Bug#998627: linux: please enable the new NTFS3 driver in 5.15
Hi,
On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 03:14:56PM +0800, Wenbin Lv wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 5:36 AM Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > Are tools available to handle creation and checking of such NTFS3
> > filesystems? The last time I went to the paragon software site it
> > mentioned it was planning. This is not a must, but kept me for
> > slightly on the on hold position for enabling it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Salvatore
> >
>
> Paragon only mentioned they are planning to release mkfs.ntfs in their
> FAQ, not the fsck tool[1]. So we'll need ntfs-3g or Windows for fsck
> anyway if they don't release it. Stability and further code
> maintenance, however, are matters of greater concern as Ted Ts'o
> pointed out[2]. Maybe we should hold it back for some time to see what
> will happen.
Yes right, the missing tools was not an argument against it, just an
additional indication. As you pointed out is more concerning, and
hinting that we should wait a bit more to see how it evolves.
Apart from Ted Ts'o comments, I looked up the mailinglist,
https://lore.kernel.org/ntfs3/ which relatively quiet. The same
goes for commits in fs/ntfs3 in mainline, since the merge in 5.15
there ws almost no activity, which is slightly unusual for something
new entering.
Regards and thank you!
Salvatore
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