LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs

A file which has US (0x1f) character is not accepted

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#106 opened on Jan 31, 2019

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Description

Describe the bug

Cannot create a file or a symlink that has US (0x1f) character in the name.

To Reproduce

In bash,touch $'[mount_point]/aaa\x1faaa'.

LTFS returns an invalid argument error.

Expected behavior

Accept the filename and write to an index aaa%1faaa with percent encoded flag.

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Research direction
Examine the file creation code path in LTFS, focusing on filename validation and handling of special characters. Identify where the 0x1f character is rejected and implement percent encoding for such characters as described in the expected behavior.
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backend
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