nvme_admin_passthru - Submit an nvme passthrough command
int nvme_admin_passthru (int fd , __u8 opcode
, __u8 flags , __u16 rsvd , __u32
nsid , __u32 cdw2 , __u32 cdw3 ,
__u32 cdw10 , __u32 cdw11 , __u32 cdw12
, __u32 cdw13 , __u32 cdw14 , __u32
cdw15 , __u32 data_len , void *data ,
__u32 metadata_len , void *metadata , __u32
timeout_ms , __u32 *result );
- fd
- File descriptor of nvme device
- opcode
- The nvme io command to send
- flags
- NVMe command flags (not used)
- rsvd
- Reserved for future use
- nsid
- Namespace identifier
- cdw2
- Command dword 2
- cdw3
- Command dword 3
- cdw10
- Command dword 10
- cdw11
- Command dword 11
- cdw12
- Command dword 12
- cdw13
- Command dword 13
- cdw14
- Command dword 14
- cdw15
- Command dword 15
- data_len
- Length of the data transferred in this command in
bytes
- data
- Pointer to user address of the data buffer
- metadata_len
- Length of metadata transferred in this command
- metadata
- Pointer to user address of the metadata buffer
- timeout_ms
- How long the kernel waits for the command to complete
- result
- Optional field to return the result from the CQE dword
0
Parameterized form of
nvme_submit_admin_passthru. This sets up and
submits a
struct nvme_passthru_cmd.
Known values for
opcode are defined in
enum nvme_admin_opcode.
The nvme command status if a response was received (see
enum
nvme_status_field) or -1 with errno set otherwise.