Re: [Libguestfs] [PATCH v4 05/24] nbd: s/handle/cookie/ to match NBD spec

[Eric Blake]

On Thu, Jun 08, 2023 at 08:56:34AM -0500, Eric Blake wrote:
> Externally, libnbd exposed the 64-bit opaque marker for each client
> NBD packet as the "cookie", because it was less confusing when
> contrasted with 'struct nbd_handle *' holding all libnbd state.  It
> also avoids confusion between the nown 'handle' as a way to identify a

noun

> packet and the verb 'handle' for reacting to things like signals.
> Upstream NBD changed their spec to favor the name "cookie" based on
> libnbd's recommendations[1], so we can do likewise.
> 
> [1] https://github.com/NetworkBlockDevice/nbd/commit/ca4392eb2b
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
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