CC qemu-block On 10/18/19 5:59 AM, Han Han wrote: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1763105 > > Signed-off-by: Han Han <h...@redhat.com> > --- > qemu-img.texi | 10 ++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi > index b5156d6316..44596c2d93 100644 > --- a/qemu-img.texi > +++ b/qemu-img.texi > @@ -763,6 +763,16 @@ file which is COW and has data blocks already, it > couldn't be changed to NOCOW > by setting @code{nocow=on}. One can issue @code{lsattr filename} to check if > the NOCOW flag is set or not (Capital 'C' is NOCOW flag). > > +@item data_file > +File name of data file that is stored in the image and used as a default for > +opening the image. If the option is used, qcow2 file only stores the metadata > +of the image. > +
This is a little unclear, and seems to imply the data file is stored *IN* the image. "Optional filename to be used as a data store for this qcow2 file. If this option is used, the qcow2 file only stores metadata for this image." > +@item data_file_raw > +This option requires @option{data_file}. If this option is set to @code{on}, > +qemu will always keep the external data file consistent as a standalone > +read-only raw image. Default value is @code{off}. > + > @end table > > @item Other >