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On Tue, 06 May 2025 08:48:35 +0100, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

> I suspect the filename restrictions would make FAT as a rootfs
> challenging.

vfat does show up as the format for /boot/efi or a similar location for 
UEFI systems. It's small, just enough to satisfy the UEFI and get things 
going.