+int
+cifs_create_mf_symlink(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+ struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const unsigned char *path,
+ char *pbuf, unsigned int *pbytes_written)
+{
+ int rc;
+ int oplock = 0;
+ __u16 netfid = 0;
+ struct cifs_io_parms io_parms;
+ int create_options = CREATE_NOT_DIR;
+
+ if (backup_cred(cifs_sb))
+ create_options |= CREATE_OPEN_BACKUP_INTENT;
+
+ rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, path, FILE_CREATE, GENERIC_WRITE,
+ create_options, &netfid, &oplock, NULL,
+ cifs_sb->local_nls,
+ cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+ CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
+
+ io_parms.netfid = netfid;
+ io_parms.pid = current->tgid;
+ io_parms.tcon = tcon;
+ io_parms.offset = 0;
+ io_parms.length = CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE;
+
+ rc = CIFSSMBWrite(xid, &io_parms, pbytes_written, pbuf, NULL, 0);
+ CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
+ return rc;
+}
+