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| author | Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@linux.intel.com> | 2026-08-22 14:19:12 +0200 |
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| committer | Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@linux.intel.com> | 2026-08-22 14:19:34 +0200 |
| commit | d576a9561a1c80ae593539fb0ce0743d66825ac2 (patch) | |
| tree | 68f6de7e06b350afa42edeea2f7f33f086014597 /Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/nbd.rst | |
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Merge tag 'rust-i2c-for-7.3' into i2c/i2cgrafted
i2c: rust: mark I2cAdapter methods as inline
A single cleanup for the Rust I2C abstractions, targeting 7.3.
`I2cAdapter::get`, `inc_ref`, and `dec_ref` are trivial wrappers around
`i2c_get_adapter`/`i2c_put_adapter` and were showing up as their own
symbols in the build. Mark them `#[inline]` so they get folded into
their callers instead.
Signed-off-by: Igor Korotin <igor.korotin@linux.dev>
* tag 'rust-i2c-for-7.3':
i2c: rust: mark I2cAdapter methods as inline
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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). |
