---
name: "nvme_ns_metadata_type-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_ns_metadata_type-libnvme3"
---

# nvme\_ns\_metadata\_type-libnvme3(2)

Namespace Metadata Element Types

## NAME

enum nvme\_ns\_metadata\_type - Namespace Metadata Element Types

## SYNOPSIS

enum nvme\_ns\_metadata\_type {\
     **NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_NAME** , \
\
     **NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_PRE\_BOOT\_NS\_NAME** , \
\
     **NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_QUAL\_1** , \
\
     **NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_QUAL\_2**

};

## Constants

- NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_NAME

  Name of the namespace in the operating system

- NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_PRE\_BOOT\_NS\_NAME

  Name of the namespace in the pre-boot environment.

- NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_QUAL\_1

  First qualifier of the Operating System Namespace Name.

- NVME\_NS\_METADATA\_OS\_NS\_QUAL\_2

  Second qualifier of the Operating System Namespace Name.