Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] news: Document sparse streams for block devices

Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn(a)redhat.com&gt; --- 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.

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