
> 
> Yes, I remember the discussion, me trying to convince you to implement it :)
Yeah I was convinced at the time :)

> I've created an issue on github, so we can track this feature:
> 
> https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli/issues/2904
> 
Okay good. I'll work on it once this patchset is merged.

Thanks,
--Nilay