qemu-img: Check for backing image if specified during create

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 <jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 182e697f81..eb32b93e90 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@ 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\n"
+           "       new backing file match exactly. The image doesn't need a working\n"
+           "       backing file before rebasing in this case (useful for renaming the\n"
+           "       backing file). For image creation, allow creating without attempting\n"
+           "       to open the backing file.\n"
            "  '-h' with or without a command shows this help and lists the supported formats\n"
            "  '-p' show progress of command (only certain commands)\n"
            "  '-q' use Quiet mode - do not print any output (except errors)\n"
@@ -429,6 +431,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     char *options = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     bool quiet = false;
+    int flags = 0;
 
     for(;;) {
         static const struct option long_options[] = {
@@ -436,7 +439,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
             {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
             {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };
-        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, ":F:b:f:ho:q",
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, ":F:b:f:ho:qu",
                         long_options, NULL);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
@@ -476,6 +479,9 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'q':
             quiet = true;
             break;
+        case 'u':
+            flags |= BDRV_O_NO_BACKING;
+            break;
         case OPTION_OBJECT: {
             QemuOpts *opts;
             opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(&qemu_object_opts,
@@ -528,7 +534,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     bdrv_img_create(filename, fmt, base_filename, base_fmt,
-                    options, img_size, 0, quiet, &local_err);
+                    options, img_size, flags, quiet, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_reportf_err(local_err, "%s: ", filename);
         goto fail;