Ext2 File System Driver for Windows V0.68 released !

Release Notes for Ext2Fsd V0.68

Features implemented or bugfix:

1, FIXME: System hang caused by a deadlock in cache manipulation
2, Optimization: Reaper mechanism improved (global locks removed)
3, Feature: supporting multiple instances & users for Ext2Mgr

Supported Ext3/4 features:

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:       full support with extending and shrinking.
8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal
9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group

10, symlink and hardlink

Unsupported Ext3/4 features:

1, journal: log-based operations, external journal
2, EA (extended attributes), ACL support

Features to be implemented in next release:
1, Extents management improvement
2, EA and ACL security checking (WIP)

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