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Re: [Qemu-devel] [patch 2/5] qemu-nbd: merge NBD client/server
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Thiemo Seufer |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [patch 2/5] qemu-nbd: merge NBD client/server |
Date: |
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:26:07 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) |
address@hidden wrote:
> This patch allows to connect directly a disk image file to an NBD
> device. It introduces the use of a unix socket (instead of inet).
>
> - To connect a file to a device:
>
> # qemu-nbd --connect=/dev/nbd0 my_disk.qcow2
>
> Then you can see directly your disk (no need of nbd-client):
>
> # fdisk -l /dev/nbd0
>
> Disk /dev/nbd0: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/nbd0p1 * 1 492 3951958+ 83 Linux
> /dev/nbd0p2 493 522 240975 5 Extended
> /dev/nbd0p5 493 522 240943+ 82 Linux swap /
> Solaris
>
> - To disconnect the file from the device:
>
> # qemu-nbd --disconnect /dev/nbd0
>
> Changelog:
> - v2: call show_parts() from client and avoid the sleep(1). Thank you to
> Avi and Anthony. Include my cleanup patch and comments from Carlo
> Marcelo Arenas Belon.
> - v3: allow to specify unix socket name with "--socket" and update
> documentation.
There's still a call to sleep() in this patch.
Thiemo
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