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nvme_mi_admin_format_nvm - Format NVMe namespace

int nvme_mi_admin_format_nvm (nvme_mi_ctrl_t ctrl , struct nvme_format_nvm_args *args );

Controller to send command to
Format NVM command arguments

Perform a low-level format to set the LBA data & metadata size. May destroy data & metadata on the specified namespaces

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

nvme_mi_admin_format_nvm January 2023