libnvme\_scan\_ctrl(9) libnvme API manual libnvme\_scan\_ctrl(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_scan\_ctrl - Scan on a controller

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**int libnvme\_scan\_ctrl** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx ,** **const char \*name ,** **struct libnvme\_ctrl \*\*c );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[ctx](#ctx)

struct libnvme\_global\_ctx object

[name](#name)

Name of the controller

[c](#c)

*struct* libnvme\_ctrl object to return

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Scans a controller with sysfs name *name* and add it to *r*.

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

0 on success, negative error code otherwise.

libnvme\_scan\_ctrl September 2026

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Document: libnvme_scan_ctrl-libnvme3(2) from nvme-cli 3.1-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli