Re: [PATCH] fs: NTFS read-write driver GPL implementation by Paragon Software.

From: Nikolay Borisov
Date: Fri Aug 14 2020 - 09:17:16 EST




On 14.08.20 г. 15:29 ч., Konstantin Komarov wrote:
> This patch adds NTFS Read-Write driver to fs/ntfs3.
>
> Having decades of expertise in commercial file systems development and huge
> test coverage, we at Paragon Software GmbH want to make our contribution to
> the Open Source Community by providing implementation of NTFS Read-Write
> driver for the Linux Kernel.
>
> This is fully functional NTFS Read-Write driver. Current version works with
> NTFS(including v3.1) normal/compressed/sparse files and supports journal replaying.
>
> We plan to support this version after the codebase once merged, and add new
> features and fix bugs. For example, full journaling support over JBD will be
> added in later updates.
>
> The patch is too big to handle it within an e-mail body, so it is available to download
> on our server: https://dl.paragon-software.com/ntfs3/ntfs3.patch
>
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>

So how exactly do you expect someone to review this monstrosity ?