#12932 NORM Not Tri: fs-save falsely reports success on vfat targets

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#12932: fs-save falsely reports success on vfat targets
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            Reporter:  fatalbert     |          Owner:  Quozl
                Type:  defect        |         Status:  closed
            Priority:  normal        |      Milestone:  Not Triaged
           Component:  ofw - open    |        Version:  Development
  firmware                           |  firmware
          Resolution:  wontfix       |       Keywords:
          Blocked By:                |       Blocking:
Deployments affected:                |  Action Needed:  no action
            Verified:  0             |
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Changes (by Quozl):

 * status:  new => closed
 * next_action:  reproduce => no action
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 With ext2 filesystem on external media, and an 8 GB internal eMMC, `fs-
 save` yields a file of 7944011776 bytes, but the Open Firmware `dir`
 command displays this as 3649044480 bytes; bit 32 of the 64-bit integer
 size is lost; 0x1D9800000 vs 0xD9800000.

 `fs-save` took over an hour.  Using a Linux booted from USB, the `dd`
 equivalent takes five minutes.

 You're excused for your indoctrination.  `fs-save` is not available to
 users, because the `ok` prompt is not accessible.

 We have no plans for another Open Firmware release at the moment, but
 you're welcome to patch it and send us the patch.  Look at `fssave.fth`
 for some of the implementation detail.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/12932#comment:3>
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