linux-kernel - Re: Replacing VFAT as filesystem on removeable media

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Message-ID: <49D90EED.2060703@zytor.com>
Date:	Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:05:01 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Alejandro Riveira Fernández 
	<ariveira@...il.com>
CC:	Martin Steigerwald <Martin@...htvoll.de>,
	Bryan Henderson <hbryan@...ibm.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Replacing VFAT as filesystem on removeable media

Alejandro Riveira Fernández wrote:
>>>
>> Ironically enough, one of the better filesystems for being supported by
>> many OSes is probably ext2.  However, that doesn't mean it is even in
>> the same rough ballpark as (V)FAT.
> 
>   What about UDF ?

Good point.  UDF is probably widely supported, but again, not in the
same ballpark.  I don't personally know how complex UDF is to implement
on a small memory device.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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