nvme_submit_admin_passthru - Man Page

Submit an nvme passthrough admin command

Synopsis

int nvme_submit_admin_passthru (int fd , struct nvme_passthru_cmd *cmd , __u32 *result );

Arguments

fd

File descriptor of nvme device

cmd

The nvme admin command to send

result

Optional field to return the result from the CQE DW0

Description

Uses NVME_IOCTL_ADMIN_CMD for the ioctl request.

Return

The nvme command status if a response was received (see enum nvme_status_field) or -1 with errno set otherwise.

Info

February 2024 libnvme API manual