nvme_ns_compare(2)

πŸ’– nvme_ns_compare(2) πŸ’–

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🌸 NAME 🌸

nvme_ns_compare β€” comparing data on a namespace, fr fr πŸ‘‘ like literally it peeks at your namespace and goes "hmm, does this match?"


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int nvme_ns_compare (nvme_ns_t n , void *buf , off_t offset , size_t count );

no cap, that's the whole vibe. she takes four things and hands you back a number πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • n β€” your Namespace instance 🫢 the main character of this whole operation, ngl
  • buf β€” the Buffer with data to be compared 🌸 it's the tea you're holding up against the namespace to see if they match
  • offset β€” the LBA offset of n ⭐ where in the namespace we're looking, iykyk
  • count β€” Number of sectors in buf πŸ”₯ how much data we're comparing, counted in sectors periodt

🌈 RETURN 🌈

Number of sectors compared πŸ’– that's it, that's the answer, she ate and left no crumbs 😭✨


lowkey a tiny manpage but every single detail matters, bestie β€” don't skip the offset or the count, they're doing the heavy lifting πŸ’€

and that's the whole page babes πŸŽ€ this cutie comes to you courtesy of the libnvme API manual, dated July 2026, filed under nvme_ns_compare β€” go forth and compare, you absolute icon πŸ‘‘πŸ’…βœ¨

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