> >> Presumably you want a thick volume but inside a thin pool so that you >> can used snapshots? >> If so have you considered the 'external snapshot' feature? > > Yes, in some cases they are quite useful. Still, a fast volume > allocation can be an handy addition. > Hello. Can I use external snapshot for fast zero allocation? "thpool" - is lvmthin with lvm zeroing disabled # lvcreate -n ext2T -V 2TiB --thinpool thpool VG # lvchange --permission r VG/ext2T # lvcreate -n zeroed_lve -s VG/ext2T --thinpool VG/thpool Or it will be the same as zeroing enabled? Thanks.