libnvmf\_generate\_hostid(9) libnvme API manual libnvmf\_generate\_hostid(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvmf\_generate\_hostid - Generate a machine specific host identifier

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**char * libnvmf\_generate\_hostid** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[ctx](#ctx)

struct libnvme\_global\_ctx object

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

On success, an identifier string based on the machine identifier to be used as NVMe Host Identifier, or NULL on failure.

libnvmf\_generate\_hostid September 2026

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