### Blkback
Status, Linux (xen-blkback): Supported
- Status, QEMU (xen_disk): Supported
+ Status, QEMU (xen_disk), raw format: Supported
+ Status, QEMU (xen_disk), qcow format: Supported
+ Status, QEMU (xen_disk), qcow2 format: Supported
+ Status, QEMU (xen_disk), vhd format: Supported
Status, FreeBSD (blkback): Supported, Security support external
Status, NetBSD (xbdback): Supported, security support external
- Status, Blktap2: Deprecated
+ Status, Blktap2, raw format: Deprecated
+ Status, Blktap2, vhd format: Deprecated
-Host-side implementations of the Xen PV block protocol
+Host-side implementations of the Xen PV block protocol.
+Backends only support raw format unless otherwise specified.
### Netback
Status, piix3 ide: Supported
Status, ahci: Supported
+
+See the section **Blkback** for image formats supported by QEMU.
### x86/Emulated graphics (QEMU):