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[PULL,01/55] iotests: Fix CID for VMDK afl image
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diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi index 60a0e080c6..8a26400adb 100644 --- a/qemu-img.texi +++ b/qemu-img.texi @@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ exclusive with the @var{-O} parameters. It is currently required to also use the @var{-n} parameter to skip image creation. This restriction may be relaxed in a future release. +@item --force-share (-U) +If specified, @code{qemu-img} will open the image in shared mode, allowing +other QEMU processes to open it in write mode. For example, this can be used to +get the image information (with 'info' subcommand) when the image is used by a +running guest. Note that this could produce inconsistent results because of +concurrent metadata changes, etc. This option is only allowed when opening +images in read-only mode. + @item --backing-chain will enumerate information about backing files in a disk image chain. Refer below for further description.