[PATCH RESEND 08/11] cifs: Extend ->set_EA() callback to allow operate on reparse point
From: Pali Rohár
Date: Mon Jul 06 2026 - 14:55:26 EST
Upcoming changes for setting EAs needs to operate on the reparse point
iself. This change extend >set_EA() callback with a new boolean parameter
to allow it.
Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h | 1 +
fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
fs/smb/client/smb1proto.h | 3 ++-
fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c | 6 ++++--
fs/smb/client/xattr.c | 3 ++-
5 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 99f9e6dca62b..36a2e807f1c9 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *, char *,
size_t, struct cifs_sb_info *);
int (*set_EA)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *, const char *,
+ bool open_reparse_point,
const char *, const void *, const __u16,
const struct nls_table *, struct cifs_sb_info *);
struct smb_ntsd * (*get_acl)(struct cifs_sb_info *cifssb, struct inode *ino,
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index a2f3a1582cee..e2c3b76cc0e8 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -3138,6 +3138,7 @@ struct inode *cifs_create_reparse_inode(struct cifs_open_info_data *data,
rc = CIFSSMBSetEA(xid,
tcon,
full_path,
+ true /* open reparse point */,
&ea->ea_data[0],
&ea->ea_data[ea->ea_name_length+1],
le16_to_cpu(ea->ea_value_length),
@@ -6285,7 +6286,8 @@ CIFSSMBQAllEAs(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
int
CIFSSMBSetEA(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
- const char *fileName, const char *ea_name, const void *ea_value,
+ const char *fileName, bool open_reparse_point,
+ const char *ea_name, const void *ea_value,
const __u16 ea_value_len, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
{
@@ -6299,6 +6301,22 @@ CIFSSMBSetEA(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
__u16 params, param_offset, byte_count, offset, count;
int remap = cifs_remap(cifs_sb);
+ /*
+ * On NT systems which supports reparse points, the TRANS2_SET_PATH_INFORMATION
+ * operates on the reparse point itself and not the path location where reparse
+ * point redirects. So the behavior of TRANS2_SET_PATH_INFORMATION is as if the
+ * path was opened with OPEN_REPARSE_POINT flag. Hence this SMB1 SetEA function
+ * implements only the behavior of "open_reparse_point=true" parameter.
+ *
+ * TODO: Implement "open_reparse_point=false" support for SMB1 SetEA. For this
+ * is needed to call NT OPEN without OPEN_REPARSE_POINT flag and then call
+ * TRANS2_SET_FILE_INFORMATION.
+ *
+ * On systems which do not support reparse points, the behavior of both
+ * "open_reparse_point=true" and "open_reparse_point=false" is same.
+ */
+ (void)open_reparse_point;
+
cifs_dbg(FYI, "In SetEA\n");
SetEARetry:
rc = smb_init(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, tcon, (void **) &pSMB,
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb1proto.h b/fs/smb/client/smb1proto.h
index f0350fa3f173..8a17350fee7c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb1proto.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb1proto.h
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ ssize_t CIFSSMBQAllEAs(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
const unsigned char *ea_name, char *EAData,
size_t buf_size, struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
int CIFSSMBSetEA(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
- const char *fileName, const char *ea_name,
+ const char *fileName, bool open_reparse_point,
+ const char *ea_name,
const void *ea_value, const __u16 ea_value_len,
const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 06e9322a762a..4f7eefa7a683 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,8 @@ smb2_query_eas(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
static int
smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
- const char *path, const char *ea_name, const void *ea_value,
+ const char *path, bool open_reparse_point,
+ const char *ea_name, const void *ea_value,
const __u16 ea_value_len, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
{
@@ -1281,7 +1282,8 @@ smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
.path = path,
.desired_access = FILE_WRITE_EA,
.disposition = FILE_OPEN,
- .create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, 0),
+ .create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb,
+ open_reparse_point ? OPEN_REPARSE_POINT : 0),
.fid = &fid,
.replay = !!(retries),
};
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/xattr.c b/fs/smb/client/xattr.c
index 5091f6c0d7fe..93e4cc114d75 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/xattr.c
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ static int cifs_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA) {
rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA(xid, pTcon,
- full_path, name, value, (__u16)size,
+ full_path, false /* open reparse point */,
+ name, value, (__u16)size,
cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb);
if (rc == 0)
inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
--
2.20.1