[linux-cifs-client] Re: dfs path construction fixup for / character in \\server\share component of dfs path

[Jeremy Allison]

On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 05:00:20PM +0400, Igor Mammedov wrote:
> Jeremy Allison wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 12:04:06PM +0400, Igor Mammedov wrote:
> > 
> >> I'm doing the second call with a short path to get inode info
> >> including server generated inode number. If not for the last 
> >> then second call could be omitted and inode be filled with fake
> >> values and locally generated ino.
> >>
> >> PS:
> >> Windows server does not object against the second call and returns
> >> info on the dfs junction point (as directory). 
> >> More uniform behavior between different implementations would be
> >> better for all.
> > 
> > Can you try this patch against the 3.2 code please. It should
> > cause smbd to return a directory on the short QFILEINFO call.
> 
> Thanks for a patch, I've just tested it. Packets dumps are attached. 
> 
> Short summary:
> 1. unix extentions are disabled.  Works.
>    * ls on the directory that has a dfs link "dfs2" shows that it is directory
>    * second QPATHINFO on "\dfs2" returns that it is directory (pkts 28-29)
> 
> 2. unix extentions are enabled. Works partially.
>    * ls on the directory that has a dfs link "dfs2" shows that it is a link 
>      (pkts 26-27). Would be nice if it was listed as directory here. 
>    * second QPATHINFO on "\dfs2" returns that it is directory (pkts 36-37)
> 
> Traverse over DFS junction point now works in both both cases.

Can you send me the same packet trace against Windows please ? I need
to see exactly how Windows responds to the \dfs2 query with flags2
set.

Jeremy.