.TH "libnvmf_exclusion_match" 9 "libnvmf_exclusion_match" "October 2026" "libnvme API manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
libnvmf_exclusion_match \- check whether a controller matches any exclusion entry.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "bool" libnvmf_exclusion_match
.BI "(struct libnvme_global_ctx *ctx "  ","
.BI "const struct libnvmf_tid *tid "  ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "ctx" 12
libnvme global context; must not be NULL
.IP "tid" 12
Transport ID identifying the controller.  All fields are optional;
NULL means "this connection has no value for this field".
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Re-reads the exclusion directory on every call (no caching).
Entries with unknown keys never match (fail-safe).
.SH "RETURN"
true if any exclusion entry matches, false otherwise.
Returns false (not excluded / fail-open) if the directory cannot be read.