---
name: "libnvmf_context_create-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/libnvmf_context_create-libnvme3"
---

# libnvmf\_context\_create-libnvme3(2)

Create a new fabrics context for discovery/connect

## NAME

libnvmf\_context\_create - Create a new fabrics context for discovery/connect

## SYNOPSIS

**int libnvmf\_context\_create** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx** *,* **bool (\*decide\_retry)(struct libnvmf\_context \*fctx, int err, void \*user\_data)** *,* **void (\*connected)(struct libnvmf\_context \*fctx, struct libnvme\_ctrl \*c, void \*user\_data)** *,* **void (\*already\_connected)(struct libnvmf\_context \*fctx, struct libnvme\_host \*host, const char \*subsysnqn, const char \*transport, const char \*traddr, const char \*trsvcid, void \*user\_data)** *,* **void \*user\_data** *,* **struct libnvmf\_context \*\*fctxp** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- ctx

  Global context

- decide\_retry

  Hook to decide if a retry should be attempted

- connected

  Hook invoked when a connection is established

- already\_connected

  Hook invoked if already connected

- user\_data

  User data passed to hooks

- fctxp

  Pointer to store the created context

## DESCRIPTION

Allocates and initializes a new fabrics context for discovery/connect operations.

## RETURN

0 on success, negative error code otherwise.