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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2022-11-05 18:17:17 +0000
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+.TH "nvme_mi_admin_format_nvm" 9 "nvme_mi_admin_format_nvm" "October 2022" "libnvme API manual" LINUX
+.SH NAME
+nvme_mi_admin_format_nvm \- Format NVMe namespace
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B "int" nvme_mi_admin_format_nvm
+.BI "(nvme_mi_ctrl_t ctrl " ","
+.BI "struct nvme_format_nvm_args *args " ");"
+.SH ARGUMENTS
+.IP "ctrl" 12
+Controller to send command to
+.IP "args" 12
+Format NVM command arguments
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+Perform a low-level format to set the LBA data & metadata size. May destroy
+data & metadata on the specified namespaces
+.SH "RETURN"
+The nvme command status if a response was received (see
+\fIenum nvme_status_field\fP) or -1 with errno set otherwise.