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Date:      Sun, 14 Apr 2019 13:30:58 -0400
From:      Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: zvol vs sparse-zvol vs file
Message-ID:  <bfd39c20-b0f1-6ecd-6e5b-42e174536311@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20190414161938.GA92197@admin.sibptus.ru>
References:  <20190414161938.GA92197@admin.sibptus.ru>

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From: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>
To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
Message-ID: <bfd39c20-b0f1-6ecd-6e5b-42e174536311@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: zvol vs sparse-zvol vs file
References: <20190414161938.GA92197@admin.sibptus.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20190414161938.GA92197@admin.sibptus.ru>

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On 2019-04-14 12:19, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>=20
> Is there any difference in guest performance between zvol, sparse-zvol =
and file backends?
>=20

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).

--=20
Allan Jude


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