nvme_mi_admin_sanitize_nvm - Start a subsystem Sanitize operation

ctrl Controller to send command to args Sanitize command arguments

A sanitize operation alters all user data in the NVM subsystem such that recovery of any previous user data from any cache, the non-volatile media, or any Controller Memory Buffer is not possible. The Sanitize command starts a sanitize operation or to recover from a previously failed sanitize operation. The sanitize operation types that may be supported are Block Erase, Crypto Erase, and Overwrite. All sanitize operations are processed in the background, i.e., completion of the sanitize command does not indicate completion of the sanitize operation.

nvme_mi_admin_sanitize_nvm - Start a subsystem Sanitize operation

The nvme command status if a response was received (see enumnvme_status_field) or -1 with errno set otherwise. August 2025 nvme_mi_admin_sanitize_nvm nvme_mi_admin_sanitize_nvm(2)