libnvme(9) API Manual libnvme(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

enum nvme\_zns\_zt - Zone Descriptor Data Structure - Zone Type Attributes

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

enum nvme\_zns\_zt {  
**NVME\_ZNS\_DESC\_ZT\_SHIFT** ,  
**NVME\_ZNS\_DESC\_ZT\_MASK** ,  
**NVME\_ZONE\_TYPE\_SEQWRITE\_REQ**

};

# [Constants](#Constants)

[NVME\_ZNS\_DESC\_ZT\_SHIFT](#NVME_ZNS_DESC_ZT_SHIFT)

Shift amount to get the Zone Type (ZT) from the *struct nvme\_zns\_desc*.zt field.

[NVME\_ZNS\_DESC\_ZT\_MASK](#NVME_ZNS_DESC_ZT_MASK)

Mask to get ZT from the *struct nvme\_zns\_desc*.zt field.

[NVME\_ZONE\_TYPE\_SEQWRITE\_REQ](#NVME_ZONE_TYPE_SEQWRITE_REQ)

Sequential Write Required

enum nvme\_zns\_zt October 2026

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