nbd_can_flush(3)

1nbd_can_flush(3)                    LIBNBD                    nbd_can_flush(3)
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NAME

6       nbd_can_flush - does the server support the flush command?
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SYNOPSIS

9        #include <libnbd.h>
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11        int nbd_can_flush (
12              struct nbd_handle *h
13            );
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DESCRIPTION

16       Returns true if the server supports the flush command (see
17       nbd_flush(3), nbd_aio_flush(3)).  Returns false if the server does not.
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19       This call does not block, because it returns data that is saved in the
20       handle from the NBD protocol handshake.
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RETURN VALUE

23       This call returns a boolean value.
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ERRORS

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

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

39       This function first appeared in libnbd 1.0.
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41       If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check
42       if the following macro is defined:
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44        #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CAN_FLUSH 1
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EXAMPLE

47       This example is also available as examples/server-flags.c in the libnbd
48       source code.
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50        /* This example shows how to connect to an NBD
51         * server and print the export flags.
52         *
53         * You can test it with nbdkit like this:
54         *
55         * nbdkit -U - memory 1M \
56         *   --run './server-flags $unixsocket'
57         */
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59        #include <stdio.h>
60        #include <stdlib.h>
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62        #include <libnbd.h>
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64        int
65        main (int argc, char *argv[])
66        {
67          struct nbd_handle *nbd;
68          char *str;
69          int flag;
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71          if (argc != 2) {
72            fprintf (stderr, "%s socket\n", argv[0]);
73            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
74          }
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76          /* Create the libnbd handle. */
77          nbd = nbd_create ();
78          if (nbd == NULL) {
79            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
80            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
81          }
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83          /* Request full information. */
84        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_SET_FULL_INFO /* Added in 1.4 */
85          if (nbd_set_full_info (nbd, true) == -1) {
86            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
87            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
88          }
89        #endif
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91          /* Connect to the NBD server over a
92           * Unix domain socket.
93           */
94          if (nbd_connect_unix (nbd, argv[1]) == -1) {
95            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
96            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
97          }
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99          /* See if the server provided extra details,
100           * using functions added in 1.4
101           */
102        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_GET_EXPORT_DESCRIPTION
103          str = nbd_get_canonical_export_name (nbd);
104          if (str)
105            printf ("canonical_name = %s\n", str);
106          free (str);
107          str = nbd_get_export_description (nbd);
108          if (str)
109            printf ("description = %s\n", str);
110          free (str);
111        #endif
112
113          /* Read and print the flags. */
114        #define PRINT_FLAG(flag_fn)                     \
115          flag = flag_fn (nbd);                         \
116          if (flag == -1) {                             \
117            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ()); \
118            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);                        \
119          }                                             \
120          printf (#flag_fn " = %s\n",                   \
121                  flag ? "true" : "false");
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123          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_cache);
124          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_df);
125          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_flush);
126          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_fua);
127          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_multi_conn);
128          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_trim);
129          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_zero);
130        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CAN_FAST_ZERO
131          /* Added in 1.2 */
132          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_fast_zero);
133        #endif
134        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CAN_BLOCK_STATUS_PAYLOAD
135          /* Added in 1.18 */
136          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_block_status_payload);
137        #endif
138          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_is_read_only);
139          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_is_rotational);
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141          /* Close the libnbd handle. */
142          nbd_close (nbd);
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144          exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
145        }
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AUTHORS

152       Eric Blake
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154       Richard W.M. Jones
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COPYRIGHT

157       Copyright Red Hat
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LICENSE

160       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
161       under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
162       by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
163       (at your option) any later version.
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165       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
166       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
167       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
168       Lesser General Public License for more details.
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170       You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
171       License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
172       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
173       02110-1301 USA
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