libnvme\_ns\_identify\_descs(9) libnvme API manual libnvme\_ns\_identify\_descs(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_ns\_identify\_descs - Issue an 'identify descriptors' command

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**int libnvme\_ns\_identify\_descs** **(struct libnvme\_ns \*n ,** **struct nvme\_ns\_id\_desc \*descs );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[n](#n)

Namespace instance

[descs](#descs)

List of identify descriptors

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Writes the data returned by the 'identify descriptors' command into *descs*.

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

0 on success, negative error code otherwise.

libnvme\_ns\_identify\_descs October 2026

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