================================== Release Notes for Ext2Fsd V0.51 ================================== Features implemented or bugfix since V0.50: 1, FIXME: Data corruption issue, especially for multiple-thread writing on XP system 2, FIXME: Set ValidDataLength only for FileEndOfFileInformation w/ AdvanceOnly 3, Support writing to ext4 volumes w/ flex_bg 4, Code cleanup and enhancement for global/volume property settings Supported Ext3/4 features by 0.51: 1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size 2, dir_index: htree directory index 3, filetype: extra file mode in dentry 4, large_file: > 4G files supported 5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor 6, uninit_bg: fast fsck and group checksum 7, extent: reading, writing with no extending. 8, journal: only support replay for internal journal 9, flex_bg: first flexible metadata group Unsupported Ext3/4 features: 1, journal: log-based operations, external journal 2, extent: size truncating & expanding, file deletion 3, EA (extended attributes), ACL support Features to be implemented in future: 1, EXT3/4 features support (extents, journal) 2, Documents improvement: clear and elaborate 3, Performance improvement, code optimization 4, Automatic check & update of new versions 5, LVM support, e2fsprogs porting for Windows Since 0.38, Ext2fsd is much stable even under heavy i/o loads, both for reading and writing. Performance and stability are highly, improved especially stability. A new and strong era of Ext2Fsd in product shape is coming :) WARNINGS: The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly, since there might be software conflicts and I could only test it on some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and use it at your own risk! Matt <mattwu@163.com> http://www.ext2fsd.com
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