sparse file issue?, dd(1) works well but tar(1) not on different partition

Daichi GOTO daichi at ongs.co.jp
Wed Jan 28 22:48:03 PST 2009


So sorry slow response. Flurry Seagate HDD issue has hit my PC.
Ooops X-(

Tim Kientzle wrote:
> Daichi GOTO wrote:
>>
>>   # cd /localapps/qemu/
>>   # tar cpf - disk0image | tar xpf - -S -C /nfshome/user/
>>
>> gets follow error message.
>>
>>   # tar cpf - disk0image | tar xpf - -S -C /nfshome/user/
>>   disk0image: Write request too large
>>   tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
> 
> Please try the attached patch to
> lib/libarchive/archive_write_disk.c, which should fix this.

I have checked it. Sparse works well!
Go commit :)

> Cheers,
> 
> Tim
> 

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   Daichi GOTO, http://people.freebsd.org/~daichi



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