1nvme_identify_ns_descs(9)     libnvme API manual     nvme_identify_ns_descs(9)
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NAME

6       nvme_identify_ns_descs - Retrieves namespace descriptor list
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SYNOPSIS

9       int   nvme_identify_ns_descs   (int   fd   ,   __u32   nsid   ,  struct
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ARGUMENTS

13       fd          File descriptor of nvme device
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15       nsid        The namespace id to retrieve descriptors
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17       descs       User space destination address to transfer the data
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DESCRIPTION

20       A list of Namespace Identification Descriptor structures is returned to
21       the host for the namespace specified in the Namespace Identifier (NSID)
22       field if it is an active NSID.
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24       The  data  returned  is  in  the  form   of   an   array   of   'struct
25       nvme_ns_id_desc'.
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27       See  struct  nvme_ns_id_desc  for the definition of the returned struc‐
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RETURN

31       The nvme command status if a response was received (see enum  nvme_sta‐
32       tus_field) or -1 with errno set otherwise.
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