NAME

       nbd_connect_systemd_socket_activation - connect using systemd socket activation

SYNOPSIS

        #include <libnbd.h>

        int nbd_connect_systemd_socket_activation (struct nbd_handle *h,
                                                   char **argv);

DESCRIPTION

       Run the command as a subprocess and connect to it using systemd socket activation.

       This is especially useful for running qemu-nbd(1) as a subprocess of libnbd, for example
       to use it to open qcow2 files.

       To run nbdkit as a subprocess, this function can be used, or nbd_connect_command(3).

       To run nbd-server(1) as a subprocess, this function cannot be used, you must use
       nbd_connect_command(3).

   Socket activation
       Libnbd will fork the "argv" command and pass an NBD socket to it using special "LISTEN_*"
       environment variables (as defined by the systemd socket activation protocol).

        ┌─────────┬─────────┐    ┌───────────────┐
        │ program │ libnbd  │    │  qemu-nbd or  │
        │         │         │    │  other server │
        │         │ socket ╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍▶             │
        └─────────┴─────────┘    └───────────────┘

       When the NBD handle is closed the server subprocess is killed.

RETURN VALUE

       If the call is successful the function returns 0.

ERRORS

       On error "-1" is returned.

       Refer to "ERROR HANDLING" in libnbd(3) for how to get further details of the error.

HANDLE STATE

       The handle must be newly created, otherwise this call will return an error.

VERSION

       This function first appeared in libnbd 1.2.

       If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check if the following
       macro is defined:

        #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CONNECT_SYSTEMD_SOCKET_ACTIVATION 1

EXAMPLE

       This example is also available as examples/open-qcow2.c in the libnbd source code.

        /* This example shows how to use qemu-nbd
         * to open a local qcow2 file.
         */

        #include <stdio.h>
        #include <stdlib.h>
        #include <string.h>

        #include <libnbd.h>

        int
        main (int argc, char *argv[])
        {
          const char *filename;
          struct nbd_handle *nbd;
          char buf[512];
          FILE *fp;

          if (argc != 2) {
            fprintf (stderr, "open-qcow2 file.qcow2\n");
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
          }
          filename = argv[1];

          /* Create the libnbd handle. */
          nbd = nbd_create ();
          if (nbd == NULL) {
            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
          }

          /* Run qemu-nbd as a subprocess using
           * systemd socket activation.
           */
          char *args[] = {
            "qemu-nbd", "-f", "qcow2",
            (char *) filename,
            NULL
          };
          if (nbd_connect_systemd_socket_activation (nbd,
                                                     args) == -1) {
            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
          }

          /* Read the first sector and print it. */
          if (nbd_pread (nbd, buf, sizeof buf, 0, 0) == -1) {
            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
          }

          fp = popen ("hexdump -C", "w");
          if (fp == NULL) {
            perror ("popen: hexdump");
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
          }
          fwrite (buf, sizeof buf, 1, fp);
          pclose (fp);

          /* Close the libnbd handle. */
          nbd_close (nbd);

          exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
        }

SEE ALSO

       nbd_aio_connect_systemd_socket_activation(3), nbd_connect_command(3), nbd_create(3),
       nbd_kill_subprocess(3), libnbd(3), qemu-nbd(1),
       http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/socket-activation.html.

AUTHORS

       Eric Blake

       Richard W.M. Jones

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Red Hat Inc.

LICENSE

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
       the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
       version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
       library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth
       Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA