nbd_is_rotational(3)

1nbd_is_rotational(3)                LIBNBD                nbd_is_rotational(3)
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NAME

6       nbd_is_rotational - is the NBD disk rotational (like a disk)?
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SYNOPSIS

9        #include <libnbd.h>
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11        int nbd_is_rotational (struct nbd_handle *h);
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DESCRIPTION

14       Returns true if the disk exposed over NBD is rotational (like a
15       traditional floppy or hard disk).  Returns false if the disk has no
16       penalty for random access (like an SSD or RAM disk).
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18       This call does not block, because it returns data that is saved in the
19       handle from the NBD protocol handshake.
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RETURN VALUE

22       This call returns a boolean value.
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ERRORS

25       On error "-1" is returned.
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27       Refer to "ERROR HANDLING" in libnbd(3) for how to get further details
28       of the error.
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HANDLE STATE

31       The handle must be negotiating, or connected with the server, or shut
32       down, otherwise this call will return an error.
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VERSION

35       This function first appeared in libnbd 1.0.
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37       If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check
38       if the following macro is defined:
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40        #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_IS_ROTATIONAL 1
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EXAMPLE

43       This example is also available as examples/server-flags.c in the libnbd
44       source code.
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46        /* This example shows how to connect to an NBD
47         * server and print the export flags.
48         *
49         * You can test it with nbdkit like this:
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51         * nbdkit -U - memory 1M \
52         *   --run './server-flags $unixsocket'
53         */
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55        #include <stdio.h>
56        #include <stdlib.h>
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58        #include <libnbd.h>
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60        int
61        main (int argc, char *argv[])
62        {
63          struct nbd_handle *nbd;
64          char *str;
65          int flag;
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67          if (argc != 2) {
68            fprintf (stderr, "%s socket\n", argv[0]);
69            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
70          }
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72          /* Create the libnbd handle. */
73          nbd = nbd_create ();
74          if (nbd == NULL) {
75            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
76            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
77          }
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79          /* Request full information. */
80        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_SET_FULL_INFO /* Added in 1.4 */
81          if (nbd_set_full_info (nbd, true) == -1) {
82            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
83            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
84          }
85        #endif
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87          /* Connect to the NBD server over a
88           * Unix domain socket.
89           */
90          if (nbd_connect_unix (nbd, argv[1]) == -1) {
91            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
92            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
93          }
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95          /* See if the server provided extra details,
96           * using functions added in 1.4
97           */
98        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_GET_EXPORT_DESCRIPTION
99          str = nbd_get_canonical_export_name (nbd);
100          if (str)
101            printf ("canonical_name = %s\n", str);
102          free (str);
103          str = nbd_get_export_description (nbd);
104          if (str)
105            printf ("description = %s\n", str);
106          free (str);
107        #endif
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109          /* Read and print the flags. */
110        #define PRINT_FLAG(flag_fn)                     \
111          flag = flag_fn (nbd);                         \
112          if (flag == -1) {                             \
113            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ()); \
114            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);                        \
115          }                                             \
116          printf (#flag_fn " = %s\n",                   \
117                  flag ? "true" : "false");
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119          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_cache);
120          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_df);
121          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_flush);
122          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_fua);
123          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_multi_conn);
124          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_trim);
125          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_zero);
126        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CAN_FAST_ZERO /* Added in 1.2 */
127          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_fast_zero);
128        #endif
129          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_is_read_only);
130          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_is_rotational);
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132          /* Close the libnbd handle. */
133          nbd_close (nbd);
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135          exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
136        }
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AUTHORS

142       Eric Blake
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144       Richard W.M. Jones
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COPYRIGHT

147       Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Red Hat Inc.
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LICENSE

150       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
151       under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
152       by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
153       (at your option) any later version.
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155       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
156       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
157       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
158       Lesser General Public License for more details.
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160       You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
161       License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
162       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
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167libnbd-1.7.12                     2021-05-29              nbd_is_rotational(3)