document usage and design of blockfile snapshotter

Signed-off-by: Avi Deitcher <avi@deitcher.net>
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- `native`: Native file copying driver. Akin to Docker/Moby's "vfs" driver.
Block-based:
- `blockfile`: A driver using raw block files for each snapshot. Block files are copied from a parent or base empty block file. Mounting requires a virtual machine or support for loopback mounts.
- [`blockfile`](./blockfile.md): A driver using raw block files for each snapshot. Block files are copied from a parent or base empty block file. Mounting requires a virtual machine or support for loopback mounts.
- `devmapper`: ext4/xfs device mapper. See [`devmapper.md`](./devmapper.md).
Filesystem-specific: