---
name: "libnvme_ctrl_owner-libnvme3"
section: "2"
platform: "linux"
package: "nvme-cli"
version: "3.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libnvme_ctrl_owner-libnvme3"
---

# libnvme\_ctrl\_owner-libnvme3(2)

Registered orchestrator owner of a controller

## NAME

libnvme\_ctrl\_owner - Registered orchestrator owner of a controller

## SYNOPSIS

**char \* libnvme\_ctrl\_owner** **(struct libnvme\_ctrl \*c** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- c

  Controller instance

## DESCRIPTION

Looks up the controller's "owner" entry in the ownership registry.  In a build without fabrics support this always returns NULL.

## RETURN

a newly allocated owner string (the caller frees), or NULL if the controller is unowned, local (non-fabrics), or the registry is unreadable.