xnvme ☆

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Description:
Cross-platform libraries and tools for efficient I/O and low-level control

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: nvme io-uring spdk storage low-latency cross-platform

Install: brew install xnvme

About:
xnvme provides a unified C API for modern storage hardware, including NVMe over Fabrics and user-space I/O. It abstracts vendor-specific drivers to deliver high-performance, low-latency access across local and remote devices. The suite includes CLI tools for administration and benchmarking, simplifying complex storage operations.

Key Features:

Unified C API for NVMe, Fabrics, and legacy devices
User-space I/O via SPDK, libaio, and Windows IO_Uring
CLI tools for administration, verification, and benchmarking
Asynchronous I/O with zero-copy and multi-queue support
Pluggable backend architecture for custom transports

Use Cases:

High-performance storage applications requiring low latency
NVMe-oF target discovery and subsystem management
Benchmarking and profiling storage device performance
Cross-platform I/O offloading in user space

Alternatives:

libaio – Linux-only; xnvme offers cross-platform and NVMe-oF support
SPDK – Focuses on NVMe in user space; xnvme adds broader device and OS support
fio – Benchmarking tool; xnvme provides both CLI and a reusable library

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 20, 2024 12:39am		0	VERSION_BUMP	3d994f40
Sep 17, 2024 9:44am		0	VERSION_BUMP	4873703f