1 files changed, 39 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index ea1bd3feea1..55263b7de9c 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -677,13 +677,28 @@ static int ntfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *vi)
                 ntfs_debug("Attribute list found in inode 0x%lx.", vi->i_ino);
                 NInoSetAttrList(ni);
                 a = ctx->attr;
-                if (a->flags & ATTR_IS_ENCRYPTED ||
-                                a->flags & ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK ||
-                                a->flags & ATTR_IS_SPARSE) {
+                if (a->flags & ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK) {
                         ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Attribute list attribute is "
-                                        "compressed/encrypted/sparse.");
+                                        "compressed.");
                         goto unm_err_out;
                 }
+                if (a->flags & ATTR_IS_ENCRYPTED ||
+                                a->flags & ATTR_IS_SPARSE) {
+                        if (a->non_resident) {
+                                ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Non-resident attribute "
+                                                "list attribute is encrypted/"
+                                                "sparse.");
+                                goto unm_err_out;
+                        }
+                        ntfs_warning(vi->i_sb, "Resident attribute list "
+                                        "attribute in inode 0x%lx is marked "
+                                        "encrypted/sparse which is not true.  "
+                                        "However, Windows allows this and "
+                                        "chkdsk does not detect or correct it "
+                                        "so we will just ignore the invalid "
+                                        "flags and pretend they are not set.",
+                                        vi->i_ino);
+                }
                 /* Now allocate memory for the attribute list. */
                 ni->attr_list_size = (u32)ntfs_attr_size(a);
                 ni->attr_list = ntfs_malloc_nofs(ni->attr_list_size);
@@ -1809,19 +1824,33 @@ int ntfs_read_inode_mount(struct inode *vi)
         } else /* if (!err) */ {
                 ATTR_LIST_ENTRY *al_entry, *next_al_entry;
                 u8 *al_end;
+                static const char *es = "  Not allowed.  $MFT is corrupt.  "
+                                "You should run chkdsk.";
 
                 ntfs_debug("Attribute list attribute found in $MFT.");
                 NInoSetAttrList(ni);
                 a = ctx->attr;
-                if (a->flags & ATTR_IS_ENCRYPTED ||
-                                a->flags & ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK ||
-                                a->flags & ATTR_IS_SPARSE) {
+                if (a->flags & ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK) {
                         ntfs_error(sb, "Attribute list attribute is "
-                                        "compressed/encrypted/sparse. Not "
-                                        "allowed. $MFT is corrupt. You should "
-                                        "run chkdsk.");
+                                        "compressed.%s", es);
                         goto put_err_out;
                 }
+                if (a->flags & ATTR_IS_ENCRYPTED ||
+                                a->flags & ATTR_IS_SPARSE) {
+                        if (a->non_resident) {
+                                ntfs_error(sb, "Non-resident attribute list "
+                                                "attribute is encrypted/"
+                                                "sparse.%s", es);
+                                goto put_err_out;
+                        }
+                        ntfs_warning(sb, "Resident attribute list attribute "
+                                        "in $MFT system file is marked "
+                                        "encrypted/sparse which is not true.  "
+                                        "However, Windows allows this and "
+                                        "chkdsk does not detect or correct it "
+                                        "so we will just ignore the invalid "
+                                        "flags and pretend they are not set.");
+                }
                 /* Now allocate memory for the attribute list. */
                 ni->attr_list_size = (u32)ntfs_attr_size(a);
                 ni->attr_list = ntfs_malloc_nofs(ni->attr_list_size);