Re: [PATCH] fs: exFAT read-only driver GPL implementation by Paragon Software.

From: Maurizio Lombardi
Date: Mon Oct 21 2019 - 07:37:24 EST




Dne 21.10.2019 v 13:11 Pali RohÃr napsal(a):
> Are you going to add support also for TexFAT? Or at least for more two
> FAT tables (like is used in FAT32)?
>

Just a small note here, differences between FAT and exFAT:

1) Contiguous files get a special treatment by exFAT: they do not use the FAT cluster chain.
2) exFAT doesn't use the FAT to track free space, it uses a bitmap.

So, 2 FAT tables are probably not sufficient for recovery, 2 bitmaps are needed too.[1]
Btw, only Windows CE supported this.

[1] http://www.ntfs.com/exfat-allocation-bitmap.htm

Maurizio