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@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ The first cluster of a qcow2 image contains the file header:
is stored (NB: The string is not null terminated). 0 if the
image doesn't have a backing file.
+ Note: backing files are incompatible with raw external data
+ files (auto-clear feature bit 1).
+
16 - 19: backing_file_size
Length of the backing file name in bytes. Must not be
longer than 1023 bytes. Undefined if the image doesn't have