if (s->qcow_version >= 3 && !s->snapshots && !s->nb_bitmaps &&
3 + l1_clusters <= s->refcount_block_size &&
- s->crypt_method_header != QCOW_CRYPT_LUKS) {
+ s->crypt_method_header != QCOW_CRYPT_LUKS &&
+ !has_data_file(bs)) {
/* The following function only works for qcow2 v3 images (it
* requires the dirty flag) and only as long as there are no
* features that reserve extra clusters (such as snapshots,
* LUKS header, or persistent bitmaps), because it completely
* empties the image. Furthermore, the L1 table and three
* additional clusters (image header, refcount table, one
- * refcount block) have to fit inside one refcount block. */
+ * refcount block) have to fit inside one refcount block. It
+ * only resets the image file, i.e. does not work with an
+ * external data file. */
return make_completely_empty(bs);
}