[PATCH 1/2] ntfs: apply Windows name checks only with windows_names
Namjae Jeon <[email protected]> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:48:59 +0900
| Newsgroups | dev.linux.lists.ntfs |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
The windows_names mount option is documented to reject names containing characters forbidden by Windows. However, ntfs_check_bad_windows_name() unconditionally rejects those characters before checking the mount option. Move the character validation after the option check so a default NTFS mount accepts POSIX names such as names containing ':'. Mounts using windows_names retain the existing Windows-compatible validation, including reserved device names and trailing spaces or dots. Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon <[email protected]> --- fs/ntfs/namei.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/ntfs/namei.c b/fs/ntfs/namei.c index cd403b1d99ee..aee7aabaf059 100644 --- a/fs/ntfs/namei.c +++ b/fs/ntfs/namei.c @@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ static int ntfs_check_bad_windows_name(struct ntfs_volume *vol, const __le16 *wc, unsigned int wc_len) { - if (ntfs_check_bad_char(wc, wc_len)) - return -EINVAL; - if (!NVolCheckWindowsNames(vol)) return 0; + if (ntfs_check_bad_char(wc, wc_len)) + return -EINVAL; + /* Check for trailing space or dot. */ if (wc_len > 0 && (wc[wc_len - 1] == cpu_to_le16(' ') || -- 2.25.1