libnvme Specification Coverage

August 24, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Tracks which chapters of each NVMe specification have been verified field-by-field against libnvme, and when. Update this table whenever a verification pass covers new ground.

Status: โœ… synced ยท ๐Ÿ” skimmed, not verified ยท โŒ not implemented ยท โ” not checked

NVM Express Base Specification, Revision 2.4

ChapterStatusLast synced
1-4 (Intro, Architecture, Registers/Properties, Base Model)โ”โ€”
5 โ€” Admin Command Setโœ…2026-08-21
6 โ€” Fabrics Command Setโœ…2026-08-21
7 โ€” I/O Commandsโœ…2026-08-21
8 โ€” Extended Capabilitiesโ”โ€”
Annexesโ”โ€”

NVM Command Set Specification, Revision 1.3

ChapterStatusLast synced
1-2 (Intro, Model)n/aโ€”
3 โ€” I/O Commandsโœ…2026-08-21
4 โ€” Admin Command behaviorโœ…2026-08-21
5 โ€” Extended Capabilities๐Ÿ”โ€”

Zoned Namespace (ZNS) Command Set Specification, Revision 1.5

ChapterStatusLast synced
1-2 (Intro, Model)n/aโ€”
3 โ€” I/O Commandsโœ…2026-08-21
4 โ€” Admin Commandsโœ…2026-08-21
5 โ€” Extended Capabilitiesโœ…2026-08-21
Annex A โ€” Host Considerationsโ”โ€”

Other command sets

SpecStatusLast synced
Key Value Command Set, Rev 1.4โŒ not implemented2026-08-21
Computational Programs Command Set, Rev 1.3โŒ not implemented2026-08-21
Subsystem Local Memory Command Set, Rev 1.3โŒ mostly not implemented (one log page done)2026-08-21

Not yet checked

NVMe Management Interface Specification, NVMe-oF Specification, PCIe/RDMA/TCP Transport Specifications, NVMe Boot Specification.