+static int
+v9fs_vfs_readlink_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
+{
+ int retval;
+ struct p9_fid *fid;
+ char *target = NULL;
+
+ P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
+ retval = -EPERM;
+ fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
+ if (IS_ERR(fid))
+ return PTR_ERR(fid);
+
+ retval = p9_client_readlink(fid, &target);
+ if (retval < 0)
+ return retval;
+
+ strncpy(buffer, target, buflen);
+ P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "%s -> %s\n", dentry->d_name.name, buffer);
+
+ retval = strnlen(buffer, buflen);
+ return retval;
+}
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_vfs_follow_link_dotl - follow a symlink path
+ * @dentry: dentry for symlink
+ * @nd: nameidata
+ *
+ */
+
+static void *
+v9fs_vfs_follow_link_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+ int len = 0;
+ char *link = __getname();
+
+ P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "%s n", dentry->d_name.name);
+
+ if (!link)
+ link = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ else {
+ len = v9fs_vfs_readlink_dotl(dentry, link, PATH_MAX);
+ if (len < 0) {
+ __putname(link);
+ link = ERR_PTR(len);
+ } else
+ link[min(len, PATH_MAX-1)] = 0;
+ }
+ nd_set_link(nd, link);
+
+ return NULL;
+}
+