bs->exact_filename[0] = '\0';
- /* If no specific options have been given for this BDS, the filename of
- * the underlying file should suffice for this one as well */
- if (bs->file->bs->exact_filename[0] && !generate_json_filename) {
+ /*
+ * We can use the underlying file's filename if:
+ * - it has a filename,
+ * - the file is a protocol BDS, and
+ * - opening that file (as this BDS's format) will automatically create
+ * the BDS tree we have right now, that is:
+ * - the user did not significantly change this BDS's behavior with
+ * some explicit (strong) options
+ * - no non-file child of this BDS has been overridden by the user
+ * Both of these conditions are represented by generate_json_filename.
+ */
+ if (bs->file->bs->exact_filename[0] &&
+ bs->file->bs->drv->bdrv_file_open &&
+ !generate_json_filename)
+ {
strcpy(bs->exact_filename, bs->file->bs->exact_filename);
}
}