87 		 * This is a request to create an absolute symlink on the server  in create_native_symlink()
88 		 * which does not support POSIX paths, and expects symlink in  in create_native_symlink()
89 		 * NT-style path. So convert absolute Linux symlink target path  in create_native_symlink()
92 		 * ensure compatibility of this symlink stored in absolute form  in create_native_symlink()
97 			 * If the absolute Linux symlink target path is not  in create_native_symlink()
99 			 * to convert such Linux symlink to NT-style path.  in create_native_symlink()
102 				 "absolute symlink '%s' cannot be converted to NT format "  in create_native_symlink()
114 			 * Symlink points to Linux target /symlinkroot/x/path/...  in create_native_symlink()
130 			/* Unhandled absolute symlink. Report an error. */  in create_native_symlink()
133 				 "absolute symlink '%s' cannot be converted to NT format "  in create_native_symlink()
141 		 * This is request to either create an absolute symlink on  in create_native_symlink()
143 		 * create a relative symlink from the current directory.  in create_native_symlink()
184 	 * SMB distinguish between symlink to directory and symlink to file.  in create_native_symlink()
185 	 * They cannot be exchanged (symlink of file type which points to  in create_native_symlink()
187 	 * the symlink target could be a directory or not. When detection  in create_native_symlink()
188 	 * fails then treat symlink as a file (non-directory) symlink.  in create_native_symlink()
264 	 * First do some simple check. If the original Linux symlink target ends  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
266 	 * sure symlink to the directory.  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
283 			 "%s: cannot determinate if the symlink target path '%s' "  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
284 			 "is directory or not, creating '%s' as file symlink\n",  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
290 	 * If it was not detected as directory yet and the symlink is relative  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
309 	 * Compose the resolved SMB symlink path from the SMB full path  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
310 	 * and Linux target symlink path.  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
342 			 "%s: symlink target path '%s' does not exist, "  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
343 			 "creating '%s' as file symlink\n",  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
370 				 "%s: cannot determinate if the symlink target path '%s' "  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
371 				 "is directory or not, creating '%s' as file symlink\n",  in detect_directory_symlink_target()
474 		symname_utf16_len -= 2; /* symlink is without trailing wide-nul */  in mknod_nfs()
737 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned malformed nfs symlink buffer\n");  in parse_reparse_nfs()
742 		 * because Linux cannot process symlink with null byte.  in parse_reparse_nfs()
745 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned null byte in nfs symlink target location\n");  in parse_reparse_nfs()
797 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned malformed symlink buffer\n");  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
804 	 * because Linux cannot process symlink with null byte.  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
807 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned null byte in native symlink target location\n");  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
820 		 * This is an absolute symlink from the server which does not  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
821 		 * support POSIX paths, so the symlink is in NT-style path.  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
822 		 * So convert it to absolute Linux symlink target path. Root of  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
832 		 * other symlinks. Most commonly used symlink paths are:  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
857 		 * symlink (to \GLOBAL??). It is less common that second path  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
866 		 * For now parse only symlink paths available for DOS and Win32.  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
868 		 * via other NT symlink (\DosDevices\, \GLOBAL??\, ...).  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
879 			/* Unhandled absolute symlink, points outside of DOS/Win32 */  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
881 				 "absolute symlink '%s' cannot be converted from NT format "  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
913 			/* Unhandled absolute symlink. Report an error. */  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
915 				 "absolute symlink '%s' cannot be converted from NT format "  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
936 		 * This is a relative SMB symlink from the top of the share,  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
939 		 * it to the relative symlink from the current directory.  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
940 		 * full_path is the SMB path to the symlink (from which is  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
942 		 * where symlink points, therefore full_path must always be on  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
964 		 * This is either an absolute symlink in POSIX-style format  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
965 		 * or relative SMB symlink from the current directory.  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
979 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: symlink target: %s\n", __func__, *target);  in smb2_parse_native_symlink()
1002 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned malformed symlink buffer\n");  in parse_reparse_native_symlink()
1025 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned malformed wsl symlink buffer\n");  in parse_reparse_wsl_symlink()
1031 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned unsupported wsl symlink version %u\n", le32_to_cpu(buf->Version));  in parse_reparse_wsl_symlink()
1039 	 * because Linux cannot process symlink with null byte.  in parse_reparse_wsl_symlink()
1042 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned null byte in wsl symlink target location\n");  in parse_reparse_wsl_symlink()
1263 	case 0: /* SMB1 symlink */  in cifs_reparse_point_to_fattr()