linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs/fat: remove fat12_ent_blocknr and use fat_ent

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Date:	Thu, 19 Feb 2015 01:49:20 +0600
From:	Alexander Kuleshov <kuleshovmail@...il.com>
To:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/fat: remove fat12_ent_blocknr and use fat_ent_blocknr instead

> I guess, fat12 (very small volume size) is uncommon to be used now, and
> there is no way to switch fat12 <= fat16/fat32 at runtime. It is why has
> special handler, i.e. avoid overhead to fat16/fat32 by fat12 code.

Understand. Thank you for explanation.
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