qemu is 2.5 in 16.04 and 2.6.1 in Zesty, so this is presumably Fix Released now. If incorrect, please explain and reopen.
** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1410288 Title: qemu-img conversion to qcow2 hangs with blank image less than 100kiB To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1410288/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs