Re: CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES regressions

Jamie Lokier wrote:
I don't know what code base is used for Windows CE. CE is still used,
on phones, PDAs and media players among other things. Has there been
any testing against CE - current versions and old versions?

Found something about Windows CE:

On WinCE, long filenames do not need to be generated if the filename
is 8.3 compatible: it must contain all uppercase characters, no
unicode characters, and be no longer than 8 characters long with no
more than a 3 character extension. For example, FILENAME.TXT would not
generate a long filename and uses only one directory
entry. FileName.Txt, filename.txt, and FILENAME0.TXT would all
genenerate a long filename.

From: http://blogs.msdn.com/medmedia/archive/2007/01/04/fat-filesystem-performance-issues.aspx

In other words, Windows CE uses the same algorithm as Windows 9x when
deciding whether to _create_ a long filename, corresponding to
shortname=mixed.

That post is from 2007, so likely to be what goes on recent CE devices.

I don't know if that means it _reads_ FAT the same way as Windows 9x,
or if they decided to do the same as shortname=mixed for maximum
compatibility with everything. Has anyone ever checked if
shortname=winnt is what NT-derivatives like XP and Vista still do?

Obviously we care about how CE reads FAT, not when it creates long
names. This is just a little clue that it might be the same as Windows 9x.

-- Jamie
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