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SMBFS Symlink Hack

• original posting to linux-kernel
• patch against 2.0.33
  • v0.2 - works, produces a harmless oops on opening/creating dangling symlinks - attaches a NUL-byte to the end of the link (harmless)
  • v0.3
  • v0.4
    • got rid of NUL
    • got rid of the oops above
  • v0.5
    • constant size of SMB_MAX_SYMLINK_SIZE=269 (next prime after 256+8)
• patch against 2.2.15
  • v0.6
    • works
    • constant size of SMB_MAX_SYMLINK_SIZE=269 (next prime after 256+8)
    • bug: some kernel overhead due to clumsy invalidation on creation of new symlinks
• patch against 2.3.99 (deprecated, no constant size version available)
  • v0.2
    • works
    • attaches a NUL-byte to the end of the link (harmless)
  • v0.3
  • v0.4
    • still works
    • outdated and unsupported, no constant size!
• patch against 2.4.0-pre4 (current)
  • v0.6
    • works
    • constant size of SMB_MAX_SYMLINK_SIZE=269 (next prime after 256+8)