This allows us to differentiate between filters and nodes with COW backing files: Filters cannot be used as overlays at all (for this function).
Signed-off-by: Max Reitz <mre...@redhat.com> --- blockdev.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c index 1eb0fcdea2..aabe51036d 100644 --- a/blockdev.c +++ b/blockdev.c @@ -1549,7 +1549,12 @@ static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkActionState *common, goto out; } - if (state->new_bs->backing != NULL) { + if (state->new_bs->drv->is_filter) { + error_setg(errp, "Filters cannot be used as overlays"); + goto out; + } + + if (bdrv_cow_child(state->new_bs)) { error_setg(errp, "The overlay already has a backing image"); goto out; } -- 2.26.2