Great story. After you pointed out the NBD protocol I went and looked it up. Wish I'd learned about it a couple years ago! Found this gem on the libguestfs re

Great story. After you pointed out the NBD protocol I went and looked it up. Wish I'd learned about it a couple years ago! Found this gem on the libguestfs readme: > Well-documented, simple plugin API with a stable ABI guarantee. Lets you export “unconventional” block devices easily. I really want to know what they think "unconventional" block devices are. Could lead to some interesting projects!