libnvme\_mi\_mi\_pda\_write\_zeroes(9) libnvme API manual libnvme\_mi\_mi\_pda\_write\_zeroes(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_mi\_mi\_pda\_write\_zeroes - Clear a range of the NVMe-MI Persistent Data Area (PDA) to 0h

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**int libnvme\_mi\_mi\_pda\_write\_zeroes** **(struct libnvme\_mi\_ep \*ep ,** **enum nvme\_mi\_pda\_dformat dformat ,** **\_\_u32 dofst ,** **\_\_u32 dlen );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[ep](#ep)

endpoint for MI communication

[dformat](#dformat)

data format to use for *dofst* and *dlen*, see *enum nvme\_mi\_pda\_dformat*

[dofst](#dofst)

starting offset, in units of *dformat*, into the PDA to clear

[dlen](#dlen)

length, in units of *dformat*, of the PDA to clear starting at *dofst*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Performs an NVMe-MI PDA Write Zeroes command.

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

The nvme command status if a response was received (see *enum nvme\_status\_field*) or negative error code otherwise.

libnvme\_mi\_mi\_pda\_write\_zeroes October 2026

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Document: libnvme_mi_mi_pda_write_zeroes-libnvme3(2) from nvme-cli 3.2-r0 (Chainguard OS)
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