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

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_scan\_ctrls - Scan for controllers

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**int libnvme\_scan\_ctrls** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx ,** **struct dirent \*\*\*ctrls );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[ctx](#ctx)

*struct libnvme\_global\_ctx* object

[ctrls](#ctrls)

Pointer to array of dirents

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

number of entries in *ctrls* or a negative error code

libnvme\_scan\_ctrls September 2026

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