libnvmf\_connect(9) libnvme API manual libnvmf\_connect(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvmf\_connect - Connect to fabrics subsystem

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**int libnvmf\_connect** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx ,** **struct libnvmf\_context \*fctx );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[ctx](#ctx)

Global context

[fctx](#fctx)

Fabrics context

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Connects to the fabrics subsystem using the provided context.

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

0 on success, negative error code otherwise.

libnvmf\_connect September 2026

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