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NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_TYPES enumeration (nvme.h)

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Contains values that indicate whether end-to-end data protection is enabled, and if it is, specifies the type of protection information.

When end-to-end data protection is enabled, the host must specify the appropriate protection information in the Read, Write, or Compare commands.

Syntax

typedef enum {
  NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_NOT_ENABLED,
  NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_TYPE1,
  NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_TYPE2,
  NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_TYPE3
} NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_TYPES;

Constants

 
NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_NOT_ENABLED
Protection information is not enabled.
NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_TYPE1
Type 1 protection information is enabled.
NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_TYPE2
Type 2 protection information is enabled.
NVME_PROTECTION_INFORMATION_TYPE3
Type 3 protection information is enabled.

Remarks

Use this enumeration to specify values in the PI field of the NVME_CDW10_FORMAT_NVM structure that is used in the FORMAT NVM (FORMATNVM) Admin command.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 10
Header nvme.h

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