Provided by: libnbd-dev_1.16.4-1_amd64 
NAME
nbd_pwrite - write to the NBD server
SYNOPSIS
#include <libnbd.h>
int nbd_pwrite (
struct nbd_handle *h, const void *buf, size_t count,
uint64_t offset, uint32_t flags
);
DESCRIPTION
Issue a write command to the NBD server, writing the data in "buf" to the range starting
at "offset" and ending at "offset" + "count" - 1. NBD can only write all or nothing using
this call. The call returns when the command has been acknowledged by the server, or
there is an error. Note this will generally return an error if nbd_is_read_only(3) is
true.
Note that libnbd defaults to enforcing a maximum write buffer of the lesser of 64MiB or
any maximum payload size advertised by the server; attempts to exceed this will generally
result in a client-side "ERANGE" error, rather than a server-side disconnection. The
actual limit can be learned with nbd_get_block_size(3).
The "flags" parameter may be 0 for no flags, or may contain "LIBNBD_CMD_FLAG_FUA" meaning
that the server should not return until the data has been committed to permanent storage
(if that is supported - some servers cannot do this, see nbd_can_fua(3)).
By default, libnbd will reject attempts to use this function with parameters that are
likely to result in server failure, such as requesting an unknown command flag. The
nbd_set_strict_mode(3) function can be used to alter which scenarios should await a server
reply rather than failing fast.
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.
The following parameters must not be NULL: "h", "buf". For more information see "Non-NULL
parameters" in libnbd(3).
HANDLE STATE
The handle must be connected with the server, otherwise this call will return an error.
VERSION
This function first appeared in libnbd 1.0.
If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check if the following
macro is defined:
#define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_PWRITE 1
EXAMPLE
This example is also available as examples/reads-and-writes.c in the libnbd source code.
/* This example shows how to do synchronous reads
* and writes randomly over the first megabyte of an
* NBD server. Note this will destroy any existing
* content on the NBD server.
*
* To test it with nbdkit and a RAM disk:
*
* nbdkit -U - memory 1M \
* --run './simple-reads-and-writes $unixsocket'
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <inttypes.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <libnbd.h>
int
main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
struct nbd_handle *nbd;
char buf[512];
size_t i;
int64_t exportsize;
uint64_t offset;
srand (time (NULL));
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);
}
/* 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);
}
/* Get the size of the disk and check
* it's large enough.
*/
exportsize = nbd_get_size (nbd);
if (exportsize == -1) {
fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
}
assert (exportsize >= sizeof buf);
/* Check that the server is writable. */
if (nbd_is_read_only (nbd) == 1) {
fprintf (stderr, "%s: "
"error: this NBD export is read-only\n",
argv[0]);
exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
}
for (i = 0; i < sizeof buf; ++i)
buf[i] = rand ();
/* 1000 writes. */
for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
offset = rand () % (exportsize - sizeof buf);
if (nbd_pwrite (nbd, buf, sizeof buf,
offset, 0) == -1) {
fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
}
}
/* 1000 reads and writes. */
for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
offset = rand () % (exportsize - sizeof buf);
if (nbd_pread (nbd, buf, sizeof buf,
offset, 0) == -1) {
fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
}
offset = rand () % (exportsize - sizeof buf);
if (nbd_pwrite (nbd, buf, sizeof buf,
offset, 0) == -1) {
fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
}
}
/* Sends a graceful shutdown to the server. */
if (nbd_shutdown (nbd, 0) == -1) {
fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", nbd_get_error ());
exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
}
nbd_close (nbd);
exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
SEE ALSO
nbd_aio_pwrite(3), nbd_can_fua(3), nbd_create(3), nbd_get_block_size(3),
nbd_is_read_only(3), nbd_set_strict_mode(3), libnbd(3).
AUTHORS
Eric Blake
Richard W.M. Jones
COPYRIGHT
Copyright Red Hat
LICENSE
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