---
name: "nvme_metadata_element_desc-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/nvme_metadata_element_desc-libnvme3"
---

# nvme\_metadata\_element\_desc-libnvme3(2)

Metadata Element Descriptor

## NAME

struct nvme\_metadata\_element\_desc - Metadata Element Descriptor

## SYNOPSIS

struct nvme\_metadata\_element\_desc {\
     **\_\_u8 type;**\
     **\_\_u8 rev;**\
     **\_\_le16 len;**\
     **\_\_u8 val\[0\];**\
 };\

## Members

- type

  Element Type (ET)

- rev

  Element Revision (ER)

- len

  Element Length (ELEN)

- val

  Element Value (EVAL), UTF-8 string