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Linux: refine in-kernel NTFS driver selection

Keep the NTFS kernel-driver option as a generic in-kernel NTFS path rather than an ntfs3-specific path. Add --filesystem=kernel-ntfs and -m kernelntfs routes that select a registered or loadable kernel NTFS driver and mount with -i so mount.ntfs/ntfs-3g helpers are not invoked.

Preserve --filesystem=ntfs3 as a literal pin to the ntfs3 driver. Treat both ntfs3 and kernel-ntfs as mount-only selectors; volume creation continues to use filesystem type NTFS.

The preference and -m kernelntfs path only select an in-kernel NTFS driver when no explicit filesystem type was supplied and blkid detects NTFS.

Treat ntfs as the preferred in-kernel driver on Linux 7.1 and later, where the upstream read/write driver is expected. On earlier kernels, select ntfs only when module metadata identifies the standalone read/write driver and /sys/module confirms it loaded, avoiding ntfs3 read-only ntfs compatibility registrations. Fall back to ntfs3 otherwise, and report a generic kernel-driver error if neither supported driver is available or loadable.

Rename the internal preference/config field to MountNtfsWithKernelDriver, migrate the old MountNtfsWithNtfs3 preference key, and update UI strings, CLI help, documentation, release notes, and translation placeholders accordingly.

Reference: https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/1735
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Mounir IDRASSI
2026-05-17 18:33:36 +09:00
parent 9535e65bd8
commit 6bef9e009c
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
:
CachePassword (false),
#ifdef TC_LINUX
MountNtfsWithNtfs3 (false),
MountNtfsWithKernelDriver (false),
#endif
NoFilesystem (false),
NoHardwareCrypto (false),
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
wstring FilesystemOptions;
wstring FilesystemType;
#ifdef TC_LINUX
bool MountNtfsWithNtfs3;
bool MountNtfsWithKernelDriver;
#endif
shared_ptr <KeyfileList> Keyfiles;
shared_ptr <DirectoryPath> MountPoint;