- zeros = os.path.join(rootdir, 'ZEROS')
- self.runcmd_unchecked(['dd', 'if=/dev/zero', 'of=' + zeros, 'bs=1M'])
- self.runcmd(['rm', '-f', zeros])
+ if not self.settings['sparse']:
+ zeros = os.path.join(rootdir, 'ZEROS')
+ self.runcmd_unchecked(['dd', 'if=/dev/zero', 'of=' + zeros, 'bs=1M'])
+ self.runcmd(['rm', '-f', zeros])