diff --git a/fs/hpfs/ea.c b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
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+/*
+ *  linux/fs/hpfs/ea.c
+ *
+ *  Mikulas Patocka (mikulas@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz), 1998-1999
+ *
+ *  handling extended attributes
+ */
+
+#include "hpfs_fn.h"
+
+/* Remove external extended attributes. ano specifies whether a is a 
+   direct sector where eas starts or an anode */
+
+void hpfs_ea_ext_remove(struct super_block *s, secno a, int ano, unsigned len)
+{
+	unsigned pos = 0;
+	while (pos < len) {
+		char ex[4 + 255 + 1 + 8];
+		struct extended_attribute *ea = (struct extended_attribute *)ex;
+		if (pos + 4 > len) {
+			hpfs_error(s, "EAs don't end correctly, %s %08x, len %08x",
+				ano ? "anode" : "sectors", a, len);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos, 4, ex)) return;
+		if (ea_indirect(ea)) {
+			if (ea_valuelen(ea) != 8) {
+				hpfs_error(s, "ea_indirect(ea) set while ea->valuelen!=8, %s %08x, pos %08x",
+					ano ? "anode" : "sectors", a, pos);
+				return;
+			}
+			if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 9, ex+4))
+				return;
+			hpfs_ea_remove(s, ea_sec(ea), ea_in_anode(ea), ea_len(ea));
+		}
+		pos += ea->namelen + ea_valuelen(ea) + 5;
+	}
+	if (!ano) hpfs_free_sectors(s, a, (len+511) >> 9);
+	else {
+		struct buffer_head *bh;
+		struct anode *anode;
+		if ((anode = hpfs_map_anode(s, a, &bh))) {
+			hpfs_remove_btree(s, &anode->btree);
+			brelse(bh);
+			hpfs_free_sectors(s, a, 1);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static char *get_indirect_ea(struct super_block *s, int ano, secno a, int size)
+{
+	char *ret;
+	if (!(ret = kmalloc(size + 1, GFP_NOFS))) {
+		pr_err("out of memory for EA\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, 0, size, ret)) {
+		kfree(ret);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ret[size] = 0;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void set_indirect_ea(struct super_block *s, int ano, secno a,
+			    const char *data, int size)
+{
+	hpfs_ea_write(s, a, ano, 0, size, data);
+}
+
+/* Read an extended attribute named 'key' into the provided buffer */
+
+int hpfs_read_ea(struct super_block *s, struct fnode *fnode, char *key,
+		char *buf, int size)
+{
+	unsigned pos;
+	int ano, len;
+	secno a;
+	char ex[4 + 255 + 1 + 8];
+	struct extended_attribute *ea;
+	struct extended_attribute *ea_end = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
+	for (ea = fnode_ea(fnode); ea < ea_end; ea = next_ea(ea))
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea_indirect(ea))
+				goto indirect;
+			if (ea_valuelen(ea) >= size)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			memcpy(buf, ea_data(ea), ea_valuelen(ea));
+			buf[ea_valuelen(ea)] = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	a = le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno);
+	len = le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l);
+	ano = fnode_in_anode(fnode);
+	pos = 0;
+	while (pos < len) {
+		ea = (struct extended_attribute *)ex;
+		if (pos + 4 > len) {
+			hpfs_error(s, "EAs don't end correctly, %s %08x, len %08x",
+				ano ? "anode" : "sectors", a, len);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos, 4, ex)) return -EIO;
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea_indirect(ea) ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+			return -EIO;
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea_indirect(ea))
+				goto indirect;
+			if (ea_valuelen(ea) >= size)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4 + ea->namelen + 1, ea_valuelen(ea), buf))
+				return -EIO;
+			buf[ea_valuelen(ea)] = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		pos += ea->namelen + ea_valuelen(ea) + 5;
+	}
+	return -ENOENT;
+indirect:
+	if (ea_len(ea) >= size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (hpfs_ea_read(s, ea_sec(ea), ea_in_anode(ea), 0, ea_len(ea), buf))
+		return -EIO;
+	buf[ea_len(ea)] = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Read an extended attribute named 'key' */
+char *hpfs_get_ea(struct super_block *s, struct fnode *fnode, char *key, int *size)
+{
+	char *ret;
+	unsigned pos;
+	int ano, len;
+	secno a;
+	struct extended_attribute *ea;
+	struct extended_attribute *ea_end = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
+	for (ea = fnode_ea(fnode); ea < ea_end; ea = next_ea(ea))
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea_indirect(ea))
+				return get_indirect_ea(s, ea_in_anode(ea), ea_sec(ea), *size = ea_len(ea));
+			if (!(ret = kmalloc((*size = ea_valuelen(ea)) + 1, GFP_NOFS))) {
+				pr_err("out of memory for EA\n");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			memcpy(ret, ea_data(ea), ea_valuelen(ea));
+			ret[ea_valuelen(ea)] = 0;
+			return ret;
+		}
+	a = le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno);
+	len = le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l);
+	ano = fnode_in_anode(fnode);
+	pos = 0;
+	while (pos < len) {
+		char ex[4 + 255 + 1 + 8];
+		ea = (struct extended_attribute *)ex;
+		if (pos + 4 > len) {
+			hpfs_error(s, "EAs don't end correctly, %s %08x, len %08x",
+				ano ? "anode" : "sectors", a, len);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos, 4, ex)) return NULL;
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea_indirect(ea) ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+			return NULL;
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea_indirect(ea))
+				return get_indirect_ea(s, ea_in_anode(ea), ea_sec(ea), *size = ea_len(ea));
+			if (!(ret = kmalloc((*size = ea_valuelen(ea)) + 1, GFP_NOFS))) {
+				pr_err("out of memory for EA\n");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4 + ea->namelen + 1, ea_valuelen(ea), ret)) {
+				kfree(ret);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			ret[ea_valuelen(ea)] = 0;
+			return ret;
+		}
+		pos += ea->namelen + ea_valuelen(ea) + 5;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/* 
+ * Update or create extended attribute 'key' with value 'data'. Note that
+ * when this ea exists, it MUST have the same size as size of data.
+ * This driver can't change sizes of eas ('cause I just don't need it).
+ */
+
+void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *inode, struct fnode *fnode, const char *key,
+		 const char *data, int size)
+{
+	fnode_secno fno = inode->i_ino;
+	struct super_block *s = inode->i_sb;
+	unsigned pos;
+	int ano, len;
+	secno a;
+	unsigned char h[4];
+	struct extended_attribute *ea;
+	struct extended_attribute *ea_end = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
+	for (ea = fnode_ea(fnode); ea < ea_end; ea = next_ea(ea))
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea_indirect(ea)) {
+				if (ea_len(ea) == size)
+					set_indirect_ea(s, ea_in_anode(ea), ea_sec(ea), data, size);
+			} else if (ea_valuelen(ea) == size) {
+				memcpy(ea_data(ea), data, size);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+	a = le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno);
+	len = le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l);
+	ano = fnode_in_anode(fnode);
+	pos = 0;
+	while (pos < len) {
+		char ex[4 + 255 + 1 + 8];
+		ea = (struct extended_attribute *)ex;
+		if (pos + 4 > len) {
+			hpfs_error(s, "EAs don't end correctly, %s %08x, len %08x",
+				ano ? "anode" : "sectors", a, len);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos, 4, ex)) return;
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea_indirect(ea) ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+			return;
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea_indirect(ea)) {
+				if (ea_len(ea) == size)
+					set_indirect_ea(s, ea_in_anode(ea), ea_sec(ea), data, size);
+			}
+			else {
+				if (ea_valuelen(ea) == size)
+					hpfs_ea_write(s, a, ano, pos + 4 + ea->namelen + 1, size, data);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+		pos += ea->namelen + ea_valuelen(ea) + 5;
+	}
+	if (!le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_offs)) {
+		/*if (le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s)) {
+			hpfs_error(s, "fnode %08x: ea_size_s == %03x, ea_offs == 0",
+				inode->i_ino, le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s));
+			return;
+		}*/
+		fnode->ea_offs = cpu_to_le16(0xc4);
+	}
+	if (le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_offs) < 0xc4 || le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_offs) + le16_to_cpu(fnode->acl_size_s) + le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s) > 0x200) {
+		hpfs_error(s, "fnode %08lx: ea_offs == %03x, ea_size_s == %03x",
+			(unsigned long)inode->i_ino,
+			le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_offs), le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s));
+		return;
+	}
+	if ((le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s) || !le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l)) &&
+	     le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_offs) + le16_to_cpu(fnode->acl_size_s) + le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s) + strlen(key) + size + 5 <= 0x200) {
+		ea = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
+		*(char *)ea = 0;
+		ea->namelen = strlen(key);
+		ea->valuelen_lo = size;
+		ea->valuelen_hi = size >> 8;
+		strcpy(ea->name, key);
+		memcpy(ea_data(ea), data, size);
+		fnode->ea_size_s = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s) + strlen(key) + size + 5);
+		goto ret;
+	}
+	/* Most the code here is 99.9993422% unused. I hope there are no bugs.
+	   But what .. HPFS.IFS has also bugs in ea management. */
+	if (le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s) && !le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l)) {
+		secno n;
+		struct buffer_head *bh;
+		char *data;
+		if (!(n = hpfs_alloc_sector(s, fno, 1, 0))) return;
+		if (!(data = hpfs_get_sector(s, n, &bh))) {
+			hpfs_free_sectors(s, n, 1);
+			return;
+		}
+		memcpy(data, fnode_ea(fnode), le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s));
+		fnode->ea_size_l = cpu_to_le32(le16_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_s));
+		fnode->ea_size_s = cpu_to_le16(0);
+		fnode->ea_secno = cpu_to_le32(n);
+		fnode->flags &= ~FNODE_anode;
+		mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+		brelse(bh);
+	}
+	pos = le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l) + 5 + strlen(key) + size;
+	len = (le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l) + 511) >> 9;
+	if (pos >= 30000) goto bail;
+	while (((pos + 511) >> 9) > len) {
+		if (!len) {
+			secno q = hpfs_alloc_sector(s, fno, 1, 0);
+			if (!q) goto bail;
+			fnode->ea_secno = cpu_to_le32(q);
+			fnode->flags &= ~FNODE_anode;
+			len++;
+		} else if (!fnode_in_anode(fnode)) {
+			if (hpfs_alloc_if_possible(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno) + len)) {
+				len++;
+			} else {
+				/* Aargh... don't know how to create ea anodes :-( */
+				/*struct buffer_head *bh;
+				struct anode *anode;
+				anode_secno a_s;
+				if (!(anode = hpfs_alloc_anode(s, fno, &a_s, &bh)))
+					goto bail;
+				anode->up = cpu_to_le32(fno);
+				anode->btree.fnode_parent = 1;
+				anode->btree.n_free_nodes--;
+				anode->btree.n_used_nodes++;
+				anode->btree.first_free = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(anode->btree.first_free) + 12);
+				anode->u.external[0].disk_secno = cpu_to_le32(le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno));
+				anode->u.external[0].file_secno = cpu_to_le32(0);
+				anode->u.external[0].length = cpu_to_le32(len);
+				mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+				brelse(bh);
+				fnode->flags |= FNODE_anode;
+				fnode->ea_secno = cpu_to_le32(a_s);*/
+				secno new_sec;
+				int i;
+				if (!(new_sec = hpfs_alloc_sector(s, fno, 1, 1 - ((pos + 511) >> 9))))
+					goto bail;
+				for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+					struct buffer_head *bh1, *bh2;
+					void *b1, *b2;
+					if (!(b1 = hpfs_map_sector(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno) + i, &bh1, len - i - 1))) {
+						hpfs_free_sectors(s, new_sec, (pos + 511) >> 9);
+						goto bail;
+					}
+					if (!(b2 = hpfs_get_sector(s, new_sec + i, &bh2))) {
+						brelse(bh1);
+						hpfs_free_sectors(s, new_sec, (pos + 511) >> 9);
+						goto bail;
+					}
+					memcpy(b2, b1, 512);
+					brelse(bh1);
+					mark_buffer_dirty(bh2);
+					brelse(bh2);
+				}
+				hpfs_free_sectors(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno), len);
+				fnode->ea_secno = cpu_to_le32(new_sec);
+				len = (pos + 511) >> 9;
+			}
+		}
+		if (fnode_in_anode(fnode)) {
+			if (hpfs_add_sector_to_btree(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno),
+						     0, len) != -1) {
+				len++;
+			} else {
+				goto bail;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	h[0] = 0;
+	h[1] = strlen(key);
+	h[2] = size & 0xff;
+	h[3] = size >> 8;
+	if (hpfs_ea_write(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno), fnode_in_anode(fnode), le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l), 4, h)) goto bail;
+	if (hpfs_ea_write(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno), fnode_in_anode(fnode), le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l) + 4, h[1] + 1, key)) goto bail;
+	if (hpfs_ea_write(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno), fnode_in_anode(fnode), le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l) + 5 + h[1], size, data)) goto bail;
+	fnode->ea_size_l = cpu_to_le32(pos);
+	ret:
+	hpfs_i(inode)->i_ea_size += 5 + strlen(key) + size;
+	return;
+	bail:
+	if (le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno))
+		if (fnode_in_anode(fnode)) hpfs_truncate_btree(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno), 1, (le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l) + 511) >> 9);
+		else hpfs_free_sectors(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno) + ((le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l) + 511) >> 9), len - ((le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l) + 511) >> 9));
+	else fnode->ea_secno = fnode->ea_size_l = cpu_to_le32(0);
+}
+