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[Qemu-block] [PULL 3/7] qemu-img: Document copy offloading implications
From: |
Kevin Wolf |
Subject: |
[Qemu-block] [PULL 3/7] qemu-img: Document copy offloading implications with -S and -c |
Date: |
Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:31:48 +0200 |
From: Fam Zheng <address@hidden>
Explicitly enabling zero detection or compression suppresses copy
offloading during convert. Document it.
Suggested-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Fam Zheng <address@hidden>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
---
qemu-img.texi | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index aeb1b9e66c..5853cd18d1 100644
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ will enumerate information about backing files in a disk
image chain. Refer
below for further description.
@item -c
-indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only)
+indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only). If this
+option is used, copy offloading will not be attempted.
@item -h
with or without a command shows help and lists the supported formats
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ in case both @var{-q} and @var{-p} options are used.
indicates the consecutive number of bytes that must contain only zeros
for qemu-img to create a sparse image during conversion. This value is rounded
down to the nearest 512 bytes. You may use the common size suffixes like
address@hidden for kilobytes.
address@hidden for kilobytes. If this option is used, copy offloading will not
be
+attempted.
@item -t @var{cache}
specifies the cache mode that should be used with the (destination) file. See
--
2.13.6
- [Qemu-block] [PULL 0/7] Block layer fixes for 3.0-rc1, Kevin Wolf, 2018/07/12
- [Qemu-block] [PULL 2/7] iotests: nbd: Stop qemu-nbd before remaking image, Kevin Wolf, 2018/07/12
- [Qemu-block] [PULL 3/7] qemu-img: Document copy offloading implications with -S and -c,
Kevin Wolf <=
- [Qemu-block] [PULL 4/7] file-posix: specify expected filetypes, Kevin Wolf, 2018/07/12
- [Qemu-block] [PULL 5/7] iotests: add test 226 for file driver types, Kevin Wolf, 2018/07/12
- [Qemu-block] [PULL 6/7] scsi-disk: Block Device Characteristics emulation fix, Kevin Wolf, 2018/07/12
- [Qemu-block] [PULL 1/7] iotests: 153: Fix dead code, Kevin Wolf, 2018/07/12
- [Qemu-block] [PULL 7/7] qemu-img: align result of is_allocated_sectors, Kevin Wolf, 2018/07/12
- Re: [Qemu-block] [PULL 0/7] Block layer fixes for 3.0-rc1, Peter Maydell, 2018/07/12