Re: [fuse-devel] linux kernel 2.6.27-rc5 and fuse gives no LOOKUP_ACCESS

[Lars O. H. <lo...@ym...>]

Hi,

Am Sonntag, den 31.08.2008, 18:23 +0300 schrieb Szabolcs Szakacsits:

> On Sun, 31 Aug 2008, Lars Oliver Hansen wrote:
> 
> > I tried to make fuse 2.7.4 in order to add it as a kernel module because
> > I didn't choose it in the kernel configuration of kernel 2.6.27-rc5 and
> > I need it to access my external USB harddisk and I didn't want to
> > recompile the kernel (I use Ubuntu 8.04 and compiled a custom kernel. My
> > external harddisk has a NTFS file system and I enabled usbstorage and
> > NTFS support in the custom kernel. dmesg output looks identical with
> > regard to usb storage to Ubuntus generic kernel and the external
> > harddisk worked under Ubuntu, accessing the location "external harddisk"
> > with the custom kernel yields an error "fuse missing").
> > 
> > Make gives an error about a missing LOOKUP_ACCESS declaration. I read in
> > a previous posting to this mailing list that it is supposed to be in
> > linux/namei.h.
> > 
> > Linux kernel 2.6.27-rc5 namei.h doesn't have a LOOKUP_ACCESS
> > declaration. (it has different LOOKUP_xxx declarations).
> > 
> > Can you help here?
> 
> Your only option (which is far the best [performance, functionality] than 
> anything else) is FUSE from the 2.6.27 kernel. 
> 
> No need for kernel NTFS support which may or may not cause unexpected 
> problems for you.
> 
> 	Szaka
> 


Thanks for your advice. I configured 2.6.27-rc5 to use FUSE and disabled
NTFS support. I recompiled. (After all only 10 minutes waiting.)
My external harddisk is accessible now with the new kernel!

Thanks again!

Lars