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Date:   Sun, 16 Aug 2020 09:56:04 +0200
From:   Pali =?utf-8?B?Um9ow6Fy?= <pali@kernel.org>
To:     Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: NTFS read-write driver GPL implementation by Paragon
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On Friday 14 August 2020 12:29:01 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@paragon-software.com>

Hello Konstantin! I agree with David that patch is big and could be
split into smaller patches per file, like exfat driver was reviewed.

When you send a new version of ntfs driver, please add me to CC and I
will try to find some time to do code review. Thanks!