On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 13:50:21 +0200, Michal Privoznik wrote:
Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com> --- NEWS.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index 0669051ee6..3cd09decf6 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ v6.7.0 (unreleased)
* **Improvements**
+ * Allow sparse streams for block devices + + Sparse streams (e.g. ``virsh vol-download --sparse`` or ``virsh vol-upload + --sparse``) now handle if one of the stream ends is a block device. A zero + block detection is performed so that zero block are not transferred and + thus bandwidth is saved.
IIRC this version doesn't do zero block detection.
+
Reviewed-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com> once you make the entry accurate.