At 2026-09-20T22:09:16+0100, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> -# cp should not disable anything by default, even for sparse files.  For e.g.
> -# copy offload is an important performance improvement for sparse files on 
> NFS.
> +# With SEEK_HOLE, cp should not avoid copy offload for sparse files.
> +# This is an important performance improvement for sparse files on NFS.
> +# Note without SEEK_HOLE copy offload may allocate holes, so is avoided.

That last sentence poses a tougher English parse than I would use.

I recommend:

Note: without SEEK_HOLE, copy offload may allocate holes, so is avoided.

or just:

Without SEEK_HOLE, copy offload may allocate holes, so is avoided.

...following the principle of the "Kemper notectomy".

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2024-02/msg00098.html

Regards,
Branden

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