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

# nvme\_write\_uncorrectable(2)

Submit an nvme write uncorrectable command

## NAME

nvme\_write\_uncorrectable - Submit an nvme write uncorrectable command

## SYNOPSIS

**int nvme\_write\_uncorrectable** **(struct nvme\_io\_args \*args** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- args

  *struct nvme\_io\_args* argument structure

## DESCRIPTION

The Write Uncorrectable command marks a range of logical blocks as invalid. When the specified logical block(s) are read after this operation, a failure is returned with Unrecovered Read Error status. To clear the invalid logical block status, a write operation on those logical blocks is required.

## RETURN

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