Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] nbd: add zero-init parameter

2016-10-05 Thread Denis V. Lunev
On 10/05/2016 12:55 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > > 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). >> >> This patch also will allow to preserve

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] nbd: add zero-init parameter

2016-10-05 Thread Paolo Bonzini
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). > > This patch also will allow to preserve QCOW2 images during migration. > Management softwa

[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] nbd: add zero-init parameter

2016-10-05 Thread Denis V. Lunev
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). This patch also will allow to preserve QCOW2 images during migration. Management software now may specify zero-init option and thus abscent area