https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198301 Josh Johnston (josh.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx) changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |josh.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx --- Comment #2 from Josh Johnston (josh.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx) --- Created attachment 273589 --> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=273589&action=edit Proposed patch Here's a proposed patch. When the symlink's path length is longer than a block, it uses the existing code to fall back on a slow symlink. This is the better behavior, rather than throwing an error. Block size should only be a limitation on the path if using a fast symlink, which includes the path in the inode. More info on fast/slow symlinks at: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questoins/147535/fast-and-slow-symlinks -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching the assignee of the bug.
