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diff --git a/docs/interop/qcow2.txt b/docs/interop/qcow2.txt index f7dc304ff6..e7f036c286 100644 --- a/docs/interop/qcow2.txt +++ b/docs/interop/qcow2.txt @@ -214,14 +214,18 @@ version 2. type. If the incompatible bit "Compression type" is set: the field - must be present and non-zero (which means non-zlib + must be present and non-zero (which means non-deflate compression type). Otherwise, this field must not be present - or must be zero (which means zlib). + or must be zero (which means deflate). Available compression type values: - 0: zlib <https://www.zlib.net/> + 0: deflate <https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt> 1: zstd <http://github.com/facebook/zstd> + The deflate compression type is called "zlib" + <https://www.zlib.net/> in QEMU. However, clusters with the + deflate compression type do not have zlib headers. + === Header padding === |