From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FqWl4-0002d1-DF for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:54:14 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FqWl3-0002c6-QL for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:54:13 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FqWl3-0002br-KZ for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:54:13 -0400 Received: from [84.96.92.61] (helo=sMtp.neuf.fr) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FqWuF-0006l5-En for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:03:43 -0400 Received: from [84.102.211.151] by sp604002mt.gpm.neuf.ld (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-5.05 (built Feb 16 2006)) with ESMTP id <0J0U002K1ULGJYB0@sp604002mt.gpm.neuf.ld> for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:51:16 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:50:58 +0200 From: Fabrice Bellard Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Sparse file support under windows In-reply-to: Message-id: <44902252.3060102@bellard.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org At least the default should be sparse files if the filesystem supports them. Fabrice. ZIGLIO, Frediano, VF-IT wrote: > Good question. As you like... I can remove option if you prefer. I don't > know how performs sparse file on windows so perhaps someone can still > prefer normal file for performance. > > freddy77 > > > >>OK for the idea, but why is a new option needed ? Sparse file usage >>should be automatic if the filesystem supports it. >> >>Regards, >> >>Fabrice. >> >>ZIGLIO, Frediano, VF-IT wrote: >> >>>Hi, >>> this patch add sparse file support under Windows >> >>(supported on NTFS). >> >>>It add a -s flag to qemu create and qemu convert. It >> >>contain also a new >> >>>implementation for ftruncate witch not fill manually space >> >>but only use >> >>>SetEndOfFile (so to handle correctly sparse file) >>> >>>freddy77 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------- >>---------- >> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Qemu-devel mailing list >>>Qemu-devel@nongnu.org >>>http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Qemu-devel mailing list >>Qemu-devel@nongnu.org >>http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qemu-devel mailing list > Qemu-devel@nongnu.org > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel > >