bug#60416: [PATCH] copy: attempt copy offload with sparse files

bug-coreutils

From:	Paul Eggert
Subject:	bug#60416: [PATCH] copy: attempt copy offload with sparse files
Date:	Fri, 30 Dec 2022 17:36:24 -0800
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On 2022-12-30 16:23, Pádraig Brady wrote:


I may follow up with a related patch to
ensure we _don't_ use copy_file_range with --sparse=never.

Not sure it's worth the bother. A file system that would create holeswith copy_file_range could also do so with plain 'write', no?

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