def backing_file(self):
        """
        When using linked clone this will return the path to the base image

        :returns: None if it's not a linked clone, the path otherwise
        """

        with open(self._path, 'rb') as f:
            f.seek(self.backing_file_offset)
            content = f.read(self.backing_file_size)

        path = content.decode()
        if len(path) == 0:
            return None
        return path
When using linked clone this will return the path to the base image

        :returns: None if it's not a linked clone, the path otherwise