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Kernel 5.4.x has exFAT driver

December 02, 2019 — BarryK

I posted yesterday about compiling the 5.4.1 kernel with the new "lockdown" feature, and aufs patch, for both Easy Buster and Easy Pyro:

https://bkhome.org/news/201912/kernel-541-with-lockdown-and-aufs.html

But I forgot something: the 5.4 kernel also has an exFAT driver! So, right now recompiling with this driver built as a module:

Device drivers -> Staging drivers
    <m> exFAT fs support (CONFIG_EXFAT_FS)
Lookin' good! 

Tags: easy