🐧 NTFSPlus Proposed as New NTFS Driver for Linux / Linuxiac

｢ Currently, Linux users rely on either the old read-only “NTFS Classic” driver, which has already been removed from the kernel, or NTFS3, which—despite being newer—has faced stability issues and limited maintenance. Many distributions still ship ntfs-3g instead, a user-space driver that trades performance for reliability ｣

https://linuxiac.com/ntfsplus-proposed-as-new-ntfs-driver-for-linux/

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Namjae Jeon from exFAT and KSMBD fame published a new #NTFS #Linux #kernel driver called #NTFSPLUS

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20251020020749.5522-1-linkinjeon@kernel.org/

""Currently, ntfs support in Linux was the long-neglected NTFS Classic (read-only), which has been removed from the Linux kernel, leaving the poorly maintained ntfs3. ntfs3 still has many problems and is poorly maintained, so users and distributions are still using the old legacy ntfs-3g.

What is ntfsplus?

The remade ntfs called ntfsplus is an implementation that supports write and the essential requirements(iomap, no buffer-head, utilities, xfstests test result) based on read-only classic NTFS. The old read-only ntfs code is much cleaner, with extensive comments, offers readability that makes understanding NTFS easier. This is why ntfsplus was developed on old read-only NTFS base. The target is to provide current trends(iomap, no buffer head, folio), enhanced performance, stable maintenance, utility support including fsck.""

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