D 2016-04-15T17:43:15.439
L QEMU\sdiscs,\sdrivers\sand\sperformance
N text/x-markdown
U vitus
W 350
Image formats
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The more features has disk image format, the less performarnce it delivers.

* **qcow2** most featureful format. Supports snapshots, vm state saving etc etc

* **qed** less featureful and somewhat faster

* **raw** almost np features, mpst space occupied but fastest.


virtio drivers
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TBD
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