---
name: "nvme_nvm_id_ns_pifa-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_nvm_id_ns_pifa-libnvme3"
---

# nvme\_nvm\_id\_ns\_pifa-libnvme3(2)

Protection Information Format Attribute

## NAME

enum nvme\_nvm\_id\_ns\_pifa - Protection Information Format Attribute

## SYNOPSIS

enum nvme\_nvm\_id\_ns\_pifa {\
     **NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_STMLA\_SHIFT** , \
\
     **NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_STMLA\_MASK** , \
\
     **NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_BIT\_GRANULARITY\_MASKING** , \
\
     **NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_BYTE\_GRANULARITY\_MASKING** , \
\
     **NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_MASKING\_NOT\_SUPPORTED**

};

## Constants

- NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_STMLA\_SHIFT

  Shift amount to get Storage Tag Masking Level Attribute

- NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_STMLA\_MASK

  Mask to get Storage Tag Masking Level Attribute

- NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_BIT\_GRANULARITY\_MASKING

  Bit Granularity Masking

- NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_BYTE\_GRANULARITY\_MASKING

  Byte Granularity Masking

- NVME\_NVM\_PIFA\_MASKING\_NOT\_SUPPORTED

  Masking Not Supported