Re: VFAT vs. umask.
From: <tomas@tuxteam.de>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 06:58:27 +0200
> AFAIU, the only critical parameter for a partitioner is the alignment,
> anyway.
> ...
> AFAIK there is no "protocol" for the media to tell your OS about its
> preferred block size, and (USB/MMC) flash storage cheats anyway (the
> reality is just much more horrible and complex: ...
Conclusion
Ideally alignment and block size should be preserved but J. Doe has no
practical and reliable means for that. So change the FAT file system
to ext if you wish, while accepting the risk of boundary misalignment.
Thanks, ... P.
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