.TH "nvme_mi_admin_security_send" 2 "nvme_mi_admin_security_send" "February 2024" "libnvme API manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
nvme_mi_admin_security_send \- Perform a Security Send command on a controller.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "int" nvme_mi_admin_security_send
.BI "(nvme_mi_ctrl_t ctrl "  ","
.BI "struct nvme_security_send_args *args "  ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "ctrl" 12
Controller to send command to
.IP "args" 12
Security Send command arguments
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Performs a Security Send Admin command as specified by \fIargs\fP. Response data
is stored in \fIargs->data\fP, which should be a buffer of \fIargs->data_len\fP bytes.
Resulting data length is stored in \fIargs->data_len\fP on successful
command completion.

Security Send data length should not be greater than 4096 bytes to
comply with specification limits.

See: \fIstruct nvme_get_log_args\fP
.SH "RETURN"
The nvme command status if a response was received (see
\fIenum nvme_status_field\fP) or -1 with errno set otherwise.