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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] nbd: add zero-init parameter
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] nbd: add zero-init parameter |
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Wed, 5 Oct 2016 11:55:43 +0200 |
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On 05/10/2016 11:33, Denis V. Lunev wrote:
> When using a nbd block device, the info about necessity of prior disk
> zeroing could significantly improve the speed of certain operations
> (e.g. backups).
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> This patch also will allow to preserve QCOW2 images during migration.
> Management software now may specify zero-init option and thus abscent
> areas in the QCOW2 areas will not be marked as zeroes and will remain
> empty. This is tight distiction but it is here.
I think Kevin said he wanted to avoid the URI shortcut, and instead
preferred to use JSON specifications?
Paolo