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

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_scan\_namespace - scan namespace based on sysfs name

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**int libnvme\_scan\_namespace** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx ,** **const char \*name ,** **struct libnvme\_ns \*\*ns );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[ctx](#ctx)

*struct libnvme\_global\_ctx* object

[name](#name)

sysfs name of the namespace to scan

[ns](#ns)

*struct libnvme\_ns* object to return

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

0 on success, negative error code otherwise.

libnvme\_scan\_namespace September 2026

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