@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ static void coroutine_fn backup_run(void *opaque)
hbitmap_free(job->bitmap);
+ /* Set the target backing drive back to NULL before calling delete or
+ * it will also delete the underlying drive. */
+ target->backing_hd = NULL;
+
bdrv_iostatus_disable(target);
bdrv_delete(target);
@@ -362,6 +366,15 @@ void backup_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
return;
}
+ /* Manually set the backing hd to be the backup source drive so
+ * that all reads done while we are backing up will be passed
+ * on to the original source drive. This allows reading from the
+ * image while the backup is in progress, or in the case of
+ * SYNC_MODE_NONE allows a complete image to be present for export.
+ * Note that we do this for all modes including SYNC_MODE_TOP as
+ * even then it allows on-the-fly reading. */
+ target->backing_hd = bs;
+
job->on_source_error = on_source_error;
job->on_target_error = on_target_error;
job->target = target;
This patch adds the original source drive as a backing drive to our target image so that the target image will appear complete during backup. This is especially useful for SYNC_MODE_NONE as it allows export via NBD to have a complete point-in-time snapshot available for export. Signed-off-by: Ian Main <imain@redhat.com> --- block/backup.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)