Re: zvol vs sparse-zvol vs file

2019-04-14 Thread Allan Jude
On 2019-04-14 12:19, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Is there any difference in guest performance between zvol, sparse-zvol and 
> file backends?
> 

File backed VM images will have more overhead since you use the VFS
layer and the filesystem, rather than just raw block storage.

There isn't really any difference between a zvol and a thin-provisioned
zvol, unless you run out of space (if you over-provision).

-- 
Allan Jude



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zvol vs sparse-zvol vs file

2019-04-14 Thread Victor Sudakov
Dear Colleagues,

Is there any difference in guest performance between zvol, sparse-zvol and file 
backends?

-- 
Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
2:5005/49@fidonet http://vas.tomsk.ru/


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