I want Linux source code for FAT file system in user readable form not in binary form

ramya272 · 02-04-2004, 11:18 AM

Iam aiming to configure the Linux kernel such that the Fat filesystem support is disabled in it.Then I have to write the Fat file system module and load it into the kernel so that it now recognizes FAt files.So for this purpose I want the FAT file system module code used in Linux ,not in binary form to install but in user readable form(C coding I suppose) to read and understand.Could you please tell me where to find what Iam looking for.

nielchiano · 02-04-2004, 11:21 AM

i don't realy understand why you'd do it that way...

you can download the sources at www.kernel.org. Unzip/tar them to any directory (historicaly they belong in /usr/src/linux/.....)
I think the files you are looking for are in /usr/src/linux/fs/fat

snacky · 02-04-2004, 11:23 AM

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Iam aiming to configure the Linux kernel such that the Fat filesystem support is disabled in it. Then I have to write the Fat file system module and load it into the kernel so that it now recognizes FAt files.

Am I missing something? This is exactly what loadable modules do already.

ramya272 · 02-05-2004, 08:09 AM

thanx

Thymox · 02-05-2004, 06:20 PM

I found a few PDF files with a (very) detailed explanation of how the FAT filesystem works. If you look for the FIRE distro (forensics) it should be there.

ramya272 · 02-05-2004, 07:54 PM

thanx