| Message ID | 20091001105610.GA18842@ash.smop.co.uk |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Headers | show |
--- qemu-kvm-0.11.0.orig/qemu-img.texi +++ qemu-kvm-0.11.0/qemu-img.texi @@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ space. Use @code{qemu-img info} to know the real size used by the image or @code{ls -ls} on Unix/Linux. +@item host_device + +Host device format. This format should be used instead of raw when +converting to block devices or other devices where "holes" are not +supported. + @item qcow2 QEMU image format, the most versatile format. Use it to have smaller images (useful if your filesystem does not supports holes, for example
Converting files using "qemu-img convert" onto logical volumes (or any block device) you need to use the currently undocumented "host_device" format. This patch adds the required documentation to the manpage. Reported-by: Adrian Bridgett <adrian@bitcube.co.uk> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bridgett <adrian@bitcube.co.uk> Adrian