[RFC][FAT] Handle MBR on the first sector

Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD plagnioj at jcrosoft.com
Fri Sep 14 03:44:37 EDT 2012


On 09:25 Fri 14 Sep     , Sascha Hauer wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 09:22:07AM +0200, Franck Jullien wrote:
> > 2012/9/14 Sascha Hauer <s.hauer at pengutronix.de>:
> > > Hi Franck,
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 02:13:29PM +0200, Franck Jullien wrote:
> > >> *** Did not send this email with git because it's no working where I am **
> > >>
> > >> We may have some disk with MBR as a first sector. In this case, the
> > >> current FAT check returns an error. However, the FAT sector exist and
> > >> the MBR can tell us where it is.
> > >>
> > >> This patch make the FAT fs try to find the FAT boot sector on the first
> > >> sector of the first partition in case it is not on sector 0.
> > >
> > > The patch looks good. Not applying it because it's RFC, but I would if
> > > you give your ok.
> > >
> > 
> > You have it.
> 
> Thanks, applied

Does this work with the fat autodetection

Best Regards,
J.



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