Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:33:42 +0100 From: martinko <gamato@users.sf.net> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Remove NTFS kernel support Message-ID: <fog106$48i$2@ger.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <1202395350.2126.14.camel@localhost> References: <3bbf2fe10802061700p253e68b8s704deb3e5e4ad086@mail.gmail.com> <1202395350.2126.14.camel@localhost>
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Tom Evans wrote: > On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 02:00 +0100, Attilio Rao wrote: >> As exposed by several users, NTFS seems to be broken even before first >> VFS commits happeing around the end of December. Those commits exposed >> some problems about NTFS which are currently under investigation. >> Ultimately, This filesystem is also unmaintained at the moment. >> >> Speaking with jeff, we agreed on what can be a possible compromise: >> remove the kernel support for NTFS and maybe take care of the FUSE >> implementation. >> What I now propose is a small survey which can shade a light on us >> about what do you think about this idea and its implications: >> - Do you use NTFS? > Yes >> - Are you interested in maintaining it? > No, wouldn't know how >> - Do you know a good reason to not use FUSE ntfs implementation? What >> the kernel counter part adds? > Didn't work last time I tried, running RELENG_7 and the NTFS support in > base does everything I need, don't experience any problems. I don't like > the idea of >> - Do you think axing the kernel support a good idea? >> > Truthfully, no not really. If no-one wishes to maintain it/fix it now, > then I'd prefer it to be disconnected from the build until it annoys > someone enough. Apparently its already broken and unusable, but WFM. > /dev/ad4s1 on /mnt/windows (ntfs, local, read-only) > > If the base NTFS support was axed, would the fuse-kmod, or equivalent, > find its way into the base? > >> Thanks, >> Attilio >> > > Tom And what about puffs from NetBSD ? Wouldn't it be better to import puffs and ReFUSE ?
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