From: Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>
To: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc: <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>,
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Subject: [PATCH v5 14/16] nfsd: Report export case-folding via NFSv3 PATHCONF
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:46:13 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260116144616.2098618-15-cel@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260116144616.2098618-1-cel@kernel.org>
From: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
The hard-coded MSDOS_SUPER_MAGIC check in nfsd3_proc_pathconf()
only recognizes FAT filesystems as case-insensitive. Modern
filesystems like F2FS, exFAT, and CIFS support case-insensitive
directories, but NFSv3 clients cannot discover this capability.
Query the export's actual case behavior through ->fileattr_get
instead. This allows NFSv3 clients to correctly handle case
sensitivity for any filesystem that implements the fileattr
interface. Filesystems without ->fileattr_get continue to report
the default POSIX behavior (case-sensitive, case-preserving).
This change assumes the ("fat: Implement fileattr_get for case
sensitivity") has been applied, which ensures FAT filesystems
report their case behavior correctly via the fileattr interface.
Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
---
fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
fs/nfsd/vfs.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
fs/nfsd/vfs.h | 2 ++
3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index 42adc5461db0..9be0aca01de0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -717,17 +717,19 @@ nfsd3_proc_pathconf(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
if (resp->status == nfs_ok) {
struct super_block *sb = argp->fh.fh_dentry->d_sb;
+ bool case_insensitive, case_preserving;
- /* Note that we don't care for remote fs's here */
- switch (sb->s_magic) {
- case EXT2_SUPER_MAGIC:
+ if (sb->s_magic == EXT2_SUPER_MAGIC) {
resp->p_link_max = EXT2_LINK_MAX;
resp->p_name_max = EXT2_NAME_LEN;
- break;
- case MSDOS_SUPER_MAGIC:
- resp->p_case_insensitive = 1;
- resp->p_case_preserving = 0;
- break;
+ }
+
+ resp->status = nfsd_get_case_info(&argp->fh,
+ &case_insensitive,
+ &case_preserving);
+ if (resp->status == nfs_ok) {
+ resp->p_case_insensitive = case_insensitive;
+ resp->p_case_preserving = case_preserving;
}
}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 168d3ccc8155..f077032b42c3 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
#include <linux/writeback.h>
#include <linux/security.h>
#include <linux/sunrpc/xdr.h>
+#include <linux/fileattr.h>
#include "xdr3.h"
@@ -2871,3 +2872,27 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp,
return err? nfserrno(err) : 0;
}
+
+/**
+ * nfsd_get_case_info - get case sensitivity info for a file handle
+ * @fhp: file handle that has already been verified
+ * @case_insensitive: output, true if the filesystem is case-insensitive
+ * @case_preserving: output, true if the filesystem preserves case
+ *
+ * Returns nfs_ok on success, or an nfserr on failure.
+ */
+__be32
+nfsd_get_case_info(struct svc_fh *fhp, bool *case_insensitive,
+ bool *case_preserving)
+{
+ struct file_kattr fa = {};
+ int err;
+
+ err = vfs_fileattr_get(fhp->fh_dentry, &fa);
+ if (err && err != -ENOIOCTLCMD)
+ return nfserrno(err);
+
+ *case_insensitive = fa.case_insensitive;
+ *case_preserving = !fa.case_nonpreserving;
+ return nfs_ok;
+}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index e192dca4a679..1ff62eecec09 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ __be32 nfsd_readdir(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
loff_t *, struct readdir_cd *, nfsd_filldir_t);
__be32 nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
struct kstatfs *, int access);
+__be32 nfsd_get_case_info(struct svc_fh *fhp, bool *case_insensitive,
+ bool *case_preserving);
__be32 nfsd_permission(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp,
struct dentry *dentry, int acc);
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-16 14:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-16 14:45 [PATCH v5 00/16] Exposing case folding behavior Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 01/16] fs: Add case sensitivity info to file_kattr Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 16:28 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 02/16] fat: Implement fileattr_get for case sensitivity Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 03/16] exfat: " Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 04/16] ntfs3: " Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 05/16] hfs: " Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 06/16] hfsplus: Report case sensitivity in fileattr_get Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 07/16] ext4: " Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 08/16] xfs: " Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 09/16] cifs: Implement fileattr_get for case sensitivity Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 10/16] nfs: " Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 11/16] f2fs: Add case sensitivity reporting to fileattr_get Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 12/16] vboxsf: Implement fileattr_get for case sensitivity Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 13/16] isofs: " Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` Chuck Lever [this message]
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 15/16] nfsd: Implement NFSv4 FATTR4_CASE_INSENSITIVE and FATTR4_CASE_PRESERVING Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 14:46 ` [PATCH v5 16/16] ksmbd: Report filesystem case sensitivity via FS_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION Chuck Lever
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