libnvme(2)

🌸 libnvme — enum nvmf_rdma_prtype 💅

okay bestie, gather round, because today we're decoding the RDMA Provider Type codes that live inside the TSAS RDMA_PRTYPE field of a Discovery Log Page entry. yes this is real, yes it's in the libnvme API manual, and yes it's giving "small enum, big responsibilities" ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

enum nvmf_rdma_prtype — the RDMA Provider Type codes for the Discovery Log Page entry TSAS RDMA_PRTYPE field 🦋

like. that's the whole assignment. it tells you which flavour of RDMA somebody is out here using. no cap. 💖

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

enum nvmf_rdma_prtype {
    NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_NOT_SPECIFIED ,
    NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_IB ,
    NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_ROCE ,
    NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_ROCEV2 ,
    NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_IWARP

};

look at her. five constants, zero drama, all iconic 👑

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🌈 Constants 🌈

bestie here's the lineup, and every single one of them matters, so no skipping 🫶

• NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_NOT_SPECIFIED — literally nobody specified a provider 🙈 it's the "we forgot to pick" option.
• NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_IB — InfiniBand. the classic. the main character. 🔥
• NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_ROCE — InfiniBand RoCE. same energy, new transport 💫
• NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_ROCEV2 — InfiniBand RoCEV2. the sequel that actually ate 💅
• NVMF_RDMA_PRTYPE_IWARP — iWARP. yes she's here too, and she's valid 🌸

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fr fr, that's the entire enum. five provider types and a whole lot of fabric energy. go forth and populate your TSAS RDMA_PRTYPE field with confidence 💜

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and that's the vibe check, bestie — this was the libnvme API manual, section 2, page enum nvmf_rdma_prtype, dated July 2026. slay, periodt, see you in the next log page 🎀✨🦋