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-rw-r--r--qemu-img.c16
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;