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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 2/2] qemu-img: Document --force-share / -U
From: |
Fam Zheng |
Subject: |
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 2/2] qemu-img: Document --force-share / -U |
Date: |
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:34:33 +0800 |
Signed-off-by: Fam Zheng <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
---
qemu-img.texi | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index 60a0e080c6..ec7e2f5d1e 100644
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ exclusive with the @var{-O} parameters. It is currently
required to also use
the @var{-n} parameter to skip image creation. This restriction may be relaxed
in a future release.
address@hidden --force-share (-U)
+If specified, @code{qemu-img} will open the image in shared mode, allowing
+concurrent writers. For example, this can be used to get the image information
+(with 'info' subcommand) when the image is used by a running guest. Note that
+this could produce inconsistent results because of concurrent metadata changes,
+etc. This option is only allowed when opening images in read-only mode.
+
@item --backing-chain
will enumerate information about backing files in a disk image chain. Refer
below for further description.
--
2.14.3