Re: VFAT kernel considerations

[q-funk@megacom.net (Martin-Eric Racine)]

 >Please note: the new fs is a FAT based filesystem that also supports
 >(optionally and configurable) Microsoft's VFAT extension and FAT32.
 >    
 >>    Therefore, I strongly recommend keeping C: as TOSFS only.
 >
 >Yes.
 
I recommend that newfatfs explicitely ignores any request (mint.cnf)
to write drive C: as VFAT media, in order to be totally idiot-proof.
Something like:
                   VFAT=C
   
Should be completely ignored, and a warning message be issued during
bootup:
          Warning:  VFAT cannot ever be enabled for drive C: !!!
                   
Also, the kernel should read "/etc/fstab" and reject requests to
make any Minix partition as VFAT-writable, printing this message:

          Warning:  partition D: assigned to Minix filesystem !!!
          
Furthermore, it might be a good idea to write "/etc/fstab" and
specify any partitions (ie: drive D: or above) that use VFAT, so 
that future versions of INIT can call up the correct version of
FSCK for each filesystem.

***

I hope some of the above ideas will inspire Frank for his next
NEWFAT routines... ;-)


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