nvme\_status\_get\_type(9) libnvme API manual nvme\_status\_get\_type(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

nvme\_status\_get\_type - extract the type from a nvme\_* return value

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**\_\_u32 nvme\_status\_get\_type** **(int status );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[status](#status)

the (non-negative) return value from the NVMe API

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

the type component of the status.

nvme\_status\_get\_type October 2026

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