[PATCH 7/7] docs/fs/ntfs: add mount options to support Windows native symbolic links
From: Hyunchul Lee
Date: Fri Jun 12 2026 - 03:41:45 EST
Introduce the "symlink=<value>" and the "native_symlink=<value>" mount
options to configure the creation behavior of symbolic links and support
creating Windows native symbolic links (reparse points with the
IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK tag).
Signed-off-by: Hyunchul Lee <hyc.lee@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.rst
index 5c96b04a4d7a..4bfa392daec6 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.rst
@@ -156,4 +156,17 @@ windows_names=<BOOL> Refuse creation/rename of files with characters or
discard=<BOOL> Issue block device discard for clusters freed on
file deletion/truncation to inform underlying
storage.
+
+native_symlink=raw|rel Configure how absolute symbolic links and mount
+ points (junctions) are handled. Under "raw"
+ (default), the absolute target path is returned
+ as-is without translation. Under "rel", it is
+ rewritten as a relative path anchored at
+ the volume root.
+
+symlink=wsl|native Configure how symbolic links are created. Under
+ "wsl" (default), WSL (Windows Subsystem for
+ Linux) compatible symlinks are created. Under
+ "native", Windows native symbolic links are
+ created.
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