there is a file system type that doesn't support sparse files,
yet for which metadata takes up additional space.
# NTFS requires 128K before a hole appears in a sparse file.
dd bs=1 seek=128K of=t < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
set x `du -sk t`
-if test "$2" = 128; then
+if test "$2" -ge 128; then
echo "$0: skipping this test, since this file system doesn't support" 1>&2
echo "$0: sparse files and this test requires a file with an apparent" 1>&2
echo "$0: size of 8GB" 1>&2