libnvme\_mi\_open\_mctp(9) libnvme API manual libnvme\_mi\_open\_mctp(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_mi\_open\_mctp - Create an endpoint using a MCTP connection.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**struct libnvme\_mi\_ep * libnvme\_mi\_open\_mctp** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx ,** **unsigned int netid ,** **uint8\_t eid );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[ctx](#ctx)

*struct libnvme\_global\_ctx* object

[netid](#netid)

MCTP network ID on this system

[eid](#eid)

MCTP endpoint ID

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Transport-specific endpoint initialization for MI-connected endpoints. Once an endpoint is created, the rest of the API is transport-independent.

See *libnvme\_mi\_close*

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

New endpoint object for *netid* & *eid*, or NULL on failure.

libnvme\_mi\_open\_mctp October 2026

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Document: libnvme_mi_open_mctp-libnvme3(2) from nvme-cli 3.2-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli