.TH "libnvmf_registry_delete" 2 "libnvmf_registry_delete" "October 2026" "libnvme API manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
libnvmf_registry_delete \- Remove a controller's registry entry
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "int" libnvmf_registry_delete
.BI "(struct libnvme_global_ctx *ctx "  ","
.BI "const char *device "  ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "ctx" 12
libnvme global context; must not be NULL
.IP "device" 12
Kernel device name (e.g. "nvme3")
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Removes the registry directory and all attribute files for \fIdevice\fP.  Called
by the owning orchestrator on intentional disconnect.  The udev REMOVE rule
handles the common case of kernel-driven removal directly via rm -rf and
does not call this function.
.SH "RETURN"
0 on success, -ENOENT if no entry exists, negative errno from
underlying system calls otherwise.