Re: [Nbd] [PATCH 4/4] nbd: add a nbd-control interface

[Paul Clements <paul.clements@...856...>]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...2332...> 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