4 files changed, 137 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index e6ece237241f..a7319364544b 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ static int v9fs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
         if (IS_ERR(fid))
                 return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
-        if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
+        if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) && !v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
                 return -EBADF;
 
         st = p9_client_stat(fid);
@@ -1351,6 +1351,99 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 }
 
 /**
+ * v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl - helper function to create symlinks
+ * @dir: directory inode containing symlink
+ * @dentry: dentry for symlink
+ * @symname: symlink data
+ *
+ * See Also: 9P2000.L RFC for more information
+ *
+ */
+
+static int
+v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+                const char *symname)
+{
+        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
+        struct p9_fid *dfid;
+        struct p9_fid *fid = NULL;
+        struct inode *inode;
+        struct p9_qid qid;
+        char *name;
+        int err;
+        gid_t gid;
+
+        name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
+        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl : %lu,%s,%s\n",
+                        dir->i_ino, name, symname);
+        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+
+        dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
+        if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
+                err = PTR_ERR(dfid);
+                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
+                return err;
+        }
+
+        gid = v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(dir);
+
+        if (gid < 0) {
+                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_get_egid failed %d\n", gid);
+                goto error;
+        }
+
+        /* Server doesn't alter fid on TSYMLINK. Hence no need to clone it. */
+        err = p9_client_symlink(dfid, name, (char *)symname, gid, &qid);
+
+        if (err < 0) {
+                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_symlink failed %d\n", err);
+                goto error;
+        }
+
+        if (v9ses->cache) {
+                /* Now walk from the parent so we can get an unopened fid. */
+                fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
+                if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+                        err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+                        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
+                                        err);
+                        fid = NULL;
+                        goto error;
+                }
+
+                /* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to dentry */
+                inode = v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+                if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+                        err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+                        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n",
+                                        err);
+                        goto error;
+                }
+                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
+                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+                err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+                if (err < 0)
+                        goto error;
+                fid = NULL;
+        } else {
+                /* Not in cached mode. No need to populate inode with stat */
+                inode = v9fs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, S_IFLNK);
+                if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+                        err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+                        goto error;
+                }
+                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
+                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+        }
+
+error:
+        if (fid)
+                p9_client_clunk(fid);
+
+        return err;
+}
+
+/**
  * v9fs_vfs_symlink - helper function to create symlinks
  * @dir: directory inode containing symlink
  * @dentry: dentry for symlink
@@ -1527,7 +1620,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
         .create = v9fs_vfs_create,
         .lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
         .symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink,
-        .link = v9fs_vfs_link_dotl,
+        .link = v9fs_vfs_link,
         .unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
         .mkdir = v9fs_vfs_mkdir,
         .rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
@@ -1540,8 +1633,8 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl = {
         .create = v9fs_vfs_create,
         .lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
-        .symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink,
-        .link = v9fs_vfs_link,
+        .link = v9fs_vfs_link_dotl,
+        .symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl,
         .unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
         .mkdir = v9fs_vfs_mkdir,
         .rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
diff --git a/include/net/9p/9p.h b/include/net/9p/9p.h
index 5985c0f83db3..44a6883d7144 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/9p.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/9p.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ do { \
  * enum p9_msg_t - 9P message types
  * @P9_TSTATFS: file system status request
  * @P9_RSTATFS: file system status response
+ * @P9_TSYMLINK: make symlink request
+ * @P9_RSYMLINK: make symlink response
  * @P9_TRENAME: rename request
  * @P9_RRENAME: rename response
  * @P9_TVERSION: version handshake request
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ do { \
 enum p9_msg_t {
         P9_TSTATFS = 8,
         P9_RSTATFS,
+        P9_TSYMLINK = 16,
+        P9_RSYMLINK,
         P9_TRENAME = 20,
         P9_RRENAME,
         P9_TGETATTR = 24,
diff --git a/include/net/9p/client.h b/include/net/9p/client.h
index e36f11650e99..2e039730920e 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/client.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/client.h
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ int p9_client_open(struct p9_fid *fid, int mode);
 int p9_client_fcreate(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, u32 perm, int mode,
                                                         char *extension);
 int p9_client_link(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_fid *oldfid, char *newname);
+int p9_client_symlink(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, char *symname, gid_t gid,
+                                                        struct p9_qid *qid);
 int p9_client_clunk(struct p9_fid *fid);
 int p9_client_remove(struct p9_fid *fid);
 int p9_client_read(struct p9_fid *fid, char *data, char __user *udata,
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index ad1c4489ab4d..e37e64cb9394 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1095,6 +1095,40 @@ error:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_fcreate);
 
+int p9_client_symlink(struct p9_fid *dfid, char *name, char *symtgt, gid_t gid,
+                struct p9_qid *qid)
+{
+        int err = 0;
+        struct p9_client *clnt;
+        struct p9_req_t *req;
+
+        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TSYMLINK dfid %d name %s  symtgt %s\n",
+                        dfid->fid, name, symtgt);
+        clnt = dfid->clnt;
+
+        req = p9_client_rpc(clnt, P9_TSYMLINK, "dssd", dfid->fid, name, symtgt,
+                        gid);
+        if (IS_ERR(req)) {
+                err = PTR_ERR(req);
+                goto error;
+        }
+
+        err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->proto_version, "Q", qid);
+        if (err) {
+                p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
+                goto free_and_error;
+        }
+
+        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RSYMLINK qid %x.%llx.%x\n",
+                        qid->type, (unsigned long long)qid->path, qid->version);
+
+free_and_error:
+        p9_free_req(clnt, req);
+error:
+        return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_symlink);
+
 int p9_client_link(struct p9_fid *dfid, struct p9_fid *oldfid, char *newname)
 {
         struct p9_client *clnt;