libnvme(9) API Manual libnvme(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

enum nvme\_ns\_metadata\_type - Namespace Metadata Element Types

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

enum nvme\_ns\_metadata\_type {  
**NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_NAME** ,  
**NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_PRE\_BOOT\_NS\_NAME** ,  
**NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_QUAL\_1** ,  
**NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_QUAL\_2**

};

# [Constants](#Constants)

[NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_NAME](#NVME_NS_METADATA_OS_NS_NAME)

Name of the namespace in the operating system

[NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_PRE\_BOOT\_NS\_NAME](#NVME_NS_METADATA_PRE_BOOT_NS_NAME)

Name of the namespace in the pre-boot environment.

[NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_QUAL\_1](#NVME_NS_METADATA_OS_NS_QUAL_1)

First qualifier of the Operating System Namespace Name.

[NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_QUAL\_2](#NVME_NS_METADATA_OS_NS_QUAL_2)

Second qualifier of the Operating System Namespace Name.

enum nvme\_ns\_metadata\_type October 2026

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