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On 2020-07-15 07:04, tech-lists wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> If a zfs-backed bhyve instance is created, and compression is not set, 
> if the
> instance is turned off, then compression set on the host for the volume 
> (and
> then the bhyve instance is started), is the instance compressed in its
> entirety at that time, or just data subsequently added to it?
> 
> thanks,

AIUI only added data will be compressed.


David