Re: [PATCH v2 0/7] Allow to choose symlink and socket type

From: Pali Rohár
Date: Mon Oct 28 2024 - 06:14:18 EST


Any opinion about this v2? Is it better now?

On Saturday 12 October 2024 10:52:45 Pali Rohár wrote:
> This patch series improves choosing reparse format when creating new
> special files.
>
> Changes since v1:
> * Instead of new -o reparse= mount option is now a new -o symlink= mount
> option for choosing symlink type during creation, and new option
> -o nonativesocket for choosing socket type
>
> Pali Rohár (7):
> cifs: Add mount option -o symlink= for choosing symlink create type
> cifs: Add mount option -o reparse=none
> cifs: Add support for creating native Windows sockets
> cifs: Add support for creating NFS-style symlinks
> cifs: Improve guard for excluding $LXDEV xattr
> cifs: Add support for creating WSL-style symlinks
> cifs: Validate content of WSL reparse point buffers
>
> fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c | 4 +
> fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h | 36 +++++++
> fs/smb/client/connect.c | 4 +
> fs/smb/client/fs_context.c | 82 +++++++++++++++
> fs/smb/client/fs_context.h | 19 ++++
> fs/smb/client/link.c | 60 ++++++++---
> fs/smb/client/reparse.c | 201 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> fs/smb/client/reparse.h | 2 +
> 8 files changed, 364 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>
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> 2.20.1
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