libnvme(9) API Manual libnvme(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

enum nvme\_sanitize\_sanact - Sanitize Action

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

enum nvme\_sanitize\_sanact {  
**NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_EXIT\_FAILURE** ,  
**NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_BLOCK\_ERASE** ,  
**NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_OVERWRITE** ,  
**NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_CRYPTO\_ERASE** ,  
**NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_EXIT\_MEDIA\_VERIF**

};

# [Constants](#Constants)

[NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_EXIT\_FAILURE](#NVME_SANITIZE_SANACT_EXIT_FAILURE)

Exit Failure Mode.

[NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_BLOCK\_ERASE](#NVME_SANITIZE_SANACT_START_BLOCK_ERASE)

Start a Block Erase sanitize operation.

[NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_OVERWRITE](#NVME_SANITIZE_SANACT_START_OVERWRITE)

Start an Overwrite sanitize operation.

[NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_CRYPTO\_ERASE](#NVME_SANITIZE_SANACT_START_CRYPTO_ERASE)

Start a Crypto Erase sanitize operation.

[NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_EXIT\_MEDIA\_VERIF](#NVME_SANITIZE_SANACT_EXIT_MEDIA_VERIF)

Exit Media Verification State

enum nvme\_sanitize\_sanact October 2026

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