@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
#define CIFS_MOUNT_NOPOSIXBRL 0x2000 /* mandatory not posix byte range lock */
#define CIFS_MOUNT_NOSSYNC 0x4000 /* don't do slow SMBflush on every sync*/
#define CIFS_MOUNT_FSCACHE 0x8000 /* local caching enabled */
+#define CIFS_MOUNT_MF_SYMLINKS 0x10000 /* Minshall+French Symlinks enabled */
struct cifs_sb_info {
struct cifsTconInfo *tcon; /* primary mount */
@@ -661,6 +661,13 @@ int cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **pinode,
if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_UNX_EMUL)
cifs_sfu_mode(&fattr, full_path, cifs_sb, xid);
+ /* check for Minshall+French symlinks */
+ if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MF_SYMLINKS) {
+ tmprc = CIFSCheckMFSymlink(&fattr, full_path, cifs_sb, xid);
+ if (tmprc)
+ cFYI(1, "CIFSCheckMFSymlink: %d", tmprc);
+ }
+
if (!*pinode) {
*pinode = cifs_iget(sb, &fattr);
if (!*pinode)
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
* but there doesn't seem to be any harm in allowing the client to
* read them.
*/
- if (!(tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX)) {
+ if (!(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MF_SYMLINKS)
+ && !(tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX)) {
rc = -EACCES;
goto out;
}
@@ -408,8 +409,21 @@ cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
cFYI(1, "Full path: %s inode = 0x%p", full_path, inode);
- rc = CIFSSMBUnixQuerySymLink(xid, tcon, full_path, &target_path,
- cifs_sb->local_nls);
+ rc = -EACCES;
+ /*
+ * First try Minshall+French Symlinks, if configured
+ * and fallback to UNIX Extensions Symlinks.
+ */
+ if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MF_SYMLINKS)
+ rc = CIFSQueryMFSymLink(xid, tcon, full_path, &target_path,
+ cifs_sb->local_nls,
+ cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+ CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+
+ if (rc != 0)
+ rc = CIFSSMBUnixQuerySymLink(xid, tcon, full_path, &target_path,
+ cifs_sb->local_nls);
+
kfree(full_path);
out:
if (rc != 0) {
@@ -449,7 +463,12 @@ cifs_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, const char *symname)
cFYI(1, "symname is %s", symname);
/* BB what if DFS and this volume is on different share? BB */
- if (pTcon->unix_ext)
+ if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MF_SYMLINKS)
+ rc = CIFSCreateMFSymLink(xid, pTcon, full_path, symname,
+ cifs_sb->local_nls,
+ cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+ CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+ else if (pTcon->unix_ext)
rc = CIFSUnixCreateSymLink(xid, pTcon, full_path, symname,
cifs_sb->local_nls);
/* else