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Small fatfs usability fixes #16800
Small fatfs usability fixes #16800
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All existing users treat this as bz2 (tar -j), let's reflect this in the extension for better usability.
We can also wire up format, the only issue is how to provide memory for the workbuffer #14430 |
Yeah, but that has dragged on long, and it's not like getting a ready-made file system with content rather than a blank one (or seeing that disk geometries matter here) is not helping the user. (Does that PR need a review to get unstuck, or discussion, or changes?) |
I think it needs consensus on where to get the 512 bytes memory needed while formatting:
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regardless, those doc improvements are still useful.
Contribution description
This is a collection of the small things that make life easier for someone who wants to give fatfs a try:
Testing procedure
In
tests/pkg_fatfs
, run (there is not automation for this, is there?):In
examples/filesystem
, follow the new set of instructions and observe that indeed the file system becomes usable with a TEST.TXT present from startup.