nbd_can_multi_conn(3)

1nbd_can_multi_conn(3)               LIBNBD               nbd_can_multi_conn(3)
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NAME

6       nbd_can_multi_conn - does the server support multi-conn?
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SYNOPSIS

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

14       Returns true if the server supports multi-conn.  Returns false if the
15       server does not.
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17       It is not safe to open multiple handles connecting to the same server
18       if you will write to the server and the server does not advertise
19       multi-conn support.  The safe way to check for this is to open one
20       connection, check this flag is true, then open further connections as
21       required.
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23       This call does not block, because it returns data that is saved in the
24       handle from the NBD protocol handshake.
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RETURN VALUE

27       This call returns a boolean value.
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ERRORS

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

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

40       This function first appeared in libnbd 1.0.
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42       If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check
43       if the following macro is defined:
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45        #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CAN_MULTI_CONN 1
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EXAMPLE

48       This example is also available as examples/server-flags.c in the libnbd
49       source code.
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51        /* This example shows how to connect to an NBD
52         * server and print the export flags.
53         *
54         * You can test it with nbdkit like this:
55         *
56         * nbdkit -U - memory 1M \
57         *   --run './server-flags $unixsocket'
58         */
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60        #include <stdio.h>
61        #include <stdlib.h>
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63        #include <libnbd.h>
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65        int
66        main (int argc, char *argv[])
67        {
68          struct nbd_handle *nbd;
69          char *str;
70          int flag;
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72          if (argc != 2) {
73            fprintf (stderr, "%s socket\n", argv[0]);
74            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
75          }
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77          /* Create the libnbd handle. */
78          nbd = nbd_create ();
79          if (nbd == NULL) {
80            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
81            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
82          }
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84          /* Request full information. */
85        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_SET_FULL_INFO /* Added in 1.4 */
86          if (nbd_set_full_info (nbd, true) == -1) {
87            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
88            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
89          }
90        #endif
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92          /* Connect to the NBD server over a
93           * Unix domain socket.
94           */
95          if (nbd_connect_unix (nbd, argv[1]) == -1) {
96            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
97            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
98          }
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100          /* See if the server provided extra details,
101           * using functions added in 1.4
102           */
103        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_GET_EXPORT_DESCRIPTION
104          str = nbd_get_canonical_export_name (nbd);
105          if (str)
106            printf ("canonical_name = %s\n", str);
107          free (str);
108          str = nbd_get_export_description (nbd);
109          if (str)
110            printf ("description = %s\n", str);
111          free (str);
112        #endif
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114          /* Read and print the flags. */
115        #define PRINT_FLAG(flag_fn)                     \
116          flag = flag_fn (nbd);                         \
117          if (flag == -1) {                             \
118            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ()); \
119            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);                        \
120          }                                             \
121          printf (#flag_fn " = %s\n",                   \
122                  flag ? "true" : "false");
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124          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_cache);
125          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_df);
126          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_flush);
127          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_fua);
128          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_multi_conn);
129          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_trim);
130          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_zero);
131        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CAN_FAST_ZERO /* Added in 1.2 */
132          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_fast_zero);
133        #endif
134          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_is_read_only);
135          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_is_rotational);
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137          /* Close the libnbd handle. */
138          nbd_close (nbd);
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140          exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
141        }
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AUTHORS

148       Eric Blake
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150       Richard W.M. Jones
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COPYRIGHT

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

156       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
157       under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
158       by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
159       (at your option) any later version.
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161       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
162       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
163       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
164       Lesser General Public License for more details.
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