nbd_set_request_structured_replies(3) LIBNBD nbd_set_request_structured_replies(3)

nbd_set_request_structured_replies - control use of structured replies

#include <libnbd.h>
int nbd_set_request_structured_replies (
      struct nbd_handle *h, bool request
    );

By default, libnbd tries to negotiate structured replies with the server, as this protocol extension must be in use before nbd_can_meta_context(3) or nbd_can_df(3) can return true. However, for integration testing, it can be useful to clear this flag rather than find a way to alter the server to fail the negotiation request. It is also useful to set this to false prior to using nbd_set_opt_mode(3) if it is desired to control when to send nbd_opt_structured_reply(3) during negotiation.

Note that setting this knob to false also disables any automatic request for extended headers.

If the call is successful the function returns 0.

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". For more information see "Non-NULL parameters" in libnbd(3).

nbd_set_request_structured_replies can be called when the handle is in the following state:

┌─────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┐
│ Handle created, before connecting   │ ✅ allowed              │
│ Connecting                          │ ❌ error                │
│ Connecting & handshaking (opt_mode) │ ❌ error                │
│ Connected to the server             │ ❌ error                │
│ Connection shut down                │ ❌ error                │
│ Handle dead                         │ ❌ error                │
└─────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘

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_SET_REQUEST_STRUCTURED_REPLIES 1

nbd_can_df(3), nbd_can_meta_context(3), nbd_create(3), nbd_get_request_structured_replies(3), nbd_get_structured_replies_negotiated(3), nbd_opt_structured_reply(3), nbd_set_handshake_flags(3), nbd_set_opt_mode(3), nbd_set_request_extended_headers(3), nbd_set_strict_mode(3), libnbd(3).

Eric Blake

Richard W.M. Jones

Copyright Red Hat

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2024-05-31 libnbd-1.20.0