On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > They all have their own set of problems, but the needs of nbd as a network > storage interface seem most closely resemble what we have for other network > related interfaces, where we typically use netlink to do the setup, see e.g. > macvtap as an example for a network chardev interface.
But nbd is a virtual block device, first and foremost. That means it is very similar to both loop (Pavel began nbd as a copy of loop, I believe) and device mapper. Also, it uses ioctls for all configuration and administration currently. -- Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Nbd-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nbd-general
