libnvme_ctrl_set_dctype(9)
β¨ libnvme_ctrl_set_dctype β¨
okay so bestie, this is a page straight outta the libnvme API manual β we're looking at libnvme_ctrl_set_dctype, a little function whose whole personality is setting the dctype. that's it. that's the job. and honestly? it ate. π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void libnvme_ctrl_set_dctype (struct libnvme_ctrl *p , const char
*dctype );
no return value, no drama β it's void, she gives nothing back and we respect that. π«Ά
π ARGUMENTS π
pβ thestruct libnvme_ctrlinstance you're updating. literally the main character here, she's the one getting the glow-up. π₯dctypeβ a new string, and important detail: a copy is stored. so your string gets duplicated into place, no sneaky sharing. also, if you passNULL, it clears the whole thing out. bye bye dctype. π
ngl, that NULL bit matters β passing it isn't an error, it's the official "clear it" move. bestie said reset era. π
π NOTES π
- the function is
void, so there's no exit status to check, no signal to catch, no error to handle β it just does the thing. slay. - the stored value is a copy, so you're not handing over your own buffer forever β it's duplicated in. no cap.
- no options, no environment variables, no files, no defaults beyond that
NULLclear. sometimes a function is small and that's iconic. β¨
hope that cleared it up fr fr π go forth and set your dctype with confidence, you've got this. π¦
β cute little sign-off: this gem dropped in October 2026, brought to you by the libnvme API manual β source/version energies and all. periodt. ππΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- arch rolling: nvme-cli 3.2-1 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms