1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 config FAT_FS
3 tristate
4 select BUFFER_HEAD
5 select NLS
6 select LEGACY_DIRECT_IO
7 help
8 If you want to use one of the FAT-ba
9 VFAT (Windows 95) file systems), the
10 to include FAT support. You will the
11 diskettes with FAT-based file system
12 files on them, i.e. MSDOS files will
13 other Unix files.
14
15 This FAT support is not a file syste
16 the foundation for the other file sy
17 M to at least one of "MSDOS fs suppo
18 order to make use of it.
19
20 Another way to read and write MSDOS
21 partitions from within Linux (but no
22 mtools ("man mtools") program suite.
23 order to do that.
24
25 If you need to move large files on f
26 Linux box, say Y here, mount the flo
27 file system and use GNU tar's M opti
28 available for Unix and DOS ("man tar
29
30 The FAT support will enlarge your ke
31 say Y.
32
33 To compile this as a module, choose
34 fat. Note that if you compile the F
35 cannot compile any of the FAT-based
36 -- they will have to be modules as w
37
38 config MSDOS_FS
39 tristate "MSDOS fs support"
40 select FAT_FS
41 help
42 This allows you to mount MSDOS parti
43 they are compressed; to access compr
44 Linux, you can either use the DOS em
45 DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
46 <https://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howt
47 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/
48 intend to use dosemu with a non-comp
49 here) and MSDOS floppies. This means
50 transparent, i.e. the MSDOS files lo
51 other Unix files.
52
53 If you have Windows 95 or Windows NT
54 partitions, you should use the VFAT
55 support" below), or you will not be
56 generated by Windows 95 / Windows NT
57
58 This option will enlarge your kernel
59 answer Y. This will only work if you
60 as well. To compile this as a module
61 be called msdos.
62
63 config VFAT_FS
64 tristate "VFAT (Windows-95) fs support
65 select FAT_FS
66 help
67 This option provides support for nor
68 long filenames. That includes non-c
69 used by Windows 95, Windows 98, Wind
70 programs from the mtools package.
71
72 The VFAT support enlarges your kerne
73 works if you said Y to the "DOS FAT
74 the file <file:Documentation/filesys
75 unsure, say Y.
76
77 To compile this as a module, choose
78 vfat.
79
80 config FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE
81 int "Default codepage for FAT"
82 depends on FAT_FS
83 default 437
84 help
85 This option should be set to the cod
86 It can be overridden with the "codep
87 See <file:Documentation/filesystems/
88
89 config FAT_DEFAULT_IOCHARSET
90 string "Default iocharset for FAT"
91 depends on VFAT_FS
92 default "iso8859-1"
93 help
94 Set this to the default input/output
95 like FAT to use. It should probably
96 that most of your FAT filesystems us
97 with the "iocharset" mount option fo
98 Note that "utf8" is not recommended
99 If unsure, you shouldn't set "utf8"
100 instead if you would like to use UTF
101 See <file:Documentation/filesystems/
102
103 Enable any character sets you need i
104 Support.
105
106 config FAT_DEFAULT_UTF8
107 bool "Enable FAT UTF-8 option by defau
108 depends on VFAT_FS
109 default n
110 help
111 Set this if you would like to have "
112 by default when mounting FAT filesys
113
114 Even if you say Y here can always di
115 particular mount by adding "utf8=0"
116
117 Say Y if you use UTF-8 encoding for
118
119 See <file:Documentation/filesystems/
120
121 config FAT_KUNIT_TEST
122 tristate "Unit Tests for FAT filesyste
123 depends on KUNIT && FAT_FS
124 default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
125 help
126 This builds the FAT KUnit tests
127
128 For more information on KUnit and un
129 to the KUnit documentation in Docume
130
131 If unsure, say N
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