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fs: utf8 fast paths don't accept all valid utf8 values

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#49,888 opened on Sep 26, 2023

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Description

UTF8 and UTF-8 are also valid but not accepted by any existing utf8 fast paths (#48658, #49884)

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Inspect the utf8 fast path implementation in fs and identify where valid UTF 8 values like 'UTF8' and 'UTF 8' are not accepted. Look for encoding validation logic and compare with supported encodings.
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nodejs
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backend
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2
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