``pil=UINT8`` (default: ``0``)
Controls the location of the protection information within the metadata. Set
- to ``1`` to transfer protection information as the first eight bytes of
- metadata. Otherwise, the protection information is transferred as the last
- eight bytes.
+ to ``1`` to transfer protection information as the first bytes of metadata.
+ Otherwise, the protection information is transferred as the last bytes of
+ metadata.
+
+``pif=UINT8`` (default: ``0``)
+ By default, the namespace device uses 16 bit guard protection information
+ format (``pif=0``). Set to ``2`` to enable 64 bit guard protection
+ information format. This requires at least 16 bytes of metadata. Note that
+ ``pif=1`` (32 bit guards) is currently not supported.
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