@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ static int vmdk_open_vmdk4(BlockDriverState *bs,
VmdkExtent *extent;
BDRVVmdkState *s = bs->opaque;
int64_t l1_backup_offset = 0;
+ bool compressed;
ret = bdrv_pread(file->bs, sizeof(magic), &header, sizeof(header));
if (ret < 0) {
@@ -645,6 +646,8 @@ static int vmdk_open_vmdk4(BlockDriverState *bs,
header = footer.header;
}
+ compressed =
+ le16_to_cpu(header.compressAlgorithm) == VMDK4_COMPRESSION_DEFLATE;
if (le32_to_cpu(header.version) > 3) {
char buf[64];
snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "VMDK version %" PRId32,
@@ -652,7 +655,8 @@ static int vmdk_open_vmdk4(BlockDriverState *bs,
error_setg(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "vmdk", buf);
return -ENOTSUP;
- } else if (le32_to_cpu(header.version) == 3 && (flags & BDRV_O_RDWR)) {
+ } else if (le32_to_cpu(header.version) == 3 && (flags & BDRV_O_RDWR) &&
+ !compressed) {
/* VMware KB 2064959 explains that version 3 added support for
* persistent changed block tracking (CBT), and backup software can
* read it as version=1 if it doesn't care about the changed area