@@ -1970,10 +1970,11 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
size = REAL_HOST_PAGE_ALIGN(size);
file_size = get_file_size(fd);
- if (file_size > offset && file_size < (offset + size)) {
- error_setg(errp, "backing store size 0x%" PRIx64
- " does not match 'size' option 0x" RAM_ADDR_FMT,
- file_size, size);
+ if (file_size && file_size < offset + size) {
+ error_setg(errp, "%s backing store size 0x%" PRIx64
+ " is too small for 'size' option 0x" RAM_ADDR_FMT
+ " plus 'offset' option 0x" RAM_ADDR_FMT,
+ memory_region_name(mr), file_size, size, offset);
return NULL;
}