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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