[PATCH v9 10/17] cifs: Implement fileattr_get for case sensitivity

Chuck Lever
2026-04-22T23:30:41Z

Upper layers such as NFSD need a way to query whether a filesystem
handles filenames in a case-sensitive manner. Report CIFS/SMB case
handling behavior via the FS_XFLAG_CASEFOLD flag.

CIFS servers (typically Windows or Samba) are usually case-insensitive
but case-preserving, meaning they ignore case during lookups but store
filenames exactly as provided.

The implementation reports case sensitivity based on the nocase mount
option, which reflects whether the client expects the server to perform
case-insensitive comparisons. When nocase is set, the mount is reported
as case-insensitive.

The callback is registered in all three inode_operations structures
(directory, file, and symlink) to ensure consistent reporting across
all inode types.

Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
---
fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
index 2025739f070a..9b70ffa3e01d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
#include <linux/xattr.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/key-type.h>
+#include <linux/fileattr.h>
#include <uapi/linux/magic.h>
#include <net/ipv6.h>
#include "cifsfs.h"
@@ -1199,6 +1200,22 @@ struct file_system_type smb3_fs_type = {
MODULE_ALIAS_FS("smb3");
MODULE_ALIAS("smb3");

+static int cifs_fileattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct file_kattr *fa)
+{
+ struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(dentry->d_sb);
+ struct cifs_tcon *tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
+
+ /*
+ * The nocase mount option installs case-insensitive dentry
+ * operations on this superblock. SMB preserves case on the
+ * wire and at rest, so the mount matches FS_XFLAG_CASEFOLD
+ * semantics: case-folded lookup, verbatim storage.
+ */
+ if (tcon->nocase)
+ fa->fsx_xflags |= FS_XFLAG_CASEFOLD;
+ return 0;
+}
+
const struct inode_operations cifs_dir_inode_ops = {
.create = cifs_create,
.atomic_open = cifs_atomic_open,
@@ -1217,6 +1234,7 @@ const struct inode_operations cifs_dir_inode_ops = {
.listxattr = cifs_listxattr,
.get_acl = cifs_get_acl,
.set_acl = cifs_set_acl,
+ .fileattr_get = cifs_fileattr_get,
};

const struct inode_operations cifs_file_inode_ops = {
@@ -1227,6 +1245,7 @@ const struct inode_operations cifs_file_inode_ops = {
.fiemap = cifs_fiemap,
.get_acl = cifs_get_acl,
.set_acl = cifs_set_acl,
+ .fileattr_get = cifs_fileattr_get,
};

const char *cifs_get_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
@@ -1261,6 +1280,7 @@ const struct inode_operations cifs_symlink_inode_ops = {
.setattr = cifs_setattr,
.permission = cifs_permission,
.listxattr = cifs_listxattr,
+ .fileattr_get = cifs_fileattr_get,
};

/*

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