1nbd_set_request_meta_context(3)     LIBNBD     nbd_set_request_meta_context(3)
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NAME

6       nbd_set_request_meta_context - control whether connect automatically
7       requests meta contexts
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SYNOPSIS

10        #include <libnbd.h>
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12        int nbd_set_request_meta_context (
13              struct nbd_handle *h, bool request
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DESCRIPTION

17       This function controls whether the act of connecting to an export (all
18       "nbd_connect_*" calls when nbd_set_opt_mode(3) is false, or
19       nbd_opt_go(3) and nbd_opt_info(3) when option mode is enabled) will
20       also try to issue NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT when the server supports
21       structured replies and any contexts were registered by
22       nbd_add_meta_context(3).  The default setting is true; however the
23       extra step of negotiating meta contexts is not always desirable:
24       performing both info and go on the same export works without needing to
25       re-negotiate contexts on the second call; integration testing of other
26       servers may benefit from manual invocation of
27       nbd_opt_set_meta_context(3) at other times in the negotiation sequence;
28       and even when using just nbd_opt_info(3), it can be faster to collect
29       the server's results by relying on the callback function passed to
30       nbd_opt_list_meta_context(3) than a series of post-process calls to
31       nbd_can_meta_context(3).
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33       Note that this control has no effect if the server does not negotiate
34       structured replies, or if the client did not request any contexts via
35       nbd_add_meta_context(3).  Setting this control to false may cause
36       nbd_block_status(3) to fail.
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RETURN VALUE

39       If the call is successful the function returns 0.
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ERRORS

42       On error -1 is returned.
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44       Refer to "ERROR HANDLING" in libnbd(3) for how to get further details
45       of the error.
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47       The following parameters must not be NULL: "h".  For more information
48       see "Non-NULL parameters" in libnbd(3).
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HANDLE STATE

51       The handle must be newly created, or negotiating, otherwise this call
52       will return an error.
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VERSION

55       This function first appeared in libnbd 1.16.
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57       If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check
58       if the following macro is defined:
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60        #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_SET_REQUEST_META_CONTEXT 1
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SEE ALSO

63       nbd_add_meta_context(3), nbd_block_status(3), nbd_can_meta_context(3),
64       nbd_create(3), nbd_get_request_meta_context(3),
65       nbd_get_structured_replies_negotiated(3), nbd_opt_go(3),
66       nbd_opt_info(3), nbd_opt_list_meta_context(3),
67       nbd_opt_set_meta_context(3), nbd_set_opt_mode(3), libnbd(3).
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AUTHORS

70       Eric Blake
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72       Richard W.M. Jones
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75       Copyright Red Hat
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LICENSE

78       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
79       under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
80       by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
81       (at your option) any later version.
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83       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
84       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
85       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
86       Lesser General Public License for more details.
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88       You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
89       License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
90       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
91       02110-1301 USA
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95libnbd-1.16.5                     2023-09-26   nbd_set_request_meta_context(3)
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