From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 15:34:21 -0500 (EST)
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To: Dave Pearson <davep AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
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On Tue, 4 Feb 1997, Dave Pearson wrote:

> Mark Habersack writes:
> 
> > > And perhaps also go along the lines of Linux and have loadable modules
> > > (a bit like VLMs).
> >
> > Now, that's the way to go! But, once again, we have to develop a
> > standard for these drivers.
> 
> Hmm, there is an interesting question. If filesystem support is loaded
> from CONFIG.SYS, and you want to have a 100% VFAT or even ext2fs
> filesystem, how will DOS be able to read the filesystem to find
> CONFIG.SYS so that it can load the file system driver that is required
> to read things from the filesystem that CONFIG.SYS is held on....

The root filesystem type will HAVE to be compiled into the kernel
directly, otherwise how can ANY files be read off of it? Other
filesystems may either be "built in", or can be added via boot
time commands or loaded on the fly with some kind of module
loader. (Preferably one that resides in XMS :o)


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