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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/utils/fs_related.py b/scripts/lib/wic/utils/fs_related.py
index 2e74461a40..2658dcfc20 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/utils/fs_related.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/utils/fs_related.py
@@ -71,14 +71,8 @@ class DiskImage(Disk):
def create(self):
if self.device is not None:
return
-
- blocks = self.size / 1024
- if self.size - blocks * 1024:
- blocks += 1
-
- # create disk image
- dd_cmd = "dd if=/dev/zero of=%s bs=1024 seek=%d count=1" % \
- (self.image_file, blocks)
- exec_cmd(dd_cmd)
+ # create sparse disk image
+ cmd = "truncate %s -s %s" % (self.image_file, self.size)
+ exec_cmd(cmd)
self.device = self.image_file