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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3] qemu-img: Check for backing image if specifi
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3] qemu-img: Check for backing image if specified during create |
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Thu, 11 May 2017 10:17:45 -0500 |
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On 05/11/2017 10:11 AM, John Snow wrote:
> Or, rather, force the open of a backing image if one was specified
> for creation. Using a similar -unsafe option as rebase, allow qemu-img
> to ignore the backing file validation if possible.
>
> It may not always be possible, as in the existing case when a filesize
> for the new image was not specified.
>
> This is accomplished by shifting around the conditionals in
> bdrv_img_create, such that a backing file is always opened unless we
> provide BDRV_O_NO_BACKING. qemu-img is adjusted to pass this new flag
> when -u is provided to create.
>
> Sorry for the heinous looking diffstat, but it's mostly whitespace.
>
> Inspired by: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213786
>
> Signed-off-by: John Snow <address@hidden>
> ---
> v3: Rebased
>
> +++ b/qemu-img.c
> @@ -145,9 +145,11 @@ static void QEMU_NORETURN help(void)
> " 'snapshot_id_or_name' is deprecated, use 'snapshot_param'\n"
> " instead\n"
> " '-c' indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow
> format only)\n"
> - " '-u' enables unsafe rebasing. It is assumed that old and new
> backing file\n"
> - " match exactly. The image doesn't need a working backing
> file before\n"
> - " rebasing in this case (useful for renaming the backing
> file)\n"
> + " '-u' allows unsafe backing chains. For rebasing, it is assumed
> that old and new\n"
> + " backing file match exactly. The image doesn't need a
> working backing file\n"
> + " before rebasing in this case (useful for renaming the
> backing file)\n"
> + " For image creation, allow creating without attempting to"
> + " open the backing file.\n"
You forgot to fix my v2 review comments ('.', \n)
With that (actually) fixed,
Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
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Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc. +1-919-301-3266
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