1nbd_aio_connect(3) LIBNBD nbd_aio_connect(3)
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6 nbd_aio_connect - connect to the NBD server
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9 #include <libnbd.h>
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11 int nbd_aio_connect (struct nbd_handle *h,
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16 Begin connecting to the NBD server. The "addr" and "addrlen"
17 parameters specify the address of the socket to connect to.
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19 You can check if the connection is still connecting by calling
20 nbd_aio_is_connecting(3), or if it has connected to the server and
21 completed the NBD handshake by calling nbd_aio_is_ready(3), on the
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25 If the call is successful the function returns 0.
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28 On error "-1" is returned.
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30 Refer to "ERROR HANDLING" in libnbd(3) for how to get further details
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38 This function first appeared in libnbd 1.0.
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40 If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check
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43 #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_AIO_CONNECT 1
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46 nbd_aio_is_connecting(3), nbd_aio_is_ready(3), nbd_create(3),
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50 Eric Blake
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52 Richard W.M. Jones
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55 Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Red Hat Inc.
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58 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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75libnbd-1.10.1 2021-10-25 nbd_aio_connect(3)