diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/097 b/tests/qemu-iotests/097
index 4c33e80..1d28aff 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/097
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/097
@@ -56,26 +56,19 @@ _supported_os Linux
 #  3: Two-layer backing chain, commit to lower backing file
 #     (in this case, the top image will implicitly stay unchanged)
 #
-# Each pass is run twice, since qcow2 has different code paths for cleaning
-# an image depending on whether it has a snapshot.
-#
 # 020 already tests committing, so this only tests whether image chains are
 # working properly and that all images above the base are emptied; therefore,
 # no complicated patterns are necessary.  Check near the 2G mark, as qcow2
 # has been buggy at that boundary in the past.
 for i in 0 1 2 3; do
-for j in 0 1; do

 echo
-echo "=== Test pass $i.$j ==="
+echo "=== Test pass $i ==="
 echo

 TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.base" _make_test_img 2100M
 TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.itmd" _make_test_img -b "$TEST_IMG.base" 2100M
 _make_test_img -b "$TEST_IMG.itmd" 2100M
-if [ $j -eq 0 ]; then
-    $QEMU_IMG snapshot -c snap "$TEST_IMG"
-fi

 $QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 1 0x7ffd0000 192k' "$TEST_IMG.base" | _filter_qemu_io
 $QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 2 0x7ffe0000 128k' "$TEST_IMG.itmd" | _filter_qemu_io
@@ -121,7 +114,6 @@ $QEMU_IMG map "$TEST_IMG.itmd" | _filter_qemu_img_map
 $QEMU_IMG map "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_img_map

 done
-done


 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/097.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/097.out
index 8106cc9..81fc225 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/097.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/097.out
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 QA output created by 097

-=== Test pass 0.0 ===
+=== Test pass 0 ===

 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
@@ -29,66 +29,7 @@ Offset          Length          File
 0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
 0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd

-=== Test pass 0.1 ===
-
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-wrote 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
-192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 2147352576
-128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Image committed.
-read 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
-192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147287040
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147352576
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x30000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-
-=== Test pass 1.0 ===
-
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-wrote 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
-192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 2147352576
-128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Image committed.
-read 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
-192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147287040
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147352576
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x30000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-0x7ffe0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-0x7fff0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
-
-=== Test pass 1.1 ===
+=== Test pass 1 ===

 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
@@ -118,7 +59,7 @@ Offset          Length          File
 0x7ffe0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
 0x7fff0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT

-=== Test pass 2.0 ===
+=== Test pass 2 ===

 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
@@ -148,65 +89,7 @@ Offset          Length          File
 0x7ffe0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
 0x7fff0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT

-=== Test pass 2.1 ===
-
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-wrote 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
-192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 2147352576
-128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Image committed.
-read 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
-192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147287040
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147352576
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x30000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-0x7ffe0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-0x7fff0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
-
-=== Test pass 3.0 ===
-
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-wrote 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
-192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 2147352576
-128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Image committed.
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147287040
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147352576
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
-64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x30000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-Offset          Length          File
-0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
-0x7ffe0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
-0x7fff0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
-
-=== Test pass 3.1 ===
+=== Test pass 3 ===

 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/176 b/tests/qemu-iotests/176
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9a70a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/176
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Commit changes into backing chains and empty the top image if the
+# backing image is not explicitly specified.
+#
+# Variant of 097, which includes snapshots to test different codepath
+# in qcow2
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# creator
+owner=mreitz@redhat.com
+
+seq="$(basename $0)"
+echo "QA output created by $seq"
+
+here="$PWD"
+status=1	# failure is the default!
+
+_cleanup()
+{
+    _cleanup_test_img
+    _rm_test_img "$TEST_IMG.itmd"
+}
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# get standard environment, filters and checks
+. ./common.rc
+. ./common.filter
+. ./common.pattern
+
+# Any format supporting backing files and bdrv_make_empty
+_supported_fmt qcow2
+_supported_proto file
+_supported_os Linux
+
+
+# Four passes:
+#  0: Two-layer backing chain, commit to upper backing file (implicitly)
+#     (in this case, the top image will be emptied)
+#  1: Two-layer backing chain, commit to upper backing file (explicitly)
+#     (in this case, the top image will implicitly stay unchanged)
+#  2: Two-layer backing chain, commit to upper backing file (implicitly with -d)
+#     (in this case, the top image will explicitly stay unchanged)
+#  3: Two-layer backing chain, commit to lower backing file
+#     (in this case, the top image will implicitly stay unchanged)
+#
+# 020 already tests committing, so this only tests whether image chains are
+# working properly and that all images above the base are emptied; therefore,
+# no complicated patterns are necessary.  Check near the 2G mark, as qcow2
+# has been buggy at that boundary in the past.
+for i in 0 1 2 3; do
+
+echo
+echo "=== Test pass $i ==="
+echo
+
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.base" _make_test_img 2100M
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.itmd" _make_test_img -b "$TEST_IMG.base" 2100M
+_make_test_img -b "$TEST_IMG.itmd" 2100M
+$QEMU_IMG snapshot -c snap "$TEST_IMG"
+
+$QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 1 0x7ffd0000 192k' "$TEST_IMG.base" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 2 0x7ffe0000 128k' "$TEST_IMG.itmd" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 3 0x7fff0000 64k' "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+if [ $i -lt 3 ]; then
+    if [ $i == 0 ]; then
+        # -b "$TEST_IMG.itmd" should be the default (that is, committing to the
+        # first backing file in the chain)
+        $QEMU_IMG commit "$TEST_IMG"
+    elif [ $i == 1 ]; then
+        # explicitly specify the commit target (this should imply -d)
+        $QEMU_IMG commit -b "$TEST_IMG.itmd" "$TEST_IMG"
+    else
+        # do not explicitly specify the commit target, but use -d to leave the
+        # top image unchanged
+        $QEMU_IMG commit -d "$TEST_IMG"
+    fi
+
+    # Bottom should be unchanged
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 1 0x7ffd0000 192k' "$TEST_IMG.base" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+    # Intermediate should contain changes from top
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 1 0x7ffd0000 64k' "$TEST_IMG.itmd" | _filter_qemu_io
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 2 0x7ffe0000 64k' "$TEST_IMG.itmd" | _filter_qemu_io
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 3 0x7fff0000 64k' "$TEST_IMG.itmd" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+    # And in pass 0, the top image should be empty, whereas in both other passes
+    # it should be unchanged (which is both checked by qemu-img map)
+else
+    $QEMU_IMG commit -b "$TEST_IMG.base" "$TEST_IMG"
+
+    # Bottom should contain all changes
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 1 0x7ffd0000 64k' "$TEST_IMG.base" | _filter_qemu_io
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 2 0x7ffe0000 64k' "$TEST_IMG.base" | _filter_qemu_io
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 3 0x7fff0000 64k' "$TEST_IMG.base" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+    # Both top and intermediate should be unchanged
+fi
+
+$QEMU_IMG map "$TEST_IMG.base" | _filter_qemu_img_map
+$QEMU_IMG map "$TEST_IMG.itmd" | _filter_qemu_img_map
+$QEMU_IMG map "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_img_map
+
+done
+
+
+# success, all done
+echo "*** done"
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/176.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/176.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc63653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/176.out
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+QA output created by 176
+
+=== Test pass 0 ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+wrote 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
+192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 2147352576
+128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Image committed.
+read 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
+192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147287040
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147352576
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x30000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+
+=== Test pass 1 ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+wrote 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
+192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 2147352576
+128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Image committed.
+read 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
+192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147287040
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147352576
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x30000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+0x7ffe0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+0x7fff0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+
+=== Test pass 2 ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+wrote 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
+192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 2147352576
+128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Image committed.
+read 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
+192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147287040
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147352576
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x30000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+0x7ffe0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+0x7fff0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+
+=== Test pass 3 ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=2202009600 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+wrote 196608/196608 bytes at offset 2147287040
+192 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 2147352576
+128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Image committed.
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147287040
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147352576
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 2147418112
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x30000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+0x7ffe0000      0x20000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+Offset          Length          File
+0x7ffd0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+0x7ffe0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.itmd
+0x7fff0000      0x10000         TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/group b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
index 1f4bf03..43142dd 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/group
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
@@ -168,3 +168,4 @@
 173 rw auto
 174 auto
 175 auto quick
+176 rw auto backing
