Narrowed it down a little further.. 2049 * 1024 = 2098176M works fine..
$ qemu-img create -f qcow2 foo.qemu 2098176M Formatting 'foo.qemu', fmt=qcow2, size=2148532224 kB but (2049 * 1024) +1 = 2098177M breaks it $ qemu-img create -f qcow2 foo.qemu 2098177M Formatting 'foo.qemu', fmt=qcow2, size=2148533248 kB Segmentation fault -- qemu-img can't create a 27 terabyte qcow2 image https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223501 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs