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...wondering if we're missing documentation here (and/or in the plugins > document) that if .can_write returns true, the plugin must supply a > .pwrite; likewise for .can_trim implying a .trim, and .can_flush > implying a .flush. It's a strange one. For example if a plugin returns .can_pwrite == 1 but doesn't implement .pwrite then the NBD connection will appear to be writable, but any attempt to write will return EROFS. On the other hand (a) plugins don't usually implement can_write because the "autosensing" usually works, and (b) it doesn't crash or do anything...

From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com> This patch may be worth squashing? --- docs/nbdkit-filter.pod | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ include/nbdkit-filter.h | 29 ++++++++++++---------- src/filters.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 3 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/nbdkit-filter.pod