Linux pays no attention to the hidden attribute. But when you create a dotfile under Linux the clear intent is that the file should be hidden. Linux tooling kno

Linux pays no attention to the hidden attribute. But when you create a dotfile under Linux the clear intent is that the file should be hidden. Linux tooling knows to hide dotfiles by default, but Windows doesn't. So, this patch sets the hidden attribute when you create a dotfile under Linux. If you then mount the same filesystem under Windows the dotfiles will be hidden. Given that Linux userland tooling knows (in general) nothing about NTFS, and this hidden attribute is NTFS-specific, where would you put it other than in the driver?