---
name: "nvme_mi_admin_identify_ns_descs"
section: "2"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnvme-dev"
version: "1.13-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nvme_mi_admin_identify_ns_descs"
---

# nvme\_mi\_admin\_identify\_ns\_descs(2)

Perform an Admin identify Namespace Identification Descriptor list command for a namespace

## NAME

nvme\_mi\_admin\_identify\_ns\_descs - Perform an Admin identify Namespace Identification Descriptor list command for a namespace

## SYNOPSIS

**int nvme\_mi\_admin\_identify\_ns\_descs** **(nvme\_mi\_ctrl\_t ctrl** *,* **\_\_u32 nsid** *,* **struct nvme\_ns\_id\_desc \*descs** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- ctrl

  Controller to process identify command

- nsid

  Namespace ID

- descs

  Namespace Identification Descriptor list to populate

## DESCRIPTION

Perform an Identify namespace identification description list command, setting the namespace identification description list in *descs*

## RETURN

The nvme command status if a response was received (see *enum nvme\_status\_field*) or -1 with errno set otherwise.