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Adds utility functions to support atomic write testing on NVMe devices.

  • get_atomic_write_units() - reads aw_min/aw_max from sysfs
  • find_device_with_atomic_write() - scans NVMe devices, returns first with non-zero atomic write support
  • get_free_space_blocks() - parses 'parted print free' output, returns list of free space regions
  • create_partitions_in_free_space() - carves N equal partitions from the largest free block; waits for kernel to register new partition nodes
  • remove_partitions() - removes specified partitions by number and runs partprobe

These helpers are used by xfstests atomic write testing but are generic enough to be reused by any test that needs NVMe partitions.

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  • New Features
    • Added NVMe device discovery based on supported atomic write-unit settings.
    • Added graceful handling when atomic write information is unavailable.
    • Added detection of available free-space regions on NVMe devices.
    • Added support for splitting the largest free-space region into multiple partitions.
    • Added support for removing selected NVMe partitions.
    • Added partition-table refresh and verification after partition changes.

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The change adds five NVMe utility functions. The functions read atomic-write limits, select a suitable NVMe device, parse free space, create partitions in the largest free block, wait for partition devices, and remove partitions.

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The new NVMe helpers can miss atomic-write-capable devices on non-default namespaces, and partition cleanup may remove an unintended partition or leave stale partition state without surfacing failure. Resolve these issues before merge because the affected operations modify disk partition tables.

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In `@avocado/utils/nvme.py`:
- Line 840: Validate count before the chunk calculation in the surrounding
partition-sizing flow: reject non-positive count values and counts greater than
the available free-space size in MiB, before invoking any partition operation.
Keep chunk-based partition creation limited to cases where each partition has a
non-zero length.
- Around line 869-871: Update the partition-removal logic around the regex match
and parted invocation to first verify that part is a partition of device,
rejecting mismatched paths before extracting the partition number. Only pass the
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- Line 871: Update the partition-removal flow around the process.run calls for
parted rm and partprobe to check and propagate command failures, converting them
to NvmeException if that is the established convention. Ensure the function
cannot return successfully after either deletion or kernel rescan fails.
- Around line 827-829: Update the free-space parsing that appends blocks so the
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Adds utility functions to support atomic write testing on NVMe devices.

- get_atomic_write_units() - reads aw_min/aw_max from sysfs
- find_device_with_atomic_write() - scans NVMe devices, returns first
                                    with non-zero atomic write support
- get_free_space_blocks() - parses 'parted print free' output, returns
                            list of free space regions
- create_partitions_in_free_space() - carves N equal partitions from the
                                      largest free block; waits for kernel
                                      to register new partition nodes
- remove_partitions() - removes specified partitions by number
                        and runs partprobe

These helpers are used by xfstests atomic write testing but are generic
enough to be reused by any test that needs NVMe partitions.

Signed-off-by: Disha Goel <disgoel@linux.ibm.com>
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- Around line 803-805: Update the device discovery in the devices-is-None branch
to enumerate every namespace matching nvme\d+n\d+ from /sys/block, rather than
relying on the /dev/nvme*n1 glob, and inspect each discovered namespace for
atomic-write support. Preserve the existing behavior for explicitly provided
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