nvme_init_i...y_ports_list(9)

💅 nvme_init_identify_ports_list(9)

okay so bestie, this one is from the libnvme API manual, section 9 (the kernel/API girlies, iykyk), and the page header is literally nvme_init_i...y_ports_list(9) — yes the title got truncated mid-word, she's a little dramatic like that, we still love her 🌸

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✨ NAME ✨

nvme_init_identify_ports_list — Initialize passthru command for Get Ports List

like, she sets up your passthru command so it's ready for the Get Ports List moment. iconic behavior honestly 👑

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void nvme_init_identify_ports_list (struct libnvme_passthru_cmd *cmd ,
struct nvme_ports_list *list , __u32 len );

notice the void? she gives you nothing back, no return value, no crumbs — she just does the thing 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• cmd — the command data structure you're initializing. this is the main character of the operation fr fr, it's the buffer that's getting set up 🫶
• list — the user space destination address where the data gets transferred. that's where the goods land, no cap 💖
• len — the allocated length of list. yes bestie, you have to tell her how much room there is, she's not a mind reader 😭

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🌈 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_PORTS_LIST. That's it, that's the whole vibe — buffer goes in, initialized Identify command with the right CNS comes out, slay ✨

ngl the CNS value is the whole point here. NVME_IDENTIFY_CNS_PORTS_LIST — copy it exactly, don't go freestyling on the spelling, she's case-sensitive and she will notice 💀

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and that's the page!! lowkey short but highkey essential 🎀💜

final sign-off bestie: this masterpiece lives in the libnvme API manual, dated October 2026 — the footer said October 2026 nvme_init_identify_ports_nvme_init_i...y_ports_list(9) and yes the truncation showed up again, she's consistent, we stan a consistent queen 👑💖