On 07/07/2016 13:40, Peter Lieven wrote: >>> >> This can take a long time and the disks may not even be ever used. I >> don't think it's a good idea. > > Sure, the target might stay unused, but why do you suspect its slow?
I don't suspect it's slow; it's just that it can be O(size of disk), and can send really a lot of commands down the link. I don't think it's a good thing to do in advance. Paolo