Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Revert block-qcow2.c to kvm-72 version due to corruption reports

[Anthony Liguori]

Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>
>   
> > And let's be clear, your data is *not* safe with qcow2.  So I don't 
> > consider this to be a show stopping issue.
> >     
>
> I beg your pardon?  The one format that was recommended for quite a long 
> time now is considered unsafe?
>   

It's always been that way.  It's unsafe for a number of reasons that 
have been discussed at great length.

Regards,

Anthony LIguori

> That would not have happened with Fabrice in charge,
> Dscho
>
>