Add comment explaining about symlink following & posix.

Jeremy.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_streams_xattr.c b/source3/modules/vfs_streams_xattr.c
index b68fa02a35..d7c0a834c0 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_streams_xattr.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_streams_xattr.c
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ static int streams_xattr_stat(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 		return SMB_VFS_NEXT_STAT(handle, smb_fname);
 	}
 
+	/* Note if lp_posix_paths() is true, we can never
+	 * get here as is_ntfs_stream_smb_fname() is
+	 * always false. So we never need worry about
+	 * not following links here. */
+
 	/* If the default stream is requested, just stat the base file. */
 	if (is_ntfs_default_stream_smb_fname(smb_fname)) {
 		return streams_xattr_stat_base(handle, smb_fname, true);
@@ -304,7 +309,7 @@ static int streams_xattr_lstat(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 		return SMB_VFS_NEXT_LSTAT(handle, smb_fname);
 	}
 
-		/* If the default stream is requested, just stat the base file. */
+	/* If the default stream is requested, just stat the base file. */
 	if (is_ntfs_default_stream_smb_fname(smb_fname)) {
 		return streams_xattr_stat_base(handle, smb_fname, false);
 	}