[pbs-devel] [PATCH proxmox-backup-restore-image] kernel: enable codepage 437 for vfat support

[Fabian Grünbichler]

On November 26, 2024 2:42 pm, Stoiko Ivanov wrote:
> Thanks for the quick feedback!
> 
> On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:26:47 +0100
> Fabian Grünbichler <f.gruenbichler at proxmox.com> wrote:
> 
>> adding missing subject prefix ;)
> missed that part before sending a v2:
> https://lore.proxmox.com/pbs-devel/20241126132602.576027-1-s.ivanov@proxmox.com/T/#u
> (fixed now)
> 
>> 
>> On November 26, 2024 1:03 pm, Stoiko Ivanov wrote:
>> > ran into an issue when clicking on the ESP of a VM while trying
>> > single-file restore.
>> > 
>> > the added config-config options are taken from config-6.5.13-6-pve
>> > (the restore-image is still based on kernel 6.5) - and I tried copying
>> > a small set around the needed options.  
>> 
>> maybe we should upgrade to a newer one at some point (might also benefit
>> from NTFS bug fixes and added features..)
> sounds sensible! - anyone got an idea how wide-spread EXFAT is (because it
> is set in our regular-kernels (just after the VFAT-options))?
> quick skim through the config for 6.11 did not yield anything else new that
> seems too common (on guests).

I mostly encounter it as the factory default for some external storage
media, but I am a 99,5% Linux user so I don't know whether there's some
Windows corner that makes it more widespread in a VM context..