docs: Render binary names as monospaced text
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com> Message-Id: <20211118192744.64325-1-philmd@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Darren Kenny <darren.kenny@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
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@ -658,8 +658,8 @@ enforce that any failure to open the backing image (including if the
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backing file is missing or an incorrect format was specified) is an
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error when ``-u`` is not used.
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qemu-img amend to adjust backing file (removed in 6.1)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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``qemu-img amend`` to adjust backing file (removed in 6.1)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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The use of ``qemu-img amend`` to modify the name or format of a qcow2
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backing image was never fully documented or tested, and interferes
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@ -670,8 +670,8 @@ backing chain should be performed with ``qemu-img rebase -u`` either
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before or after the remaining changes being performed by amend, as
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appropriate.
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qemu-img backing file without format (removed in 6.1)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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``qemu-img`` backing file without format (removed in 6.1)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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The use of ``qemu-img create``, ``qemu-img rebase``, or ``qemu-img
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convert`` to create or modify an image that depends on a backing file
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@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ process for:
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1) executables, which include:
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- Tools - qemu-img, qemu-nbd, qga (guest agent), etc
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- Tools - ``qemu-img``, ``qemu-nbd``, ``qga`` (guest agent), etc
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- System emulators - qemu-system-$ARCH
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- System emulators - ``qemu-system-$ARCH``
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- Userspace emulators - qemu-$ARCH
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- Userspace emulators - ``qemu-$ARCH``
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- Unit tests
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@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ desired, in which the emulation application should only be allowed to
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access the files or devices the VM it's running on behalf of can access.
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#### qemu-io model
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Qemu-io is a test harness used to test changes to the QEMU block backend
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object code. (e.g., the code that implements disk images for disk driver
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emulation) Qemu-io is not a device emulation application per se, but it
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``qemu-io`` is a test harness used to test changes to the QEMU block backend
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object code (e.g., the code that implements disk images for disk driver
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emulation). ``qemu-io`` is not a device emulation application per se, but it
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does compile the QEMU block objects into a separate binary from the main
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QEMU one. This could be useful for disk device emulation, since its
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emulation applications will need to include the QEMU block objects.
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@ -564,11 +564,11 @@ exploiting a QEMU security bug to compromise the host.
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QEMU binaries
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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By default, qemu-system-x86_64 is searched in $PATH to run the guest. If there
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isn't one, or if it is older than 2.10, the test won't work. In this case,
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By default, ``qemu-system-x86_64`` is searched in $PATH to run the guest. If
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there isn't one, or if it is older than 2.10, the test won't work. In this case,
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provide the QEMU binary in env var: ``QEMU=/path/to/qemu-2.10+``.
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Likewise the path to qemu-img can be set in QEMU_IMG environment variable.
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Likewise the path to ``qemu-img`` can be set in QEMU_IMG environment variable.
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Make jobs
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~~~~~~~~~
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@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ supported. To start the fuzzer, run
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tests/image-fuzzer/runner.py -c '[["qemu-img", "info", "$test_img"]]' /tmp/test qcow2
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Alternatively, some command different from "qemu-img info" can be tested, by
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Alternatively, some command different from ``qemu-img info`` can be tested, by
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changing the ``-c`` option.
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Integration tests using the Avocado Framework
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@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ assumes that core dumps will be generated in the current working directory.
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For comprehensive test results, please, set up your test environment
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properly.
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Paths to binaries under test (SUTs) qemu-img and qemu-io are retrieved from
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environment variables. If the environment check fails the runner will
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Paths to binaries under test (SUTs) ``qemu-img`` and ``qemu-io`` are retrieved
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from environment variables. If the environment check fails the runner will
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use SUTs installed in system paths.
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qemu-img is required for creation of backing files, so it's mandatory to set
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``qemu-img`` is required for creation of backing files, so it's mandatory to set
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the related environment variable if it's not installed in the system path.
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For details about environment variables see qemu-iotests/check.
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using the orangepi_pc_defconfig. Also see https://buildroot.org for more information.
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When using an image as an SD card, it must be resized to a power of two. This can be
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done with the qemu-img command. It is recommended to only increase the image size
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done with the ``qemu-img`` command. It is recommended to only increase the image size
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instead of shrinking it to a power of two, to avoid loss of data. For example,
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to prepare a downloaded Armbian image, first extract it and then increase
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its size to one gigabyte as follows:
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kilobytes. You can add an ``M`` suffix to give the size in megabytes and
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a ``G`` suffix for gigabytes.
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See the qemu-img invocation documentation for more information.
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See the ``qemu-img`` invocation documentation for more information.
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.. _disk_005fimages_005fsnapshot_005fmode:
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|qemu_system| linux.img -hdb nbd+unix://?socket=/tmp/my_socket
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In this case, the block device must be exported using qemu-nbd:
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In this case, the block device must be exported using ``qemu-nbd``:
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.. parsed-literal::
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qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket my_disk.qcow2
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The use of qemu-nbd allows sharing of a disk between several guests:
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The use of ``qemu-nbd`` allows sharing of a disk between several guests:
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.. parsed-literal::
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@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ and then you can use it with two guests:
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|qemu_system| linux1.img -hdb nbd+unix://?socket=/tmp/my_socket
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|qemu_system| linux2.img -hdb nbd+unix://?socket=/tmp/my_socket
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If the nbd-server uses named exports (supported since NBD 2.9.18, or with QEMU's
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If the ``nbd-server`` uses named exports (supported since NBD 2.9.18, or with QEMU's
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own embedded NBD server), you must specify an export name in the URI:
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.. parsed-literal::
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mkdir -m 0700 /tmp/keys
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psktool -u rich -p /tmp/keys/keys.psk
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TLS-enabled servers such as qemu-nbd can use this directory like so::
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TLS-enabled servers such as ``qemu-nbd`` can use this directory like so::
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qemu-nbd \
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-t -x / \
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.. option:: -S SIZE
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Indicates the consecutive number of bytes that must contain only zeros
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for qemu-img to create a sparse image during conversion. This value is rounded
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down to the nearest 512 bytes. You may use the common size suffixes like
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``k`` for kilobytes.
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for ``qemu-img`` to create a sparse image during conversion. This value is
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rounded down to the nearest 512 bytes. You may use the common size suffixes
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like ``k`` for kilobytes.
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.. option:: -t CACHE
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suppressed from the destination image.
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*SPARSE_SIZE* indicates the consecutive number of bytes (defaults to 4k)
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that must contain only zeros for qemu-img to create a sparse image during
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that must contain only zeros for ``qemu-img`` to create a sparse image during
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conversion. If *SPARSE_SIZE* is 0, the source will not be scanned for
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unallocated or zero sectors, and the destination image will always be
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fully allocated.
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If the ``-n`` option is specified, the target volume creation will be
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skipped. This is useful for formats such as ``rbd`` if the target
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volume has already been created with site specific options that cannot
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be supplied through qemu-img.
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be supplied through ``qemu-img``.
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Out of order writes can be enabled with ``-W`` to improve performance.
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This is only recommended for preallocated devices like host devices or other
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If the option *BACKING_FILE* is specified, then the image will record
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only the differences from *BACKING_FILE*. No size needs to be specified in
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this case. *BACKING_FILE* will never be modified unless you use the
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``commit`` monitor command (or qemu-img commit).
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``commit`` monitor command (or ``qemu-img commit``).
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If a relative path name is given, the backing file is looked up relative to
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the directory containing *FILENAME*.
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Safe mode
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This is the default mode and performs a real rebase operation. The
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new backing file may differ from the old one and qemu-img rebase
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new backing file may differ from the old one and ``qemu-img rebase``
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will take care of keeping the guest-visible content of *FILENAME*
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unchanged.
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exists.
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Unsafe mode
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qemu-img uses the unsafe mode if ``-u`` is specified. In this
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``qemu-img`` uses the unsafe mode if ``-u`` is specified. In this
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mode, only the backing file name and format of *FILENAME* is changed
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without any checks on the file contents. The user must take care of
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specifying the correct new backing file, or the guest-visible
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sizes accordingly. Failure to do so will result in data loss!
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When shrinking images, the ``--shrink`` option must be given. This informs
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qemu-img that the user acknowledges all loss of data beyond the truncated
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``qemu-img`` that the user acknowledges all loss of data beyond the truncated
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image's end.
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After using this command to grow a disk image, you must use file system and
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supported. The common object types that it makes sense to define are the
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``secret`` object, which is used to supply passwords and/or encryption
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keys, and the ``tls-creds`` object, which is used to supply TLS
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credentials for the qemu-nbd server or client.
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credentials for the ``qemu-nbd`` server or client.
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.. option:: -p, --port=PORT
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Expose the guest-visible contents of a qcow2 file via a block device
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/dev/nbd0 (and possibly creating /dev/nbd0p1 and friends for
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partitions found within), then disconnect the device when done.
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Access to bind qemu-nbd to an /dev/nbd device generally requires root
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Access to bind ``qemu-nbd`` to a /dev/nbd device generally requires root
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privileges, and may also require the execution of ``modprobe nbd``
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to enable the kernel NBD client module. *CAUTION*: Do not use
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this method to mount filesystems from an untrusted guest image - a
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Description
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-----------
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qemu-storage-daemon provides disk image functionality from QEMU, qemu-img, and
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qemu-nbd in a long-running process controlled via QMP commands without running
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a virtual machine. It can export disk images, run block job operations, and
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``qemu-storage-daemon`` provides disk image functionality from QEMU,
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``qemu-img``, and ``qemu-nbd`` in a long-running process controlled via QMP
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commands without running a virtual machine.
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It can export disk images, run block job operations, and
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perform other disk-related operations. The daemon is controlled via a QMP
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monitor and initial configuration from the command-line.
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By default the name of xattr's used by the client are passed through to the server
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file system. This can be a problem where either those xattr names are used
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by something on the server (e.g. selinux client/server confusion) or if the
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virtiofsd is running in a container with restricted privileges where it cannot
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access some attributes.
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``virtiofsd`` is running in a container with restricted privileges where it
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cannot access some attributes.
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Mapping syntax
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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