1 files changed, 22 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/block/ssh.c b/block/ssh.c
index 36d5d88..d6a68cb 100644
--- a/block/ssh.c
+++ b/block/ssh.c
@@ -803,6 +803,26 @@ static int ssh_file_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int bdrv_flags,
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int ssh_grow_file(BDRVSSHState *s, int64_t offset, Error **errp)
+{
+    ssize_t ret;
+    char c[1] = { '\0' };
+
+    /* offset must be strictly greater than the current size so we do
+     * not overwrite anything */
+    assert(offset > 0 && offset > s->attrs.filesize);
+
+    libssh2_sftp_seek64(s->sftp_handle, offset - 1);
+    ret = libssh2_sftp_write(s->sftp_handle, c, 1);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        sftp_error_setg(errp, s, "Failed to grow file");
+        return -EIO;
+    }
+
+    s->attrs.filesize = offset;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static QemuOptsList ssh_create_opts = {
     .name = "ssh-create-opts",
     .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(ssh_create_opts.head),
@@ -823,8 +843,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn ssh_co_create_opts(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
     int64_t total_size = 0;
     QDict *uri_options = NULL;
     BDRVSSHState s;
-    ssize_t r2;
-    char c[1] = { '\0' };
 
     ssh_state_init(&s);
 
@@ -850,14 +868,10 @@ static int coroutine_fn ssh_co_create_opts(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
     }
 
     if (total_size > 0) {
-        libssh2_sftp_seek64(s.sftp_handle, total_size-1);
-        r2 = libssh2_sftp_write(s.sftp_handle, c, 1);
-        if (r2 < 0) {
-            sftp_error_setg(errp, &s, "truncate failed");
-            ret = -EINVAL;
+        ret = ssh_grow_file(&s, total_size, errp);
+        if (ret < 0) {
             goto out;
         }
-        s.attrs.filesize = total_size;
     }
 
     ret = 0;