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Table 3: NBD Data Protocol Per Thread, Per Type of Data Request

type caller thread function data on the wire (detail)
u32 magic
u32 1
write nbd_request nbd_send_request (<\#174> struct u64 unique ID
(kernel) nbd_request u32 request offset
u32 request length
(<\#174>) char[] data
(<\#172>) struct u32magic
nbd_do_it nbd_read_stat nbd_reply u32 error
(client) u64 unique ID
u32 magic
u32 0
read nbd_request nbd_send_request (<\#174> struct u64 unique ID
(kernel) nbd_request u32 request offset
u32 request length
(<\#172>) struct u32magic
nbd_do_it nbd_read_stat nbd_reply u32 error
(client) u64 unique ID
(<\#174>) char[] data