nbd_get_extended_headers_negotiated(3)

NAME
nbd_get_extended_headers_negotiated - see if extended headers are in use

SYNOPSIS
 #include <libnbd.h>

 int nbd_get_extended_headers_negotiated (
       struct nbd_handle *h
     );

DESCRIPTION
After connecting you may call this to find out if the connection is using extended headers. Note that this setting is sticky; this can return true even after a second nbd_opt_extended_headers(3) returns false because the server detected a duplicate request.

When extended headers are not in use, commands are limited to a 32-bit length, even when the libnbd API uses a 64-bit parameter to express the length. But even when extended headers are supported, the server may enforce other limits, visible through nbd_get_block_size(3).

Note that when extended headers are negotiated, you should prefer the use of nbd_block_status_64(3) instead of nbd_block_status(3) if any of the meta contexts you requested via nbd_add_meta_context(3) might return 64-bit status values; however, all of the well-known meta contexts covered by current "LIBNBD_CONTEXT_*" constants only return 32-bit status.

RETURN VALUE
This call returns a boolean value.

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

HANDLE STATE
nbd_get_extended_headers_negotiated can be called when the handle is in the following states:

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

VERSION
This function first appeared in libnbd 1.18.

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

 #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_GET_EXTENDED_HEADERS_NEGOTIATED 1

SEE ALSO
nbd_add_meta_context(3), nbd_block_status(3), nbd_block_status_64(3), nbd_cache(3), nbd_create(3), nbd_get_block_size(3), nbd_get_protocol(3), nbd_get_request_extended_headers(3), nbd_get_structured_replies_negotiated(3), nbd_opt_extended_headers(3), nbd_set_request_extended_headers(3), nbd_trim(3), nbd_zero(3), libnbd(3).

AUTHORS
Eric Blake

Richard W.M. Jones

COPYRIGHT
Copyright Red Hat

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.

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