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To: Andreas Dilger <adilger@clusterfs.com>
Cc: Alan <alan@clueserver.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        "Witek Krecicki" <adasi@kernel.pl>
Subject: Re: Status of FAT CVF?
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From: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 02:32:52 +0900
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Andreas Dilger <adilger@clusterfs.com> writes:

> On Jun 11, 2002  21:38 -0700, Alan wrote:
> > What is the status of fat_cvf in 2.4.x?  Is the code abandoned?
> > Supported? Working? Not working? Pining for the fnords?
> > 
> > I have an old drive I am trying to get data off of and mounting the
> > compressed partition via loopback does something strange.  The mount
> > point shows no files, but "df" shows the correct amount for data used. 
> > (The compressed DriveSpace 3.x partition does contain data.)
> > 
> > Not urgent.  (I can get the data other ways.)  Just wanting to know how
> > bad it is before I start wading into the code.
> 
> There was a patch posted last week to l-k which basically removed CVF
> support from the kernel entirely, because it was totally non-functional.

I got direct email about it. Then he said, he ports and uses dmsdos on
2.4. And I asked if he can port dmsdos to 2.5 or not. So, currently
that patch is pending.

Witek, can you post a patch of dmsdos for 2.4?
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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp>
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