qapi-schema: Update description for NewImageMode

If the NewImageMode is "absolute-paths" but no backing file is available (e.g., when mirroring a device with an unbacked image), the target image will not be backed either. This patch updates the documentation in qapi-schema.json accordingly. Signed-off-by: Max Reitz <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Benoit Canet <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <[email protected]>
hallyn · Nov 14, 2013 · 1296c2f · 1296c2f
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@@ -1736,7 +1736,8 @@
 # @existing: QEMU should look for an existing image file.
 #
 # @absolute-paths: QEMU should create a new image with absolute paths
-# for the backing file.
+# for the backing file. If there is no backing file available, the new
+# image will not be backed either.
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##