NVME_SET_FEATURES_POWER_MGMT(2)
β¨ NAME β¨
okay bestie, gather round, because this is nvme_set_features_power_mgmt from the libnvme API manual β and yes, it does exactly what it says on the tin: it sets the power management feature. π
That's the whole vibe. Setting the power management feature on your nvme device. Slay.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int nvme_set_features_power_mgmt (int fd , __u8 ps , __u8 wh , bool save
, __u32 *result );
literally just one function call, five args, no drama. π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
here's the rundown on everything you're passing in, no cap:
fdβ the file descriptor of your nvme device. like, the actual handle to the thing you're talking to. π«Άpsβ the Power State. which power state, babes, that's on you to pick.whβ the Workload Hint. a lil nudge about what kind of work is happening. πsaveβ Save value across power states. set it true if you want this to stick around when the power state changes. yes queen, persistence.resultβ the command completion result from CQE dword0. this is where the answer comes back to you. π¬
π RETURN π
so what do you get back? it returns the nvme command status if a response was received β go peek at enum nvme_status_field for the deets on those.
and if no response came through? you get -1, with errno set. classic. π so like, always check your errno, bestie, i'm begging.
π sign-off π
k that's the whole page!! this one's from the libnvme situation, dated July 2026 β nvme_set_features_power_mgmt(2), section 2, as always. go forth and manage your power features responsibly. mwah. πβ¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- ubuntu stonking: libnvme-dev 1.16.2-1build1 Β· LGPL-2.1-or-later
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms