nvme_init_io-libnvme3(2)

nvme_init_io-libnvme32

Initialize passthru command for a generic user i/o command

Usage

void nvme_init_io (struct libnvme_passthru_cmd *cmd , __u8 opcode , __u32 nsid , __u64 slba , void *data , __u32 data_len , void *metadata , __u32 metadata_len );

Arguments

cmd

Passthru command to use

opcode

Opcode to execute

nsid

Namespace ID

slba

Starting logical block

data

Pointer to user address of the data buffer

data_len

Length of user buffer, data, in bytes

metadata

Pointer to user address of the metadata buffer

metadata_len

Length of user buffer, metadata, in bytes

Overview

Initializes the passthru command buffer for a generic NVM I/O command.

Note

If elbas is true, the caller must ensure the definition/logic for nvme_init_set_var_size_tags is available and that the return value from that function is checked for error.

From nvme-cli 3.2-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.