On Tue, Mar 04, 2014 at 03:31:31PM +0800, Hu Tao wrote: > On Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 04:00:37PM +0100, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:29:29AM +0800, Hu Tao wrote: > > > This series implements full image preallocation to create a non-sparse > > > image > > > file at creation time, both for raw and qcow2 format. The purpose is to > > > avoid > > > performance deterioration of the guest cause by sparse image. > > > > > > v6: > > > - add `Since 2.0' to PreallocMode > > > - apply total_size change to raw-win32.c as well > > > > > > Hu Tao (4): > > > qapi: introduce PreallocMode and a new PreallocMode full. > > > raw, qcow2: don't convert file size to sector size > > > raw-posix: Add full image preallocation option > > > qcow2: Add full image preallocation option > > > > > > block/qcow2.c | 91 > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- > > > block/raw-posix.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++------ > > > block/raw-win32.c | 4 +-- > > > qapi-schema.json | 14 +++++++++ > > > 4 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) > > > > Acked-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@redhat.com> > > Stefan, Kevin, > > Is this series in time for 2.0?
Yes, it was on the mailing list before soft freeze so it is a candidate for 2.0. In some cases maintainers may decide to hold back if they feel a patch series imposes a high risk of breaking things - but I think this series should be okay. Stefan