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Kernel-mounted vs FUSE-mounted exfat filesystem

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I have read that support for the exfat filesystem has been incorporated in the Linux kernel since kernel ver 5.4 was released in late 2019 - early 2020. I'm confused about what this means wrt the exfat-fuse package. AFAIK, the exfat-fuse package existed prior to kernel ver 5.4, and was the *ad-hoc* method for mounting exfat partitions. Does incorporation of support for exfat filesystems mean that the exfat-fuse package is no longer required? Conversely, if exfat-fuse is still required, what was meant/accomplished by incorporating exfat support in the kernel? A related question is wrt the documentation for this - specifically man mount, and its FILESYSTEM-SPECIFIC MOUNT OPTIONS section. There is no mention of a filesystem-specific manual for exfat, nor is there a "Mount options for exfat" sub-section. Which leads me to ask, *"Where are these mount options for exfat covered?"* Should users rely upon the "Mount options for fat" sub-section in man mount, or should they rely upon man mount.exfat-fuse, or on something else?
Asked by Seamus (3772 rep)
Nov 13, 2023, 03:19 AM
Last activity: Nov 13, 2023, 06:02 PM