NAME

       nbd_set_full_info - control whether NBD_OPT_GO requests extra details

SYNOPSIS

        #include <libnbd.h>

        int nbd_set_full_info (struct nbd_handle *h, bool request);

DESCRIPTION

       By default, when connecting to an export, libnbd only requests the details it needs to
       service data operations.  The NBD protocol says that a server can supply optional
       information, such as a canonical name of the export (see nbd_get_canonical_export_name(3))
       or a description of the export (see nbd_get_export_description(3)), but that a hint from
       the client makes it more likely for this extra information to be provided.  This function
       controls whether libnbd will provide that hint.

       Note that even when full info is requested, the server is not obligated to reply with all
       information that libnbd requested.  Similarly, libnbd will ignore any optional server
       information that libnbd has not yet been taught to recognize.

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, or negotiating, otherwise this call will return an
       error.

VERSION

       This function first appeared in libnbd 1.4.

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

        #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_SET_FULL_INFO 1

EXAMPLE

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

        /* This example shows how to connect to an NBD
         * server and print the export flags.
         *
         * You can test it with nbdkit like this:
         *
         * nbdkit -U - memory 1M \
         *   --run './server-flags $unixsocket'
         */

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

        #include <libnbd.h>

        int
        main (int argc, char *argv[])
        {
          struct nbd_handle *nbd;
          char *str;
          int flag;

          if (argc != 2) {
            fprintf (stderr, "%s socket\n", argv[0]);
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
          }

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

          /* Request full information. */
        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_SET_FULL_INFO /* Added in 1.4 */
          if (nbd_set_full_info (nbd, true) == -1) {
            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
          }
        #endif

          /* Connect to the NBD server over a
           * Unix domain socket.
           */
          if (nbd_connect_unix (nbd, argv[1]) == -1) {
            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
          }

          /* See if the server provided extra details,
           * using functions added in 1.4
           */
        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_GET_EXPORT_DESCRIPTION
          str = nbd_get_canonical_export_name (nbd);
          if (str)
            printf ("canonical_name = %s\n", str);
          free (str);
          str = nbd_get_export_description (nbd);
          if (str)
            printf ("description = %s\n", str);
          free (str);
        #endif

          /* Read and print the flags. */
        #define PRINT_FLAG(flag_fn)                     \
          flag = flag_fn (nbd);                         \
          if (flag == -1) {                             \
            fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ()); \
            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);                        \
          }                                             \
          printf (#flag_fn " = %s\n",                   \
                  flag ? "true" : "false");

          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_cache);
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_df);
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_flush);
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_fua);
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_multi_conn);
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_trim);
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_zero);
        #if LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CAN_FAST_ZERO /* Added in 1.2 */
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_can_fast_zero);
        #endif
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_is_read_only);
          PRINT_FLAG (nbd_is_rotational);

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

          exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
        }

SEE ALSO

       nbd_create(3), nbd_get_canonical_export_name(3), nbd_get_export_description(3),
       nbd_get_full_info(3), libnbd(3).

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
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