+
+/* Note: caller must free return buffer */
+__le16 *
+cifs_convert_path_to_utf16(const char *from, struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+{
+ int len;
+ const char *start_of_path;
+ __le16 *to;
+
+ /* Windows doesn't allow paths beginning with \ */
+ if (from[0] == '\\')
+ start_of_path = from + 1;
+ else
+ start_of_path = from;
+ to = cifs_strndup_to_utf16(start_of_path, PATH_MAX, &len,
+ cifs_sb->local_nls,
+ cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+ CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+ return to;
+}