1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nbd.c b/nbd.c
index 0698a023ad..97879ca204 100644
--- a/nbd.c
+++ b/nbd.c
@@ -218,6 +218,18 @@ int tcp_socket_outgoing_spec(const char *address_and_port)
     return fd;
 }
 
+int tcp_socket_outgoing_opts(QemuOpts *opts)
+{
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    int fd = inet_connect_opts(opts, &local_err, NULL, NULL);
+    if (local_err != NULL) {
+        qerror_report_err(local_err);
+        error_free(local_err);
+    }
+
+    return fd;
+}
+
 int tcp_socket_incoming(const char *address, uint16_t port)
 {
     char address_and_port[128];