linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Added CONFIG_VFAT_FS

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Message-ID: <20090708092133.GC24385@elf.ucw.cz>
Date:	Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:21:33 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	tridge@...ba.org
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>,
	john.lanza@...ux.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Steve French <sfrench@...ibm.com>,
	Mingming Cao <cmm@...ibm.com>,
	Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES option

On Fri 2009-07-03 09:59:35, tridge@...ba.org wrote:
> Hi Pavel,
> 
>  > That's why we have ethernet checksums. 
> 
> which of course just changes the number of bits. The argument remains
> the same. 

Ok, so what is your estimate of XP crash probability?

>  > It already _was_ perfect before you started patching it.
> 
> wow, I really didn't expect the objection to my patch to be that VFAT
> is perfect!

But ... it was, and there is still possibility of just using position
in directory to avoid collisions completely.
									Pavel
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