Re: [Qemu-block] [PATCH] docs: Update preferred NBD device syntax

[John Snow]

On 9/3/19 10:56 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
> Mention the preferred URI form, especially since NBD is trying to
> standardize that form: https://lists.debian.org/nbd/2019/06/msg00012.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
> ---
>  qemu-doc.texi | 16 +++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
> index 577d1e837640..c83fb347d77e 100644
> --- a/qemu-doc.texi
> +++ b/qemu-doc.texi
> @@ -297,7 +297,14 @@ qemu-system-i386 -drive 
> file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
> 
>  @item NBD
>  QEMU supports NBD (Network Block Devices) both using TCP protocol as well
> -as Unix Domain Sockets.
> +as Unix Domain Sockets.  With TCP, the default port is 10809.
> 
> -Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP
> +Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP, in preferred URI form:
> +``nbd://<server-ip>[:<port>]/[<export>]''
> +
> +Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets; remember
> +that '?' is a shell glob character and may need quoting:
> +``nbd+unix:///[<export>]?socket=<domain-socket>''
> +
> +Older syntax that is also recognized:

Deprecated officially, or no?

>  ``nbd:<server-ip>:<port>[:exportname=<export>]''
> 
> -Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets
>  ``nbd:unix:<domain-socket>[:exportname=<export>]''
> 
>  Example for TCP
>  @example
> -qemu-system-i386 --drive file=nbd:192.0.2.1:30000
> +qemu-system-i386 --drive file=nbd://192.0.2.1:30000
>  @end example
> 
>  Example for Unix Domain Sockets
>  @example
> -qemu-system-i386 --drive file=nbd:unix:/tmp/nbd-socket
> +qemu-system-i386 --drive "file=nbd+unix:///?socket=/tmp/nbd-socket"
>  @end example
> 
>  @item SSH
> 

Reviewed-by: John Snow <address@hidden>