NAME¶

nbdkit-exportname-filter - adjust export names between client and plugin

SYNOPSIS¶

 nbdkit --filter=exportname plugin [default-export=NAME]
  [exportname-list=MODE] [exportname-strict=true] [exportname=NAME]...
  [exportdesc=DESC]

DESCRIPTION¶

Some plugins (such as "nbdkit-file-plugin(1)" and filters (such as "nbdkit-ext2-filter(1)" are able to serve different content based on the export name requested by the client. The NBD protocol allows a server to advertise the set of export names it is serving. However, the list advertised (or absent) from the plugin may not always match what you want an actual client to see. This filter can be used to alter the advertised list, as well as configuring which export should be treated as the default when the client requests the empty string ("") as an export name.

PARAMETERS¶

default-export=NAME

When the client requests the default export name (""), request the export "NAME" from the underlying plugin instead of relying on the plugin's choice of default export. Setting NAME to the empty string has the same effect as omitting this parameter.

exportname-list=keep

exportname-list=error

exportname-list=empty

exportname-list=defaultonly

exportname-list=explicit

This parameter determines which exports are advertised to a guest that requests a listing via "NBD_OPT_LIST". The default mode is "keep" to advertise whatever the underlying plugin reports. Mode "error" causes clients to see an error rather than an export list. Mode "empty" returns an empty list. Mode "defaultonly" returns a list that contains only the canonical name of the default export. Mode "explicit" returns only the exports set by "exportname=". Note that the list of advertised exports need not reflect reality: an advertised name may be rejected, or a client may connect to an export name that was not advertised, but learned through other means.

exportname-strict=false

exportname-strict=true

Normally, a client can pass whatever export name it wants, regardless of whether that name is advertised. But setting this parameter to true will cause the connection to fail if a client requests an export name that was not included via an exportname= parameter. At this time, it is not possible to restrict a client to exports advertised by the plugin without repeating that list via exportname; this technical limitation may be lifted in the future.

exportname=NAME

This parameter adds "NAME" to the list of advertised exports; it may be set multiple times.

exportdesc=keep

exportdesc=none

exportdesc=fixed:STRING

exportdesc=script:SCRIPT

The "exportdesc" parameter controls what optional descriptions are sent alongside an export name. If set to "keep" (the default), descriptions are determined by the plugin. If set to "none", descriptions from the plugin are ignored (useful if you are worried about a potential information leak). If set to "fixed:STRING", the same fixed string description is offered for every export. If set to "script:SCRIPT", this filter executes script with $name set to the export to be described, and uses the output of that command as the description.

EXAMPLES¶

Suppose that the directory /path/to/dir contains permanent files named file1, file2, and file3. The following commands show various ways to alter the use of export names while serving that directory:

Allow a client requesting "" to get the contents of file2, rather than an error:

 nbdkit --filter=exportname file dir=/path/to/dir default-export=file2

Do not advertise any exports; a client must know in advance what export names to try:

 nbdkit --filter=exportname file dir=/path/to/dir exportname-list=empty

Allow clients to connect to file1 and file3, but not file2:

 nbdkit --filter=exportname file dir=/path/to/dir \
   exportname-list=explicit exportname-strict=true \
   exportname=file1 exportname=file3

Offer ls(3) long descriptions alongside each export name:

 nbdkit --filter=exportname file dir=/path/to/dir \
   exportdesc=script:'ls -l /path/to/dir/"$name"'

FILES¶

$filterdir/nbdkit-exportname-filter.so

The filter.

Use "nbdkit --dump-config" to find the location of $filterdir.

VERSION¶

"nbdkit-exportname-filter" first appeared in nbdkit 1.24.

SEE ALSO¶

nbdkit(1), nbdkit-filter(3), nbdkit-ext2-filter(1), nbdkit-extentlist-filter(1), nbdkit-fua-filter(1), nbdkit-nocache-filter(1), nbdkit-noparallel-filter(1), nbdkit-nozero-filter(1), nbdkit-file-plugin(1), nbdkit-info-plugin(1).

AUTHORS¶

Eric Blake

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (C) 2020 Red Hat Inc.

LICENSE¶

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