1 files changed, 39 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index ea1bd3feea1b..55263b7de9c0 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -677,13 +677,28 @@ static int ntfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *vi)
 		ntfs_debug("Attribute list found in inode 0x%lx.", vi->i_ino);
 		NInoSetAttrList(ni);
 		a = ctx->attr;
-		if (a->flags & ATTR_IS_ENCRYPTED ||
-				a->flags & ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK ||
-				a->flags & ATTR_IS_SPARSE) {
+		if (a->flags & ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK) {
 			ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Attribute list attribute is "
-					"compressed/encrypted/sparse.");
+					"compressed.");
 			goto unm_err_out;
 		}
+		if (a->flags & ATTR_IS_ENCRYPTED ||
+				a->flags & ATTR_IS_SPARSE) {
+			if (a->non_resident) {
+				ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Non-resident attribute "
+						"list attribute is encrypted/"
+						"sparse.");
+				goto unm_err_out;
+			}
+			ntfs_warning(vi->i_sb, "Resident attribute list "
+					"attribute in inode 0x%lx is marked "
+					"encrypted/sparse which is not true.  "
+					"However, Windows allows this and "
+					"chkdsk does not detect or correct it "
+					"so we will just ignore the invalid "
+					"flags and pretend they are not set.",
+					vi->i_ino);
+		}
 		/* Now allocate memory for the attribute list. */
 		ni->attr_list_size = (u32)ntfs_attr_size(a);
 		ni->attr_list = ntfs_malloc_nofs(ni->attr_list_size);
@@ -1809,19 +1824,33 @@ int ntfs_read_inode_mount(struct inode *vi)
 	} else /* if (!err) */ {
 		ATTR_LIST_ENTRY *al_entry, *next_al_entry;
 		u8 *al_end;
+		static const char *es = "  Not allowed.  $MFT is corrupt.  "
+				"You should run chkdsk.";
 
 		ntfs_debug("Attribute list attribute found in $MFT.");
 		NInoSetAttrList(ni);
 		a = ctx->attr;
-		if (a->flags & ATTR_IS_ENCRYPTED ||
-				a->flags & ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK ||
-				a->flags & ATTR_IS_SPARSE) {
+		if (a->flags & ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK) {
 			ntfs_error(sb, "Attribute list attribute is "
-					"compressed/encrypted/sparse. Not "
-					"allowed. $MFT is corrupt. You should "
-					"run chkdsk.");
+					"compressed.%s", es);
 			goto put_err_out;
 		}
+		if (a->flags & ATTR_IS_ENCRYPTED ||
+				a->flags & ATTR_IS_SPARSE) {
+			if (a->non_resident) {
+				ntfs_error(sb, "Non-resident attribute list "
+						"attribute is encrypted/"
+						"sparse.%s", es);
+				goto put_err_out;
+			}
+			ntfs_warning(sb, "Resident attribute list attribute "
+					"in $MFT system file is marked "
+					"encrypted/sparse which is not true.  "
+					"However, Windows allows this and "
+					"chkdsk does not detect or correct it "
+					"so we will just ignore the invalid "
+					"flags and pretend they are not set.");
+		}
 		/* Now allocate memory for the attribute list. */
 		ni->attr_list_size = (u32)ntfs_attr_size(a);
 		ni->attr_list = ntfs_malloc_nofs(ni->attr_list_size);