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-rw-r--r--qemu-img.c22
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index c5a173cb61..52282e3add 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
const char *base_filename = NULL;
BlockDriver *drv, *proto_drv;
QEMUOptionParameter *param = NULL, *create_options = NULL;
+ QEMUOptionParameter *backing_fmt = NULL;
char *options = NULL;
for(;;) {
@@ -379,14 +380,22 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
goto out;
}
+ backing_fmt = get_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT);
+ if (backing_fmt && backing_fmt->value.s) {
+ if (!bdrv_find_format(backing_fmt->value.s)) {
+ error("Unknown backing file format '%s'",
+ backing_fmt->value.s);
+ ret = -1;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ }
+
// The size for the image must always be specified, with one exception:
// If we are using a backing file, we can obtain the size from there
if (get_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE)->value.n == -1) {
QEMUOptionParameter *backing_file =
get_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE);
- QEMUOptionParameter *backing_fmt =
- get_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT);
if (backing_file && backing_file->value.s) {
BlockDriverState *bs;
@@ -395,14 +404,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
char buf[32];
if (backing_fmt && backing_fmt->value.s) {
- if (bdrv_find_format(backing_fmt->value.s)) {
- fmt = backing_fmt->value.s;
- } else {
- error("Unknown backing file format '%s'",
- backing_fmt->value.s);
- ret = -1;
- goto out;
- }
+ fmt = backing_fmt->value.s;
}
bs = bdrv_new_open(backing_file->value.s, fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS);