Commit d9704d82 authored by Anton Altaparmakov's avatar Anton Altaparmakov

Merge cantab.net:/home/aia21/bklinux-2.5

into cantab.net:/home/aia21/ntfs-2.6
parents 19323b83 c14fd3ec
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......@@ -680,31 +680,45 @@ config UMSDOS_FS
module, so saying M could be dangerous. If unsure, say N.
config NTFS_FS
tristate "NTFS file system support (read only)"
tristate "NTFS file system support"
help
NTFS is the file system of Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP. For more
information see <file:Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt>. Saying Y
here would allow you to read from NTFS partitions.
NTFS is the file system of Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003.
Saying Y or M here enables read support. There is partial, but
safe, write support available. For write support you must also
say Y to "NTFS write support" below.
There are also a number of user-space tools available, called
ntfsprogs. These include ntfsundelete and ntfsresize, that work
without NTFS support enabled in the kernel.
This is a rewrite from scratch of Linux NTFS support and replaced
the old NTFS code starting with Linux 2.5.11. A backport to
the Linux 2.4 kernel series is separately available as a patch
from the project web site.
For more information see <file:Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt>
and <http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/>.
This file system is also available as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
The module will be called ntfs. If you want to compile it as a
The module will be called ntfs. If you want to compile it as a
module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
If you are not using Windows NT/2000/XP in addition to Linux on your
computer it is safe to say N.
If you are not using Windows NT, 2000, XP or 2003 in addition to
Linux on your computer it is safe to say N.
config NTFS_DEBUG
bool "NTFS debugging support"
depends on NTFS_FS
help
If you are experiencing any problems with the NTFS file system, say
Y here. This will result in additional consistency checks to be
Y here. This will result in additional consistency checks to be
performed by the driver as well as additional debugging messages to
be written to the system log. Note that debugging messages are
disabled by default. To enable them, supply the option debug_msgs=1
be written to the system log. Note that debugging messages are
disabled by default. To enable them, supply the option debug_msgs=1
at the kernel command line when booting the kernel or as an option
to insmod when loading the ntfs module. Once the driver is active,
to insmod when loading the ntfs module. Once the driver is active,
you can enable debugging messages by doing (as root):
echo 1 > /proc/sys/fs/ntfs-debug
Replacing the "1" with "0" would disable debug messages.
......@@ -717,16 +731,33 @@ config NTFS_DEBUG
debugging messages while the misbehaviour was occurring.
config NTFS_RW
bool "NTFS write support (DANGEROUS)"
depends on NTFS_FS && EXPERIMENTAL
bool "NTFS write support"
depends on NTFS_FS
help
This enables the experimental write support in the NTFS driver.
This enables the partial, but safe, write support in the NTFS driver.
The only supported operation is overwriting existing files, without
changing the file length. No file or directory creation, deletion or
renaming is possible. Note only non-resident files can be written to
so you may find that some very small files (<500 bytes or so) cannot
be written to.
While we cannot guarantee that it will not damage any data, we have
so far not received a single report where the driver would have
damaged someones data so we assume it is perfectly safe to use.
Note: While write support is safe in this version (a rewrite from
scratch of the NTFS support), it should be noted that the old NTFS
write support, included in Linux 2.5.10 and before (since 1997),
is not safe.
WARNING: Do not use this option unless you are actively developing
NTFS as it is currently guaranteed to be broken and you
may lose all your data!
This is currently useful with TopologiLinux. TopologiLinux is run
on top of any DOS/Microsoft Windows system without partitioning your
hard disk. Unlike other Linux distributions TopologiLinux does not
need its own partition. For more information see
<http://topologi-linux.sourceforge.net/>
It is strongly recommended and perfectly safe to say N here.
It is perfectly safe to say N here.
endmenu
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......@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
#define const_cpu_to_le32(x) __constant_cpu_to_le32(x)
#define const_cpu_to_le64(x) __constant_cpu_to_le64(x)
/* The NTFS oem_id */
#define magicNTFS const_cpu_to_le64(0x202020205346544e) /* "NTFS " */
/* The NTFS oem_id "NTFS " */
#define magicNTFS const_cpu_to_le64(0x202020205346544eULL)
/*
* Location of bootsector on partition:
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