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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-10-02 12:17:24 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-10-02 12:17:24 -0700 |
| commit | 3f1fe48a36b0b6722dc3fd421d93512bac138e9a (patch) | |
| tree | b767d7f6e26bc64334d3f14f8422d187239dc45d /Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/nbd.rst | |
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Merge tag 'io_uring-7.3-20261002' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linuxgrafted
Pull io_uring fixes from Jens Axboe:
- Fix a task_work add use-after-free with SQPOLL.
The sqpoll thread could pop and complete the last request while
io_req_normal_work_add() was still looking at them after the mpscq
push.
Use the same approach as DEFER_TASKRUN to protect from that, holding
an RCU read lock across the add, and have exit wait for an RCU grace
period for SQPOLL rings as well.
- CQE32 ring fixes: correct the free entry check for 32b CQEs, zero the
big_cqe for aux CQEs, and only post the dummy skip CQE on CQE_MIXED
rings
- Mark the source filter table as COW when cloning bpf filters, so
registering another filter on the source doesn't modify the shared
table in place
- Initialize the task context before running the BPF loop
- Requeue zcrx multishot receives stopped by a local resource
- End a TX_TIMESTAMP multishot cmd when the CQ is full (lollipopkit)
* tag 'io_uring-7.3-20261002' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linux:
io_uring: fix task_work add use-after-free with SQPOLL
io_uring/cmd_net: end TX_TIMESTAMP multishot when the CQ is full
io_uring/zcrx: requeue multishot receives stopped by a local resource
io_uring: initialize task context before running the BPF loop
io_uring: zero big_cqe for aux CQEs on CQE32 rings
io_uring: fix free entry check for 32b CQEs on CQE32 rings
io_uring: only post the dummy skip CQE on CQE_MIXED rings
io_uring/bpf_filter: mark source as COW when cloning filters
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/nbd.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/nbd.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..faf2ac4b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/nbd.rst @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +================================== +Network Block Device (TCP version) +================================== + +1) Overview +----------- + +What is it: With this compiled in the kernel (or as a module), Linux +can use a remote server as one of its block devices. So every time +the client computer wants to read, e.g., /dev/nb0, it sends a +request over TCP to the server, which will reply with the data read. +This can be used for stations with low disk space (or even diskless) +to borrow disk space from another computer. +Unlike NFS, it is possible to put any filesystem on it, etc. + +For more information, or to download the nbd-client and nbd-server +tools, go to https://github.com/NetworkBlockDevice/nbd. + +The nbd kernel module need only be installed on the client +system, as the nbd-server is completely in userspace. In fact, +the nbd-server has been successfully ported to other operating +systems, including Windows. + +A) NBD parameters +----------------- + +max_part + Number of partitions per device (default: 0). + +nbds_max + Number of block devices that should be initialized (default: 16). |
