Public bug reported: I'd like to propose an option to be added to qemu-img which returns the next free NBD (the device file) very similar to losetup -f. It would make life a lot easier.
Followers of this enhancement request might be interested in the following workaround: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22535222/next- free-device-option-for-qemu-nbd/ ** Affects: qemu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1296882 Title: add next free device option to qemu-img Status in QEMU: New Bug description: I'd like to propose an option to be added to qemu-img which returns the next free NBD (the device file) very similar to losetup -f. It would make life a lot easier. Followers of this enhancement request might be interested in the following workaround: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22535222 /next-free-device-option-for-qemu-nbd/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1296882/+subscriptions