linux-ext4 - [Bug 217145] Feature request: I need very long directory and file names

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Date:   Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:05:34 +0000
From:   bugzilla-daemon@...nel.org
To:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [Bug 217145] Feature request: I need very long directory and file
 names

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217145

--- Comment #3 from Christian Kujau (kernel@...dbynature.de) ---
"video file name is a story"...interesting setup :-) But as you already found
in your Askubuntu forum: "The problem is the common Linux file systems only
support up to 255 characters filename lengths". This is explained in more
detail in the following SE answers:

> To what extent does Linux support file names longer than 255 bytes?
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/619646

> Is there a reasonble way to increase the file name limitation of 255 bytes?
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/619492

So, this would not be a feature request of Ext4 (or any other Linux file
system) but of the Linux VFS, but I don't think that will be easliy implemented
in the near future. Your best bet would be to change your workflow and use
shorter file names.

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