I was thinking about the possibility that there a servers with bugs (ie that support it but don't set the flag right) - so haven't merged this one yet - so I want to know how bad end result is if server is correctly behaving but doesn't advertise reparse points and you try to create one that leaves debris (file/directory). On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM Steve French <smfrench@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > In the patch below, do you have an example you tried where server > without reparse point support that left a file/directory around after > a failed attempt to create FIFO/SYMLINK or other special file via > reparse point? > > [PATCH 18/62] cifs: Check if server supports reparse points before using them > > Do not attempt to query or create reparse point when server fs does not > support it. This will prevent creating unusable empty object on the server. > > -- > Thanks, > > Steve -- Thanks, Steve
