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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 10:11:33 +0200 From: Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de> To: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nbd-general@...ts.sourceforge.net, kernel@...gutronix.de, Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de> Subject: [PATCH 1/9] Documentation: nbd: Reformat to allow more documentation Reformat the existing documentation to have more structure. This allows for more documentation seperated from the existing paragraphs. Signed-off-by: Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de> --- Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt | 34 +++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt index 271e607304da..337946bd460e 100644 --- a/Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt @@ -1,17 +1,21 @@ - Network Block Device (TCP version) - - 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. +Network Block Device (TCP version) +================================== - For more information, or to download the nbd-client and nbd-server - tools, go to http://nbd.sf.net/. +1) Overview +----------- - 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. +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 http://nbd.sf.net/. + +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. -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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