1 files changed, 36 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index 5bc9ab7586bc..df003fe3710f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -445,6 +445,38 @@ static void unix_fill_in_inode(struct inode *tmp_inode,
         }
 }
 
+/* BB eventually need to add the following helper function to
+      resolve NT_STATUS_STOPPED_ON_SYMLINK return code when
+      we try to do FindFirst on (NTFS) directory symlinks */
+/*
+int get_symlink_reparse_path(char *full_path, struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
+                             int xid)
+{
+        __u16 fid;
+        int len;
+        int oplock = 0;
+        int rc;
+        struct cifsTconInfo *ptcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
+        char *tmpbuffer;
+
+        rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, ptcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN, GENERIC_READ,
+                        OPEN_REPARSE_POINT, &fid, &oplock, NULL,
+                        cifs_sb->local_nls,
+                        cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+        if (!rc) {
+                tmpbuffer = kmalloc(maxpath);
+                rc = CIFSSMBQueryReparseLinkInfo(xid, ptcon, full_path,
+                                tmpbuffer,
+                                maxpath -1,
+                                fid,
+                                cifs_sb->local_nls);
+                if (CIFSSMBClose(xid, ptcon, fid)) {
+                        cFYI(1, ("Error closing temporary reparsepoint open)"));
+                }
+        }
+}
+ */
+
 static int initiate_cifs_search(const int xid, struct file *file)
 {
         int rc = 0;
@@ -500,7 +532,10 @@ ffirst_retry:
                         CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR, CIFS_DIR_SEP(cifs_sb));
         if (rc == 0)
                 cifsFile->invalidHandle = false;
-        if ((rc == -EOPNOTSUPP) &&
+        /* BB add following call to handle readdir on new NTFS symlink errors 
+        else if STATUS_STOPPED_ON_SYMLINK
+                call get_symlink_reparse_path and retry with new path */
+        else if ((rc == -EOPNOTSUPP) &&
                 (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM)) {
                 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &= ~CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM;
                 goto ffirst_retry;