On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 13:50:21 +0200, Michal Privoznik wrote: > Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > 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@xxxxxxxxxx> once you make the entry accurate.