kernel/git/stable/linux.git/fs/ntfs/reparse.h, branch linux-7.2.y

ntfs: support creating Windows native symlinks

2026-06-15T10:39:43+00:00

And introduce the symlink= mount option to configure how symbolic links are created. The option accepts "wsl" or "native", with "wsl" being the default. Signed-off-by: Hyunchul Lee Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon

ntfs: clean up target name conversion for WSL symlinks

2026-06-15T10:39:41+00:00

WSL symlink target names are stored as narrow NLS/UTF-8 strings on disk. Converting the target name to Unicode in ntfs_symlink and converting it back to NLS in ntfs_reparse_set_wsl_symlink is redundant. Remove this conversion and pass the symname directly to the reparse data setter. Signed-off-by: Hyunchul Lee Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon

ntfs: support following Windows native symlink with absolute paths

2026-06-15T10:39:37+00:00

Extend reparse-point handling beyond relative symlinks so NTFS can expose the Windows absolute forms used by non-relative symbolic links and junctions. * Store the reparse tag and symlink flags in the inode. * Validate junction payloads, and parse targets from substitute_name. * Add function to rewrite supported Windows absolute path into Linux path relative to the mounted NTFS volume. Signed-off-by: Hyunchul Lee Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon

ntfs: update in-memory, on-disk structures and headers

2026-02-19T12:48:06+00:00

Update the NTFS filesystem driver's in-memory and on-disk structures: - Introduce the infrastructure and initial support for reparse points and EA attribute. - Refactor the core ntfs_inode and ntfs_volume structures to support new features such as iomap. - Remove the unnecessary types.h and endian.h headers. - Reorganize the comments in headers for better readability, including fixing warnings from checkpatch.pl. Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig Acked-by: Christoph Hellwig Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon