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diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index f889da0b42..64d06d1f67 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -3567,6 +3567,28 @@ static BlockJob *do_backup_common(BackupCommon *backup,
if (bdrv_dirty_bitmap_check(bmap, BDRV_BITMAP_ALLOW_RO, errp)) {
return NULL;
}
+
+ /* This does not produce a useful bitmap artifact: */
+ if (backup->sync == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_NONE) {
+ error_setg(errp, "sync mode '%s' does not produce meaningful bitmap"
+ " outputs", MirrorSyncMode_str(backup->sync));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ /* If the bitmap isn't used for input or output, this is useless: */
+ if (backup->bitmap_mode == BITMAP_SYNC_MODE_NEVER &&
+ backup->sync != MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_BITMAP) {
+ error_setg(errp, "Bitmap sync mode '%s' has no meaningful effect"
+ " when combined with sync mode '%s'",
+ BitmapSyncMode_str(backup->bitmap_mode),
+ MirrorSyncMode_str(backup->sync));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!backup->has_bitmap && backup->has_bitmap_mode) {
+ error_setg(errp, "Cannot specify bitmap sync mode without a bitmap");
+ return NULL;
}
if (!backup->auto_finalize) {