diff --git a/fs/autofs/symlink.c b/fs/autofs/symlink.c
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+++ b/fs/autofs/symlink.c
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+/* -*- linux-c -*- --------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *
+ * linux/fs/autofs/symlink.c
+ *
+ *  Copyright 1997-1998 Transmeta Corporation -- All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Linux kernel and is made available under
+ * the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, or at your
+ * option, any later version, incorporated herein by reference.
+ *
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#include "autofs_i.h"
+
+static int autofs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	char *s=((struct autofs_symlink *)dentry->d_inode->u.generic_ip)->data;
+	nd_set_link(nd, s);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct inode_operations autofs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
+	.follow_link	= autofs_follow_link
+};