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