====== NTFS for FreeBSD ======
//This project is part of the Google Summer of Code 2012//

//It is maintained by [[/VivienBotton|VivienBotton]] (@vbotton) under [[/EdwardTomaszNapierala|EdwardTomaszNapierala]] (@trasz) mentoring//

===== Project description =====

%%FreeBSD%% already provide a basic NTFS volume reading. To improve this implementation a port of current open source Apple implementation is a solution.

===== Approach to solving the problem =====

Porting this project to %%FreeBSD%% require to identify the non-portable mechanisms (kernel mutex, endianness functions ...) and to change them. Also the VFS API used by Mac OS seems to be slighty different and will demand some changes.

===== Milestones =====

The project begin on May 21, 2012 and the deadline will be on August 20, 2012

  * July 9-13: Mid-term Evaluations 
    - Port every specific mechanism to %%FreeBSD%%
    - Adapt the code to %%FreeBSD%% VFS

  * August 13: End of coding (soft)
    - Stability test
    - Correct bugs
    - Properly Integrate the build in %%FreeBSD%% kernel

  * August 20: End of coding (hard) 
    - Cleaning the code
    - Documentation

===== Test Plan and Details =====

A %%FreeBSD%% kernel without the stock implementation has been built.
All the patches are available at [[https://socsvn.freebsd.org/socsvn/soc2012/vbotton/|this address]]

For any request please refer to vbotton@%%FreeBSD%%.org

===== Useful links =====

  * [[http://opensource.apple.com/source/ntfs/ntfs-80/kext/|Apple's implementaiton]]