libnvme(2)

💖 libnvme(2) — enum nvme_admin_opcode 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to page libnvme(2) from the libnvme API Manual 🌸 — this one's all about the admin opcodes, and honestly? it's a whole vibe. it's a little glossary, a little cheat sheet, a little "here's every single admin command your NVMe controller might get handed." no cap.

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✨ NAME ✨

enum nvme_admin_opcode — the known NVMe admin opcodes 👑

like, the ones we know about, fr fr.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

enum nvme_admin_opcode {
    nvme_admin_delete_sq ,
    nvme_admin_create_sq ,
    nvme_admin_get_log_page ,
    nvme_admin_delete_cq ,
    nvme_admin_create_cq ,
    nvme_admin_identify ,
    nvme_admin_abort_cmd ,
    nvme_admin_set_features ,
    nvme_admin_get_features ,
    nvme_admin_async_event ,
    nvme_admin_ns_mgmt ,
    nvme_admin_fw_commit ,
    nvme_admin_fw_activate ,
    nvme_admin_fw_download ,
    nvme_admin_dev_self_test ,
    nvme_admin_ns_attach ,
    nvme_admin_keep_alive ,
    nvme_admin_directive_send ,
    nvme_admin_directive_recv ,
    nvme_admin_virtual_mgmt ,
    nvme_admin_nvme_mi_send ,
    nvme_admin_nvme_mi_recv ,
    nvme_admin_capacity_mgmt ,
    nvme_admin_discovery_info_mgmt ,
    nvme_admin_fabric_zoning_recv ,
    nvme_admin_lockdown ,
    nvme_admin_fabric_zoning_lookup ,
    nvme_admin_clear_export_nvm_res ,
    nvme_admin_fabric_zoning_send ,
    nvme_admin_create_export_nvms ,
    nvme_admin_manage_export_nvms ,
    nvme_admin_manage_export_ns ,
    nvme_admin_manage_export_port ,
    nvme_admin_send_disc_log_page ,
    nvme_admin_track_send ,
    nvme_admin_track_receive ,
    nvme_admin_migration_send ,
    nvme_admin_migration_receive ,
    nvme_admin_ctrl_data_queue ,
    nvme_admin_dbbuf ,
    nvme_admin_fabrics ,
    nvme_admin_format_nvm ,
    nvme_admin_security_send ,
    nvme_admin_security_recv ,
    nvme_admin_sanitize_nvm ,
    nvme_admin_load_program ,
    nvme_admin_get_lba_status ,
    nvme_admin_program_act_mgmt ,
    nvme_admin_mem_range_set_mgmt

};

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🌈 Constants 🌈

okay here's the whole crew, one by one, exactly as they're listed. no skipping, we don't do that here 💅

• nvme_admin_delete_sq — Delete I/O Submission Queue 🗑️
• nvme_admin_create_sq — Create I/O Submission Queue ✨
• nvme_admin_get_log_page — Get Log Page 📜
• nvme_admin_delete_cq — Delete I/O Completion Queue 🗑️
• nvme_admin_create_cq — Create I/O Completion Queue ✨
• nvme_admin_identify — Identify 🕵️
• nvme_admin_abort_cmd — Abort 🛑
• nvme_admin_set_features — Set Features 🎛️
• nvme_admin_get_features — Get Features 🎛️
• nvme_admin_async_event — Asynchronous Event Request 🔔
• nvme_admin_ns_mgmt — Namespace Management 🗂️
• nvme_admin_fw_commit — Firmware Commit 💾
• nvme_admin_fw_activate — Firmware Commit 💾

okay yes, bestie, nvme_admin_fw_commit and nvme_admin_fw_activate both say "Firmware Commit" in the source. that's literally what the page says. i am not editing the lore, i'm just reporting it 🫶

• nvme_admin_fw_download — Firmware Image Download ⬇️💾
• nvme_admin_dev_self_test — Device Self-test 🧪
• nvme_admin_ns_attach — Namespace Attachment 🔗
• nvme_admin_keep_alive — Keep Alive 💓
• nvme_admin_directive_send — Directive Send 📤
• nvme_admin_directive_recv — Directive Receive 📥
• nvme_admin_virtual_mgmt — Virtualization Management 🖥️
• nvme_admin_nvme_mi_send — NVMe-MI Send 📤
• nvme_admin_nvme_mi_recv — NVMe-MI Receive 📥
• nvme_admin_capacity_mgmt — Capacity Management 📦
• nvme_admin_discovery_info_mgmt — Discovery Information Management (DIM) 🔍
• nvme_admin_fabric_zoning_recv — Fabric Zoning Receive 📥
• nvme_admin_lockdown — Lockdown 🔒
• nvme_admin_fabric_zoning_lookup — Fabric Zoning Lookup 👀
• nvme_admin_clear_export_nvm_res — Clear Exported NVM Resource Configuration 🧹
• nvme_admin_fabric_zoning_send — Fabric Zoning Send 📤
• nvme_admin_create_export_nvms — Create Exported NVM Subsystem ✨
• nvme_admin_manage_export_nvms — Manage Exported NVM Subsystem 🗂️
• nvme_admin_manage_export_ns — Manage Exported Namespace 🗂️
• nvme_admin_manage_export_port — Manage Exported Port 🔌
• nvme_admin_send_disc_log_page — Send Discovery Log Page 📜📤
• nvme_admin_track_send — Track Send 📤
• nvme_admin_track_receive — Track Receive 📥
• nvme_admin_migration_send — Migration Send 🚚
• nvme_admin_migration_receive — Migration Receive 🚚
• nvme_admin_ctrl_data_queue — Controller Data Queue 🎯
• nvme_admin_dbbuf — Doorbell Buffer Config 🔔
• nvme_admin_fabrics — Fabrics Commands 🧵
• nvme_admin_format_nvm — Format NVM 🧽
• nvme_admin_security_send — Security Send 🔐📤
• nvme_admin_security_recv — Security Receive 🔐📥
• nvme_admin_sanitize_nvm — Sanitize 🧼
• nvme_admin_load_program — Load Program 📲
• nvme_admin_get_lba_status — Get LBA Status 📍
• nvme_admin_program_act_mgmt — Program Activation Management ⚙️
• nvme_admin_mem_range_set_mgmt — Memory Range Set Management 🧠

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and that's the whole list, top to bottom, zero skips, we ate that 🍓

okay byeee bestie 💜 this was page libnvme(2) from the libnvme API Manual — filed under enum nvme_admin_opcode, stamped July 2026. go talk to your controller, she's waiting 👑✨