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Alright, let me try to figure out how to classify this bug report for QEMU. So, the issue is about `qemu-img convert` intermittently corrupting output images when the input isn't fully synchronized. The user mentioned testing on Ubuntu 14.04 with Ext4 filesystems and provided a command to reproduce it.
Looking at the categories given: mistranslation, assembly, other, device, graphic, socket, network, KVM, boot, vnc, debug, files, permissions, performance, kernel, peripherals, hypervisor.
The bug report talks about file operations, specifically using `qemu-img` to convert images and encountering corruption issues due to synchronization problems. The user references a coreutils issue where FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC was used to solve similar problems, suggesting that the problem is related to how QEMU handles filesystem operations.
So, this seems to be an issue with file handling rather than something like a translation error or performance in another area. It's not about device drivers, graphics, networking, etc., but more about how files are being read and written, especially considering synchronization flags.
Therefore, the category that fits best is 'files' because it deals directly with file operations and their synchronization issues leading to data corruption.
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