I guess this is good. Please god Linux don't make this the default (Looking at you Redhat.. I see you over there.. stop it.)
Also ZFS can already do this, so your windows datasets or wine games can just be setup case insensitive now.
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Originally posted by tildearrow View PostTrue. I really hope this is completely optional and disabled for new directories by default.
Who are these 3 people who think it'd be a good idea?!
-a guy that mentioned using Wine for Windows programs (that expect non-case-sensitive filesystems)
-a guy that mentioned Wine and Samba (again inter-op with windows technology that does not expect case-sensitive filesystems)
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Originally posted by andrei_me View PostBeing in linux for some time, I have more issues with Windows case insensitiveness than Linux case-sensitivenessLast edited by tildearrow; 08 May 2019, 05:03 PM.
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Being in linux for some time, I have more issues with Windows case insensitiveness than Linux case-sensitiveness
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This is going to be AWESOME for Wine and Samba shares, and also for gaming in general (e.g. modding).
Originally posted by birdie View PostThis should have been implemented at the VFS level. I've no idea why this was hard coded for ext4. And how Linus Torvalds endorsed this - usually he rejects half-solutions.
Originally posted by schmidtbag View PostAs long as this feature isn't enabled by default, I don't see the harm in including it.
Originally posted by PhoronixOther users meanwhile are not happy seeing EXT4 support this Windows-like case insensitivity concept.
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Other users meanwhile are not happy seeing EXT4 support this Windows-like case insensitivity concept.
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Aside from Wine programs, the only time I really see this being especially useful is Windows network shares.
As long as this feature isn't enabled by default, I don't see the harm in including it.
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Originally posted by birdie View PostThis should have been implemented at the VFS level. I've no idea why this was hard coded for ext4. And how Linus Torvalds endorsed this - usually he rejects half-solutions.
"Using a case-insensitive FUSE filesystem" here is the same as implementing at the VFS level. Wine project has tried stacks of different things to solve this beast.
VFS has been modified to a point by this process so that case sensitivity can be detected though it but the case sensitive/instinctive has to be file system.
Performing case insensitive that will not require doing horrible cpu consuming tasks or hit impossible issues need to be a file system level. Think this so that you cannot end up with Test and tEST in a case insensitive directory. Think how do you decide what one to give to the application wine third party developers tried all kinds of things with fuse to attempt to solve this only to find out there is no correct solution.
Yes there might appear to be many different solutions but when you implement them you can see all bar 1 fall in a heap of fail. Wine and Samba have tried the lot.
Results of Samba/Wine Case Insensitive solutions
1) Userspace solution falls in a heap of I cannot solve this and performance killing fail.
2) Fuse base solutions fall into a heap of I cannot solve this and performance killing fail.
3) VFS base solutions would fall into a heap of I cannot solve this and performance killing fail.
4) File system level works ideal with some alterations to VFS so you can find out what directories are and are not case insensitive..
Really I would like to hear if you know of some solution that is not covered by what Samba/Wine have tried as I am fairly sure they tried everything.
Please note point 4 File system works Vfat driver that does like fat32 has been doing it for ages and not hitting I cannot solve this or performance killing.
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This should have been implemented at the VFS level. I've no idea why this was hard coded for ext4. And how Linus Torvalds endorsed this - usually he rejects half-solutions.
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Really great for the /home/ directory. Especially for the Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music and Videos directory inside the user's home directory.
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