KVM虚拟化：使用qemu-img创建qcow2虚拟磁盘的预分配策略分析

简介

本文介绍使用qemu-img创建qcow2格式磁盘文件的预分配(preallocation)策略，及对虚拟磁盘性能的影响。

qcow2磁盘及预分配策略介绍

查看qemu-img手册，可以看到关于qcow2格式磁盘文件和预分配策略的简要介绍：

       qcow2
           QEMU image format, the most versatile format. Use it to have smaller images (useful if your filesystem does
           not supports holes, for example on Windows), optional AES encryption, zlib based compression and support of
           multiple VM snapshots.

           Supported options:

           "backing_file"
               File name of a base image (see create subcommand)

           "backing_fmt"
               Image format of the base image

           "encryption"
               If this option is set to "on", the image is encrypted.

               Encryption uses the AES format which is very secure (128 bit keys). Use a long password (16 characters)
               to get maximum pr