From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266150AbUA1UYs (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:24:48 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266152AbUA1UYs (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:24:48 -0500 Received: from 213-84-216-119.adsl.xs4all.nl ([213.84.216.119]:64392 "EHLO morannon.frodo.local") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266150AbUA1UYq (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:24:46 -0500 From: Frodo Looijaard Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:24:43 +0100 To: OGAWA Hirofumi Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PATCH to access old-style FAT fs Message-ID: <20040128202443.GA9246@frodo.local> References: <20040126173949.GA788@frodo.local> <87n0898sah.fsf@devron.myhome.or.jp> <4016B316.4060304@zytor.com> <87ad4987ti.fsf@devron.myhome.or.jp> <20040128115655.GA696@arda.frodo.local> <87y8rr7s5b.fsf@devron.myhome.or.jp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87y8rr7s5b.fsf@devron.myhome.or.jp> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 05:08:32AM +0900, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote: > > "stop when DIR_Name[0] == 0" should be added after cleanup. The option > is not needed. OK. That would be nice. Like I said, I just hope it does not break other FAT implementations, but that is not very likely. At least, that would allow read-only mounted EPOC FAT partitions to be handled correctly. > Honestly, I wouldn't like to add the "add a new DIR_Name[0] = 0" part. > The option is added easy, but it is not removed easy. And we must > maintain it. I understand. I could always maintain that patch separately for those who need it (for read-write mounted EPOC FAT partitions). > (BTW, looks like that patch is buggy) Could well be. Any suggestions what to look out for? Thanks, Frodo -- Frodo Looijaard PGP key and more: http://huizen.dds.nl/~frodol Defenestration n. (formal or joc.): The act of removing Windows from your computer in disgust, usually followed by the installation of Linux or some other Unix-like operating system.