Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 20:08:11 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: pst@shockwave.com, hackers@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: anyone working on upgrading the msdosfs to NetBSD levels? Message-ID: <199607221808.UAA00225@eac.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: <15906.837972850@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Jul 21, 96 11:14:10 am
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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > I think Robert Nordier is working on a complete re-write, actually. > How's that going, Robert? > > Jordan > The FAT fs primitives are done and tested and I'm currently working on VFAT support. Microsoft is shortly to be introducing a FAT32 filesystem to Windows 95 which will increase maximum filesystem size from 2 (or 4, for NT) gigabytes to 2 terabytes. The new filesystem makes use of 32-bit (as opposed to 12-bit and 16-bit) FAT entries and will require a fundamentally different handling of boot record, FATs, and root directory, so I'm busy on provision for this also. The changes required for FAT32 support would probably be rather difficult to graft onto the msdosfs at this stage: possibly another factor supporting the decision to re-implement DOS/Win filesystem support on FreeBSD. FAT32 is supposedly due for public release in the fall. I'm currently working towards a similar release date for the new filesystem. -- Robert Nordier
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