nbd_can_meta_context(3)

NAME
nbd_can_meta_context - does the server support a specific meta context?

SYNOPSIS
 #include <libnbd.h>

 int nbd_can_meta_context (
       struct nbd_handle *h, const char *metacontext
     );

DESCRIPTION
Returns true if the server supports the given meta context (see nbd_add_meta_context(3)). Returns false if the server does not. It is possible for this command to fail if meta contexts were requested but there is a missing or failed attempt at NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT during option negotiation.

If the server supports block status filtering (see nbd_can_block_status_payload(3), this function must return true for any filter name passed to nbd_block_status_filter(3).

The single parameter is the name of the metadata context, for example "LIBNBD_CONTEXT_BASE_ALLOCATION". <libnbd.h> includes defined constants for well-known namespace contexts beginning with "LIBNBD_CONTEXT_", but you are free to pass in other contexts.

This call does not block, because it returns data that is saved in the handle from the NBD protocol handshake.

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

HANDLE STATE
nbd_can_meta_context 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 1.0.

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

 #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CAN_META_CONTEXT 1

SEE ALSO
nbd_add_meta_context(3), nbd_aio_block_status_64(3), nbd_block_status_64(3), nbd_block_status_filter(3), nbd_can_block_status_payload(3), nbd_create(3), nbd_opt_info(3), nbd_opt_set_meta_context(3), nbd_set_request_meta_context(3), "Flag calls" in libnbd(3), libnbd(3).

AUTHORS
Eric Blake

Richard W.M. Jones

COPYRIGHT
Copyright Red Hat

LICENSE
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