From: Max Reitz <[email protected]> If the NewImageMode is "absolute-paths" but no backing file is available (e.g., when mirroring a device with an unbacked image), the target image will not be backed either. This patch updates the documentation in qapi-schema.json accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Max Reitz <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Benoit Canet <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <[email protected]> --- qapi-schema.json | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json index 76c98a7..83fa485 100644 --- a/qapi-schema.json +++ b/qapi-schema.json @@ -1736,7 +1736,8 @@ # @existing: QEMU should look for an existing image file. # # @absolute-paths: QEMU should create a new image with absolute paths -# for the backing file. +# for the backing file. If there is no backing file available, the new +# image will not be backed either. # # Since: 1.1 ## -- 1.8.1.4
