diff --git a/NOTES.md b/NOTES.md index d915afb..702146c 100644 --- a/NOTES.md +++ b/NOTES.md @@ -2,17 +2,6 @@ Temporary notes from the SBFS v2 and CosmOS review, in priority order. -## Establish one portable path-length limit - -SplitDisk carries paths up to 511 characters, while the native path machinery appears to -use a 255-byte limit. Paths are not stored on disk, so this does not change the format, but -the host can construct a tree addressable by a path that CosmOS cannot express in one -operation. - -Declare a portable CosmOS/SBFS path limit and have SplitDisk enforce it when modifying an -image. The native 255-byte limit is reasonable; the important property is agreement and -documentation. Component names remain limited to 22 bytes independently. - ## Bound the number of directory entries The parent field is 16 bits and stores `descriptor index + 1`, with zero reserved for the