libnvme\_create\_global\_ctx(9) libnvme API manual libnvme\_create\_global\_ctx(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_create\_global\_ctx - Initialize global context object

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**struct libnvme\_global\_ctx * libnvme\_create\_global\_ctx** **(void );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[void](#void)

no arguments

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Creates a global context with default settings: logging to stderr at LIBNVME\_DEFAULT\_LOGLEVEL. Use **libnvme\_set\_logging\_file** and **libnvme\_set\_logging\_level** to adjust these after creation.

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

Initialized *struct libnvme\_global\_ctx* object

libnvme\_create\_global\_ctx September 2026

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Document: libnvme_create_global_ctx-libnvme3(2) from nvme-cli 3.1-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli