nvme\_init\_identify\_ctrl(9) libnvme API manual nvme\_init\_identify\_ctrl(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

nvme\_init\_identify\_ctrl - Initialize passthru command for NVMe Identify Controller data structure

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**void nvme\_init\_identify\_ctrl** **(struct libnvme\_passthru\_cmd \*cmd ,** **struct nvme\_id\_ctrl \*id );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[cmd](#cmd)

Command data structure to initialize

[id](#id)

User space destination address to transfer the data,

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Initializes the passthru command buffer for the Identify command with CNS value NVME\_IDENTIFY\_CNS\_CTRL.

nvme\_init\_identify\_ctrl October 2026

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