---
name: "libnvmf_registry_attr_equal-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_registry_attr_equal-libnvme3"
---

# libnvmf\_registry\_attr\_equal-libnvme3(2)

Compare a registry attribute to a value

## NAME

libnvmf\_registry\_attr\_equal - Compare a registry attribute to a value

## SYNOPSIS

**int libnvmf\_registry\_attr\_equal** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx** *,* **const char \*device** *,* **const char \*attr** *,* **const char \*value** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- ctx

  libnvme global context; must not be NULL

- device

  Kernel device name (e.g. "nvme3")

- attr

  Attribute name to compare (e.g. "owner")

- value

  Value to compare against; NULL means "attribute absent"

## RETURN

0 if *attr* equals *value* (a missing attribute equals a NULL *value*), \>0 if it differs, negative errno on a read error.