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) {
+			if (ea->valuelen != 8) {
+				hpfs_error(s, "ea->indirect 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->anode, ea_len(ea));
+		}
+		pos += ea->namelen + ea->valuelen + 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))) {
+		printk("HPFS: 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, 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;
+	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)
+				goto indirect;
+			if (ea->valuelen >= size)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			memcpy(buf, ea_data(ea), ea->valuelen);
+			buf[ea->valuelen] = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	a = fnode->ea_secno;
+	len = fnode->ea_size_l;
+	ano = fnode->ea_anode;
+	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 -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 ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+			return -EIO;
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea->indirect)
+				goto indirect;
+			if (ea->valuelen >= size)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4 + ea->namelen + 1, ea->valuelen, buf))
+				return -EIO;
+			buf[ea->valuelen] = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		pos += ea->namelen + ea->valuelen + 5;
+	}
+	return -ENOENT;
+indirect:
+	if (ea_len(ea) >= size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (hpfs_ea_read(s, ea_sec(ea), ea->anode, 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)
+				return get_indirect_ea(s, ea->anode, ea_sec(ea), *size = ea_len(ea));
+			if (!(ret = kmalloc((*size = ea->valuelen) + 1, GFP_NOFS))) {
+				printk("HPFS: out of memory for EA\n");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			memcpy(ret, ea_data(ea), ea->valuelen);
+			ret[ea->valuelen] = 0;
+			return ret;
+		}
+	a = fnode->ea_secno;
+	len = fnode->ea_size_l;
+	ano = fnode->ea_anode;
+	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 ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+			return NULL;
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea->indirect)
+				return get_indirect_ea(s, ea->anode, ea_sec(ea), *size = ea_len(ea));
+			if (!(ret = kmalloc((*size = ea->valuelen) + 1, GFP_NOFS))) {
+				printk("HPFS: out of memory for EA\n");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4 + ea->namelen + 1, ea->valuelen, ret)) {
+				kfree(ret);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			ret[ea->valuelen] = 0;
+			return ret;
+		}
+		pos += ea->namelen + ea->valuelen + 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, char *key, 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) {
+				if (ea_len(ea) == size)
+					set_indirect_ea(s, ea->anode, ea_sec(ea), data, size);
+			} else if (ea->valuelen == size) {
+				memcpy(ea_data(ea), data, size);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+	a = fnode->ea_secno;
+	len = fnode->ea_size_l;
+	ano = fnode->ea_anode;
+	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 ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+			return;
+		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
+			if (ea->indirect) {
+				if (ea_len(ea) == size)
+					set_indirect_ea(s, ea->anode, ea_sec(ea), data, size);
+			}
+			else {
+				if (ea->valuelen == size)
+					hpfs_ea_write(s, a, ano, pos + 4 + ea->namelen + 1, size, data);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+		pos += ea->namelen + ea->valuelen + 5;
+	}
+	if (!fnode->ea_offs) {
+		/*if (fnode->ea_size_s) {
+			hpfs_error(s, "fnode %08x: ea_size_s == %03x, ea_offs == 0",
+				inode->i_ino, fnode->ea_size_s);
+			return;
+		}*/
+		fnode->ea_offs = 0xc4;
+	}
+	if (fnode->ea_offs < 0xc4 || fnode->ea_offs + fnode->acl_size_s + fnode->ea_size_s > 0x200) {
+		hpfs_error(s, "fnode %08x: ea_offs == %03x, ea_size_s == %03x",
+			inode->i_ino, fnode->ea_offs, fnode->ea_size_s);
+		return;
+	}
+	if ((fnode->ea_size_s || !fnode->ea_size_l) &&
+	     fnode->ea_offs + fnode->acl_size_s + fnode->ea_size_s + strlen(key) + size + 5 <= 0x200) {
+		ea = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
+		*(char *)ea = 0;
+		ea->namelen = strlen(key);
+		ea->valuelen = size;
+		strcpy(ea->name, key);
+		memcpy(ea_data(ea), data, size);
+		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 (fnode->ea_size_s && !fnode->ea_size_l) {
+		secno n;
+		struct buffer_head *bh;
+		char *data;
+		if (!(n = hpfs_alloc_sector(s, fno, 1, 0, 1))) return;
+		if (!(data = hpfs_get_sector(s, n, &bh))) {
+			hpfs_free_sectors(s, n, 1);
+			return;
+		}
+		memcpy(data, fnode_ea(fnode), fnode->ea_size_s);
+		fnode->ea_size_l = fnode->ea_size_s;
+		fnode->ea_size_s = 0;
+		fnode->ea_secno = n;
+		fnode->ea_anode = 0;
+		mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+		brelse(bh);
+	}
+	pos = fnode->ea_size_l + 5 + strlen(key) + size;
+	len = (fnode->ea_size_l + 511) >> 9;
+	if (pos >= 30000) goto bail;
+	while (((pos + 511) >> 9) > len) {
+		if (!len) {
+			if (!(fnode->ea_secno = hpfs_alloc_sector(s, fno, 1, 0, 1)))
+				goto bail;
+			fnode->ea_anode = 0;
+			len++;
+		} else if (!fnode->ea_anode) {
+			if (hpfs_alloc_if_possible(s, 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 = fno;
+				anode->btree.fnode_parent = 1;
+				anode->btree.n_free_nodes--;
+				anode->btree.n_used_nodes++;
+				anode->btree.first_free += 12;
+				anode->u.external[0].disk_secno = fnode->ea_secno;
+				anode->u.external[0].file_secno = 0;
+				anode->u.external[0].length = len;
+				mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+				brelse(bh);
+				fnode->ea_anode = 1;
+				fnode->ea_secno = a_s;*/
+				secno new_sec;
+				int i;
+				if (!(new_sec = hpfs_alloc_sector(s, fno, 1, 1 - ((pos + 511) >> 9), 1)))
+					goto bail;
+				for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+					struct buffer_head *bh1, *bh2;
+					void *b1, *b2;
+					if (!(b1 = hpfs_map_sector(s, 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, fnode->ea_secno, len);
+				fnode->ea_secno = new_sec;
+				len = (pos + 511) >> 9;
+			}
+		}
+		if (fnode->ea_anode) {
+			if (hpfs_add_sector_to_btree(s, 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, fnode->ea_secno, fnode->ea_anode, fnode->ea_size_l, 4, h)) goto bail;
+	if (hpfs_ea_write(s, fnode->ea_secno, fnode->ea_anode, fnode->ea_size_l + 4, h[1] + 1, key)) goto bail;
+	if (hpfs_ea_write(s, fnode->ea_secno, fnode->ea_anode, fnode->ea_size_l + 5 + h[1], size, data)) goto bail;
+	fnode->ea_size_l = pos;
+	ret:
+	hpfs_i(inode)->i_ea_size += 5 + strlen(key) + size;
+	return;
+	bail:
+	if (fnode->ea_secno)
+		if (fnode->ea_anode) hpfs_truncate_btree(s, fnode->ea_secno, 1, (fnode->ea_size_l + 511) >> 9);
+		else hpfs_free_sectors(s, fnode->ea_secno + ((fnode->ea_size_l + 511) >> 9), len - ((fnode->ea_size_l + 511) >> 9));
+	else fnode->ea_secno = fnode->ea_size_l = 0;
+}
+