libnvme(9) API Manual libnvme(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

enum nvme\_nvm\_id\_ns\_pic - Protection Information Capabilities

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

enum nvme\_nvm\_id\_ns\_pic {  
**NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_PITPS16B\_SHIFT** ,  
**NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_PITPS16B\_MASK** ,  
**NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_PISTM16B\_SHIFT** ,  
**NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_PISTM16B\_MASK** ,  
**NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_STCRS\_SHIFT** ,  
**NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_STCRS\_MASK** ,  
**NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_QPIFS\_SHIFT** ,  
**NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_QPIFS\_MASK**

};

# [Constants](#Constants)

[NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_PITPS16B\_SHIFT](#NVME_NVM_PIC_PITPS16B_SHIFT)

Shift amount to get 16b Guard Protection Information Storage Tag Support

[NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_PITPS16B\_MASK](#NVME_NVM_PIC_PITPS16B_MASK)

Mask to get 16b Guard Protection Information Storage Tag Support

[NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_PISTM16B\_SHIFT](#NVME_NVM_PIC_PISTM16B_SHIFT)

Shift amount to get 16b Guard Protection Information Storage Tag Mask

[NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_PISTM16B\_MASK](#NVME_NVM_PIC_PISTM16B_MASK)

Mask to get 16b Guard Protection Information Storage Tag Mask

[NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_STCRS\_SHIFT](#NVME_NVM_PIC_STCRS_SHIFT)

Shift amount to get Storage Tag Check Read Support

[NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_STCRS\_MASK](#NVME_NVM_PIC_STCRS_MASK)

Mask to get Storage Tag Check Read Support

[NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_QPIFS\_SHIFT](#NVME_NVM_PIC_QPIFS_SHIFT)

Shift amount to get Qualified Protection Information Format Support

[NVME\_NVM\_PIC\_QPIFS\_MASK](#NVME_NVM_PIC_QPIFS_MASK)

Mask to get Qualified Protection Information Format Support

enum nvme\_nvm\_id\_ns\_pic October 2026

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