Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 19 Jan 2000 09:53:48 +0100 | From | Sebastian Tomac <> | Subject | Re: network block device server (nbdd) |
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Rogier Wolff wrote:
> Sebastian Tomac wrote: > > I've written a network block device daemon (nbdd) > > server running within the kernel. > > > > The network block device client (nbd, currently part > > of the main Linux kernel) enables a Linux machine to > > access a block device or file on a remote machine as > > one of its own block devices. > > > > The network block device daemon server (nbdd) enables > > a Linux box to export one of its local block devices > > or files to a Linux box running the nbd client. > > > > The network block device daemon kernel patch > > (kernel 2.3.39) is available at > > http://sites.netscape.net/sebtomac/nbd/nbdd.html > > Where you also can find HOWTO and user land > > administration tools. > > Hi, > > Does this support ioctls on devices? > > Can you read > > http://www.bitwizard.nl/remote_devices/ > > It is an isolated island at the moment: There are no external links > right now, and I haven't advertized it yet.... > > Roger. > >
The current version (0.2) does not support ioctl against the nbdd exported device, from the nbd client. Implementing it would, however be straight forward. I see your point if we particularly if we consider using "layered" block drivers (raid,lvm..), but for "ordinary block devices", block size, and these kind of parameters for the exported devices on the nbdd sever, are not really relevant to the nbd client.
I'll look into it.
regards Sebastian
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