3 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/ext2/inode.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/ext2/inode.cpp
index 279c84f..5b6bcb3 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/ext2/inode.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/ext2/inode.cpp
@@ -72,4 +72,9 @@ namespace kernel::filesystem::ext2
   {
     return (m_data.mode & constants::mode_mask) == constants::mode_directory;
   }
+
+  auto inode::is_symbolic_link() const -> bool
+  {
+    return (m_data.mode & constants::mode_mask) == constants::mode_symbolic_link;
+  }
 }  // namespace kernel::filesystem::ext2
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/ext2/inode.tests.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/ext2/inode.tests.cpp
index e68352f..f0f4aaf 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/ext2/inode.tests.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/ext2/inode.tests.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ SCENARIO("Ext2 inode initialization and properties", "[filesystem][ext2][inode]"
       REQUIRE(inode.is_regular());
       REQUIRE(!inode.is_directory());
       REQUIRE(!inode.is_device());
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_symbolic_link());
     }
 
     THEN("the inode is initialized with directory mode in data and has the kind directory")
@@ -43,6 +44,29 @@ SCENARIO("Ext2 inode initialization and properties", "[filesystem][ext2][inode]"
       REQUIRE(!inode.is_regular());
       REQUIRE(inode.is_directory());
       REQUIRE(!inode.is_device());
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_symbolic_link());
+    }
+
+    THEN("the inode is initialized with symbolic link mode in data and has the kind symbolic link")
+    {
+      data.mode = kernel::filesystem::ext2::constants::mode_symbolic_link;
+      auto inode = kernel::filesystem::ext2::inode(&fs, data);
+
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_regular());
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_directory());
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_device());
+      REQUIRE(inode.is_symbolic_link());
+    }
+
+    THEN("the inode is initialized with zero mode in data and has no specific kind")
+    {
+      data.mode = 0;
+      auto inode = kernel::filesystem::ext2::inode(&fs, data);
+
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_regular());
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_directory());
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_device());
+      REQUIRE(!inode.is_symbolic_link());
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/inode.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/inode.cpp
index f2a7741..c188917 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/inode.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/inode.cpp
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ namespace kernel::filesystem
   {
     return false;
   }
+
+  auto inode::is_symbolic_link() const -> bool
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
 }  // namespace kernel::filesystem
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