Thanks for following up - we can close this bug, I no longer have this issue. I have attached info just for the record. I upgraded my system BIOS and the problems went away.
$ sudo nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 [sudo] password for ian: NVME Identify Controller: vid : 0x144d ssvid : 0x144d sn : S2FZNYAG801690 mn : PM951 NVMe SAMSUNG 1024GB fr : BXV76D0Q rab : 2 ieee : 002538 cmic : 0 mdts : 5 cntlid : 1 ver : 0 rtd3r : 0 rtd3e : 0 oaes : 0 ctratt : 0 oacs : 0x17 acl : 7 aerl : 3 frmw : 0x6 lpa : 0 elpe : 63 npss : 4 avscc : 0x1 apsta : 0x1 wctemp : 0 cctemp : 0 mtfa : 0 hmpre : 0 hmmin : 0 tnvmcap : 0 unvmcap : 0 rpmbs : 0 edstt : 35 dsto : 0 fwug : 0 kas : 0 hctma : 0 mntmt : 0 mxtmt : 0 sanicap : 0 hmminds : 0 hmmaxd : 0 sqes : 0x66 cqes : 0x44 maxcmd : 0 nn : 1 oncs : 0x1f fuses : 0 fna : 0 vwc : 0x1 awun : 255 awupf : 0 nvscc : 1 acwu : 0 sgls : 0 subnqn : ioccsz : 0 iorcsz : 0 icdoff : 0 ctrattr : 0 msdbd : 0 ps 0 : mp:6.00W operational enlat:5 exlat:5 rrt:0 rrl:0 rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:- ps 1 : mp:4.20W operational enlat:30 exlat:30 rrt:1 rrl:1 rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:- ps 2 : mp:3.10W operational enlat:100 exlat:100 rrt:2 rrl:2 rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:- ps 3 : mp:0.0700W non-operational enlat:500 exlat:5000 rrt:3 rrl:3 rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:- ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:22000 rrt:4 rrl:4 rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
$ uname -a Linux ian-XPS-15-9550 4.19.8-041908-generic #201812080831 SMP Sat Dec 8 13:34:18 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
System BIOS was upgraded to 1.9.0 - I believe this is the thing that fixed the NVMe issues.
Thanks for following up, please feel free to close the bug if you have the details you need (and hopefully these will help someone else).
Thanks for following up - we can close this bug, I no longer have this issue. I have attached info just for the record. I upgraded my system BIOS and the problems went away.
$ sudo nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme0
[sudo] password for ian:
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S2FZNYAG801690
mn : PM951 NVMe SAMSUNG 1024GB
fr : BXV76D0Q
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
mdts : 5
cntlid : 1
ver : 0
rtd3r : 0
rtd3e : 0
oaes : 0
ctratt : 0
oacs : 0x17
acl : 7
aerl : 3
frmw : 0x6
lpa : 0
elpe : 63
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
apsta : 0x1
wctemp : 0
cctemp : 0
mtfa : 0
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 0
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
edstt : 35
dsto : 0
fwug : 0
kas : 0
hctma : 0
mntmt : 0
mxtmt : 0
sanicap : 0
hmminds : 0
hmmaxd : 0
sqes : 0x66
cqes : 0x44
maxcmd : 0
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
fuses : 0
fna : 0
vwc : 0x1
awun : 255
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
subnqn :
ioccsz : 0
iorcsz : 0
icdoff : 0
ctrattr : 0
msdbd : 0
ps 0 : mp:6.00W operational enlat:5 exlat:5 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:4.20W operational enlat:30 exlat:30 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.10W operational enlat:100 exlat:100 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0700W non-operational enlat:500 exlat:5000 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:22000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
$ uname -a 041908- generic #201812080831 SMP Sat Dec 8 13:34:18 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Linux ian-XPS-15-9550 4.19.8-
System BIOS was upgraded to 1.9.0 - I believe this is the thing that fixed the NVMe issues.
Thanks for following up, please feel free to close the bug if you have the details you need (and hopefully these will help someone else).