From bdab18633a302c82b5e5d5dbc4e38b0baf9c0837 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Linus Torvalds Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:15:23 -0700 Subject: Merge tag 'locking-urgent-2026-09-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip Pull futex fix from Ingo Molnar: - Also allocate a default private futex hash on vfork() as well, to avoid races with (private) futex waiters (Peter Zijlstra) * tag 'locking-urgent-2026-09-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: futex: Also allocate private hash on vfork() --- Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/nbd.rst | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/nbd.rst (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/nbd.rst') 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). -- cgit v1.3.1