libnvme_ctrl_get_serial(9)

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💖 libnvme_ctrl_get_serial(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the libnvme API manual — this lil page is literally about ONE function and she's an icon: libnvme_ctrl_get_serial. yes we're getting a serial number out of an NVMe controller, and yes it's giving main character energy. let's go 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

libnvme_ctrl_get_serial — Get serial. that's it, that's the whole vibe. she gets the serial. periodt 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int libnvme_ctrl_get_serial (const struct libnvme_ctrl *p , const char
       **serial , const char *dflt );

look at her. flawless signature, no notes. 🫶

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • p — the struct libnvme_ctrl instance you're querying. like, the controller you want the tea from. 👑
  • serial — where you store the value on success. this is the spot where the serial is gonna land, so make sure it's ready for her arrival. ✨
  • dflt — the value you store in serial on failure. iykyk, it's the backup bestie for when things don't work out. 🥺

🔥 RETURN 🔥

  • 0 on success — slay, we ate, the serial is yours 💅
  • -ENOENT if the attribute does not exist — like, she's just not there, no cap 😭
  • or a negative errno on failure — other stuff went wrong, check the errno and handle it fr fr
ngl bestie, always check your return value. 0 means you're golden, anything negative means go read that errno before you do literally anything else. 🙈

and that's the whole page!! short, sweet, absolutely iconic. 🌈

mwah 💋 sending you good vibes and successful syscalls — this has been libnvme_ctrl_get_serial from the libnvme API manual, dated October 2026, section 9. see you in the next manpage bestie 🧚💜

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