NVME_INIT_IDENTIFY_NS_USER_DATA_FORMAT-LIBNVME3(2)

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💅 nvme_init_id..._data_format(9) — libnvme API manual, bestie edition

okay so real talk, this is a page from the libnvme API manual, section 9. Yes section 9, we love a deep-cut section. Let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

nvme_init_identify_ns_user_data_format — sets up the passthru command for the Identify namespace user data format thing. That's the whole vibe. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void nvme_init_identify_ns_user_data_format (struct libnvme_passthru_cmd
*cmd , enum nvme_csi csi , __u16 fidx , __u8 uidx , void *data );

it returns void btw, so like… no return value, no drama, she just does the thing and leaves 💅

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • cmd — the command data structure you're initializing. this is the main character, she's getting set up 🫶
  • csi — the Command Set Identifier. it's an enum nvme_csi, iconic enum behavior 👑
  • fidx — the Format Index. it's a __u16, so she's got room 🍓
  • uidx — the UUID selection, if supported. key words: if supported, bestie, don't come for me 🙈
  • data — the user space destination address where the data gets transferred. that's where the goods go 📦

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so what does she actually do? she initializes the passthru command buffer for the Identify command, with the CNS value set to NVME_IDENTIFY_CNS_NS_USER_DATA_FORMAT. that's it. that's the whole job. no cap. ⭐

ngl, this one's short and sweet — no warnings, no deprecated nonsense, no scary undefined behavior. just a clean little init function doing exactly what it says on the tin. we love a low-drama libnvme call 💖

🧚 the cute sign-off 🧚

this little beauty comes to you from the libnvme source, dated October 2026 — go off, future release 🌈. mwah, hope your passthru buffers are always initialized correctly, bestie 💜💅

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