We can't set the flags on symbolic links, so check for them using lstat(). Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx> --- lib/e2p/fgetflags.c | 2 +- lib/e2p/fsetflags.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/e2p/fgetflags.c b/lib/e2p/fgetflags.c index 0aed6c8..372304f 100644 --- a/lib/e2p/fgetflags.c +++ b/lib/e2p/fgetflags.c @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int fgetflags (const char * name, unsigned long * flags) #if HAVE_EXT2_IOCTLS int fd, r, f, save_errno = 0; - if (!stat(name, &buf) && + if (!lstat(name, &buf) && !S_ISREG(buf.st_mode) && !S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode)) { goto notsupp; } diff --git a/lib/e2p/fsetflags.c b/lib/e2p/fsetflags.c index 2f1277f..3a05324 100644 --- a/lib/e2p/fsetflags.c +++ b/lib/e2p/fsetflags.c @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int fsetflags (const char * name, unsigned long flags) #if HAVE_EXT2_IOCTLS int fd, r, f, save_errno = 0; - if (!stat(name, &buf) && + if (!lstat(name, &buf) && !S_ISREG(buf.st_mode) && !S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode)) { goto notsupp; } -- 1.5.3.4.1232.g9991d-dirty - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html