On Friday 2009-07-03 03:11, tridge@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > 1) do what I did in the May patch, which is to force > VFAT_SFN_CREATE_WINNT when the patch code triggers. > > 2) force VFAT_SFN_CREATE_WINNT, but also if the name is mixed case > within either prefix or extension (such as "Mixed.TXT") then force > that part of the name to all lowercase. So "Mixed.TXT" would become > "mixed.TXT" on disk. > >The 2nd choice maximises compatibility with devices that don't >understand long filenames (such as Jan's camera). The first option >keeps case preservation for devices that do understand long filenames. The cam does not have a problem with long filenames — as said, it works on any to-date vanilla/distro Linux kernel, which, if I understood mount(8) right, always create a long filename due to me using a lowercase filename in conjunction with the default shortname=mixed. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
