diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/ra.py b/swh/loader/svn/ra.py
index 6f0a7a0..81bdc37 100644
--- a/swh/loader/svn/ra.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/ra.py
@@ -1,537 +1,537 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016-2021  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 """Remote Access client to svn server.
 
 """
 
 import codecs
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
 import click
 from subvertpy import delta, properties
 from subvertpy.ra import Auth, RemoteAccess, get_username_provider
 
 from swh.model import from_disk, hashutil
 from swh.model.model import Content, Directory, SkippedContent
 
 _eol_style = {"native": b"\n", "CRLF": b"\r\n", "LF": b"\n", "CR": b"\r"}
 
 
 def _normalize_line_endings(lines, eol_style="native"):
     r"""Normalize line endings to unix (\\n), windows (\\r\\n) or mac (\\r).
 
     Args:
         lines (bytes): The lines to normalize
 
         line_ending (str): The line ending format as defined for
             svn:eol-style property. Acceptable values are 'native',
             'CRLF', 'LF' and 'CR'
 
     Returns:
         bytes: lines with endings normalized
     """
     lines = lines.replace(_eol_style["CRLF"], _eol_style["LF"]).replace(
         _eol_style["CR"], _eol_style["LF"]
     )
     if _eol_style[eol_style] != _eol_style["LF"]:
         lines = lines.replace(_eol_style["LF"], _eol_style[eol_style])
 
     return lines
 
 
 def apply_txdelta_handler(sbuf, target_stream):
     """Return a function that can be called repeatedly with txdelta windows.
     When done, closes the target_stream.
 
     Adapted from subvertpy.delta.apply_txdelta_handler to close the
     stream when done.
 
     Args:
         sbuf: Source buffer
         target_stream: Target stream to write to.
 
     Returns:
         Function to be called to apply txdelta windows
 
     """
 
     def apply_window(window, sbuf=sbuf, target_stream=target_stream):
         if window is None:
             target_stream.close()
             return  # Last call
         patch = delta.apply_txdelta_window(sbuf, window)
         target_stream.write(patch)
 
     return apply_window
 
 
 def read_svn_link(data):
     """Read the svn link's content.
 
     Args:
         data (bytes): svn link's raw content
 
     Returns:
         The tuple of (filetype, destination path)
 
     """
     split_byte = b" "
     filetype, *src = data.split(split_byte)
     src = split_byte.join(src)
     return filetype, src
 
 
 def is_file_an_svnlink_p(fullpath):
     """Determine if a filepath is an svnlink or something else.
 
     Args:
         fullpath (str/bytes): Full path to the potential symlink to check
 
     Returns:
         boolean value to determine if it's indeed a symlink (as per
         svn) or not.
 
     """
     with open(fullpath, "rb") as f:
         filetype, src = read_svn_link(f.read())
         return filetype == b"link", src
 
 
 def _ra_codecs_error_handler(e):
     """Subvertpy may fail to decode to utf-8 the user svn properties.  As
        they are not used by the loader, return an empty string instead
        of the decoded content.
 
     Args:
         e (UnicodeDecodeError): exception raised during the svn
                                 properties decoding.
 
     """
     return "", e.end
 
 
 DEFAULT_FLAG = 0
 EXEC_FLAG = 1
 NOEXEC_FLAG = 2
 
 SVN_PROPERTY_EOL = "svn:eol-style"
 
 # EOL state check mess
 EOL_STYLE = {}
 
 
 class FileEditor:
     """File Editor in charge of updating file on disk and memory objects.
 
     """
 
     __slots__ = ["directory", "path", "fullpath", "executable", "link"]
 
     def __init__(self, directory, rootpath, path):
         self.directory = directory
         self.path = path
         # default value: 0, 1: set the flag, 2: remove the exec flag
         self.executable = DEFAULT_FLAG
         self.link = None
         self.fullpath = os.path.join(rootpath, path)
 
     def change_prop(self, key, value):
         if key == properties.PROP_EXECUTABLE:
             if value is None:  # bit flip off
                 self.executable = NOEXEC_FLAG
             else:
                 self.executable = EXEC_FLAG
         elif key == properties.PROP_SPECIAL:
             # Possibly a symbolic link. We cannot check further at
             # that moment though, patch(s) not being applied yet
             self.link = True
         elif key == SVN_PROPERTY_EOL:
             # backup end of line style for file
             EOL_STYLE[self.fullpath] = value
 
     def __make_symlink(self, src):
         """Convert the svnlink to a symlink on disk.
 
         This function expects self.fullpath to be a svn link.
 
         Args:
             src (bytes): Path to the link's source
 
         Return:
             tuple: The svnlink's data tuple:
 
                 - type (should be only 'link')
                 - <path-to-src>
 
         """
         os.remove(self.fullpath)
         os.symlink(src=src, dst=self.fullpath)
 
     def __make_svnlink(self):
         """Convert the symlink to a svnlink on disk.
 
         Return:
             The symlink's svnlink data (``b'type <path-to-src>'``)
 
         """
         # we replace the symlink by a svnlink
         # to be able to patch the file on future commits
         src = os.readlink(self.fullpath)
         os.remove(self.fullpath)
         sbuf = b"link " + src
         with open(self.fullpath, "wb") as f:
             f.write(sbuf)
         return sbuf
 
     def apply_textdelta(self, base_checksum):
         if os.path.lexists(self.fullpath):
             if os.path.islink(self.fullpath):
                 # svn does not deal with symlink so we transform into
                 # real svn symlink for potential patching in later
                 # commits
                 sbuf = self.__make_svnlink()
                 self.link = True
             else:
                 with open(self.fullpath, "rb") as f:
                     sbuf = f.read()
         else:
             sbuf = b""
 
         t = open(self.fullpath, "wb")
         return apply_txdelta_handler(sbuf, target_stream=t)
 
     def close(self):
         """When done with the file, this is called.
 
         So the file exists and is updated, we can:
 
         - adapt accordingly its execution flag if any
         - compute the objects' checksums
         - replace the svnlink with a real symlink (for disk
           computation purposes)
 
         """
         is_link = None
 
         if self.link:
             # can only check now that the link is a real one
             # since patch has been applied
             is_link, src = is_file_an_svnlink_p(self.fullpath)
             if is_link:
                 self.__make_symlink(src)
             else:  # not a real link...
                 self.link = False
 
         if not is_link:  # if a link, do nothing regarding flag
             if self.executable == EXEC_FLAG:
                 os.chmod(self.fullpath, 0o755)
             elif self.executable == NOEXEC_FLAG:
                 os.chmod(self.fullpath, 0o644)
 
         # And now compute file's checksums
         eol_style = EOL_STYLE.get(self.fullpath, None)
-        if eol_style:
+        if eol_style and not is_link:
             # ensure to normalize line endings as defined by svn:eol-style
             # property to get the same file checksum as after an export
             # or checkout operation with subversion
             with open(self.fullpath, "rb") as f:
                 data = f.read()
                 data = _normalize_line_endings(data, eol_style)
                 mode = os.lstat(self.fullpath).st_mode
                 self.directory[self.path] = from_disk.Content.from_bytes(
                     mode=mode, data=data
                 )
         else:
             self.directory[self.path] = from_disk.Content.from_file(path=self.fullpath)
 
 
 class BaseDirEditor:
     """Base class implementation of dir editor.
 
     see :class:`DirEditor` for an implementation that hashes every
     directory encountered.
 
     Instantiate a new class inheriting from this class and define the following
     functions::
 
         def update_checksum(self):
             # Compute the checksums at current state
 
         def open_directory(self, *args):
             # Update an existing folder.
 
         def add_directory(self, *args):
             # Add a new one.
 
     """
 
     __slots__ = ["directory", "rootpath"]
 
     def __init__(self, directory, rootpath):
         self.directory = directory
         self.rootpath = rootpath
         # build directory on init
         os.makedirs(rootpath, exist_ok=True)
 
     def remove_child(self, path):
         """Remove a path from the current objects.
 
         The path can be resolved as link, file or directory.
 
         This function takes also care of removing the link between the
         child and the parent.
 
         Args:
             path: to remove from the current objects.
 
         """
         try:
             entry_removed = self.directory[path]
         except KeyError:
             entry_removed = None
         else:
             del self.directory[path]
             fpath = os.path.join(self.rootpath, path)
             if isinstance(entry_removed, from_disk.Directory):
                 shutil.rmtree(fpath)
             else:
                 os.remove(fpath)
 
         # when deleting a directory ensure to remove any eol style setting for the
         # file it contains as they can be added again later in another revision
         # without the svn:eol-style property set
         fullpath = os.path.join(self.rootpath, path)
         for eol_path in list(EOL_STYLE):
             if eol_path.startswith(fullpath):
                 del EOL_STYLE[eol_path]
 
     def update_checksum(self):
         raise NotImplementedError("This should be implemented.")
 
     def open_directory(self, *args):
         raise NotImplementedError("This should be implemented.")
 
     def add_directory(self, *args):
         raise NotImplementedError("This should be implemented.")
 
     def open_file(self, *args):
         """Updating existing file.
 
         """
         path = os.fsencode(args[0])
         self.directory[path] = from_disk.Content()
         return FileEditor(self.directory, rootpath=self.rootpath, path=path)
 
     def add_file(self, path, copyfrom_path=None, copyfrom_rev=-1):
         """Creating a new file.
 
         """
         path = os.fsencode(path)
         self.directory[path] = from_disk.Content()
         return FileEditor(self.directory, self.rootpath, path)
 
     def change_prop(self, key, value):
         """Change property callback on directory.
 
         """
         if key == properties.PROP_EXTERNALS:
             raise ValueError("Property '%s' detected. Not implemented yet." % key)
 
     def delete_entry(self, path, revision):
         """Remove a path.
 
         """
         self.remove_child(path.encode("utf-8"))
 
     def close(self):
         """Function called when we finish walking a repository.
 
         """
         self.update_checksum()
 
 
 class DirEditor(BaseDirEditor):
     """Directory Editor in charge of updating directory hashes computation.
 
     This implementation includes empty folder in the hash computation.
 
     """
 
     def update_checksum(self):
         """Update the root path self.path's checksums according to the
         children's objects.
 
         This function is expected to be called when the folder has
         been completely 'walked'.
 
         """
         pass
 
     def open_directory(self, *args):
         """Updating existing directory.
 
         """
         return self
 
     def add_directory(self, path, copyfrom_path=None, copyfrom_rev=-1):
         """Adding a new directory.
 
         """
         path = os.fsencode(path)
         os.makedirs(os.path.join(self.rootpath, path), exist_ok=True)
         self.directory[path] = from_disk.Directory()
         return self
 
 
 class Editor:
     """Editor in charge of replaying svn events and computing objects
        along.
 
        This implementation accounts for empty folder during hash
        computations.
 
     """
 
     def __init__(self, rootpath, directory):
         self.rootpath = rootpath
         self.directory = directory
 
     def set_target_revision(self, revnum):
         pass
 
     def abort(self):
         pass
 
     def close(self):
         pass
 
     def open_root(self, base_revnum):
         return DirEditor(self.directory, rootpath=self.rootpath)
 
 
 class Replay:
     """Replay class.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, conn, rootpath, directory=None):
         self.conn = conn
         self.rootpath = rootpath
         if directory is None:
             directory = from_disk.Directory()
         self.directory = directory
         self.editor = Editor(rootpath=rootpath, directory=directory)
 
     def replay(self, rev):
         """Replay svn actions between rev and rev+1.
 
         This method updates in place the self.editor.directory, as well as the
         filesystem.
 
         Returns:
            The updated root directory
 
         """
         codecs.register_error("strict", _ra_codecs_error_handler)
         self.conn.replay(rev, rev + 1, self.editor)
         codecs.register_error("strict", codecs.strict_errors)
         return self.editor.directory
 
     def compute_objects(
         self, rev: int
     ) -> Tuple[List[Content], List[SkippedContent], List[Directory]]:
         """Compute objects at revisions rev.
         Expects the state to be at previous revision's objects.
 
         Args:
             rev: The revision to start the replay from.
 
         Returns:
             The updated objects between rev and rev+1. Beware that this
             mutates the filesystem at rootpath accordingly.
 
         """
         self.replay(rev)
         return from_disk.iter_directory(self.directory)
 
 
 @click.command()
 @click.option("--local-url", default="/tmp", help="local svn working copy")
 @click.option(
     "--svn-url",
     default="file:///home/storage/svn/repos/pkg-fox",
     help="svn repository's url.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--revision-start",
     default=1,
     type=click.INT,
     help="svn repository's starting revision.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--revision-end",
     default=-1,
     type=click.INT,
     help="svn repository's ending revision.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--debug/--nodebug",
     default=True,
     help="Indicates if the server should run in debug mode.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--cleanup/--nocleanup",
     default=True,
     help="Indicates whether to cleanup disk when done or not.",
 )
 def main(local_url, svn_url, revision_start, revision_end, debug, cleanup):
     """Script to present how to use Replay class.
 
     """
     conn = RemoteAccess(svn_url.encode("utf-8"), auth=Auth([get_username_provider()]))
 
     os.makedirs(local_url, exist_ok=True)
 
     rootpath = tempfile.mkdtemp(
         prefix=local_url, suffix="-" + os.path.basename(svn_url)
     )
 
     rootpath = os.fsencode(rootpath)
 
     # Do not go beyond the repository's latest revision
     revision_end_max = conn.get_latest_revnum()
     if revision_end == -1:
         revision_end = revision_end_max
 
     revision_end = min(revision_end, revision_end_max)
 
     try:
         replay = Replay(conn, rootpath)
 
         for rev in range(revision_start, revision_end + 1):
             contents, skipped_contents, directories = replay.compute_objects(rev)
             print(
                 "r%s %s (%s new contents, %s new directories)"
                 % (
                     rev,
                     hashutil.hash_to_hex(replay.directory.hash),
                     len(contents) + len(skipped_contents),
                     len(directories),
                 )
             )
 
         if debug:
             print("%s" % rootpath.decode("utf-8"))
     finally:
         if cleanup:
             if os.path.exists(rootpath):
                 shutil.rmtree(rootpath)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
index 9b52ae9..64b358c 100644
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -1,909 +1,983 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016-2021  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from enum import Enum
 from io import BytesIO
 import os
 import subprocess
 from typing import Dict, List
 
 import pytest
 from subvertpy import SubversionException, delta, repos
 from subvertpy.ra import Auth, RemoteAccess, get_username_provider
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 from swh.loader.svn.loader import (
     SvnLoader,
     SvnLoaderFromDumpArchive,
     SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump,
 )
 from swh.loader.svn.utils import init_svn_repo_from_dump
 from swh.loader.tests import (
     assert_last_visit_matches,
     check_snapshot,
     get_stats,
     prepare_repository_from_archive,
 )
+from swh.model.from_disk import DentryPerms
 from swh.model.hashutil import hash_to_bytes
 from swh.model.model import Snapshot, SnapshotBranch, TargetType
 
 GOURMET_SNAPSHOT = Snapshot(
     id=hash_to_bytes("889cacc2731e3312abfb2b1a0c18ade82a949e07"),
     branches={
         b"HEAD": SnapshotBranch(
             target=hash_to_bytes("4876cb10aec6f708f7466dddf547567b65f6c39c"),
             target_type=TargetType.REVISION,
         )
     },
 )
 
 GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT = Snapshot(
     id=hash_to_bytes("11086d15317014e43d2438b7ffc712c44f1b8afe"),
     branches={
         b"HEAD": SnapshotBranch(
             target=hash_to_bytes("171dc35522bfd17dda4e90a542a0377fb2fc707a"),
             target_type=TargetType.REVISION,
         )
     },
 )
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_not_found_no_mock(swh_storage, tmp_path):
     """Given an unknown repository, the loader visit ends up in status not_found"""
     repo_url = "unknown-repository"
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=tmp_path)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         swh_storage, repo_url, status="not_found", type="svn",
     )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "exception_msg", ["Unable to connect to a repository at URL", "Unknown URL type",]
 )
 def test_loader_svn_not_found(swh_storage, tmp_path, exception_msg, mocker):
     """Given unknown repository issues, the loader visit ends up in status not_found"""
     mock = mocker.patch("swh.loader.svn.loader.SvnRepo")
     mock.side_effect = SubversionException(exception_msg, 0)
 
     unknown_repo_url = "unknown-repository"
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, unknown_repo_url, destination_path=tmp_path)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         swh_storage, unknown_repo_url, status="not_found", type="svn",
     )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "exception",
     [
         SubversionException("Irrelevant message, considered a failure", 10),
         SubversionException("Present but fails to read, considered a failure", 20),
         ValueError("considered a failure"),
     ],
 )
 def test_loader_svn_failures(swh_storage, tmp_path, exception, mocker):
     """Given any errors raised, the loader visit ends up in status failed"""
     mock = mocker.patch("swh.loader.svn.loader.SvnRepo")
     mock.side_effect = exception
 
     existing_repo_url = "existing-repo-url"
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, existing_repo_url, destination_path=tmp_path)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "failed"}
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         swh_storage, existing_repo_url, status="failed", type="svn",
     )
 
 
 def test_loader_svnrdump_not_found(swh_storage, tmp_path, mocker):
     """Loading from remote dump which does not exist should end up as not_found visit"""
     unknown_repo_url = "file:///tmp/svn.code.sf.net/p/white-rats-studios/svn"
 
     loader = SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump(
         swh_storage, unknown_repo_url, destination_path=tmp_path
     )
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         swh_storage, unknown_repo_url, status="not_found", type="svn",
     )
 
 
 def test_loader_svnrdump_no_such_revision(swh_storage, tmp_path, datadir):
     """Visit multiple times an origin with the remote loader should not raise.
 
     It used to fail the ingestion on the second visit with a "No such revision x,
     160006" message.
 
     """
 
     archive_dump = os.path.join(datadir, "penguinsdbtools2018.dump.gz")
     loading_path = str(tmp_path / "loading")
 
     # Prepare the dump as a local svn repository for test purposes
     temp_dir, repo_path = init_svn_repo_from_dump(
         archive_dump, root_dir=tmp_path, gzip=True
     )
     repo_url = f"file://{repo_path}"
 
     loader = SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump(
         swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=loading_path
     )
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     actual_visit = assert_last_visit_matches(
         swh_storage, repo_url, status="full", type="svn",
     )
 
     loader2 = SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump(
         swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=loading_path
     )
     # Visiting a second time the same repository should be uneventful...
     assert loader2.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
     actual_visit2 = assert_last_visit_matches(
         swh_storage, repo_url, status="full", type="svn",
     )
 
     assert actual_visit.snapshot is not None
     # ... with the same snapshot as the first visit
     assert actual_visit2.snapshot == actual_visit.snapshot
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_new_visit(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Eventful visit should yield 1 snapshot"""
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=tmp_path)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats == {
         "content": 19,
         "directory": 17,
         "origin": 1,
         "origin_visit": 1,
         "release": 0,
         "revision": 6,
         "skipped_content": 0,
         "snapshot": 1,
     }
 
     check_snapshot(GOURMET_SNAPSHOT, loader.storage)
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_2_visits_no_change(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Visit multiple times a repository with no change should yield the same snapshot
 
     """
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     visit_status1 = assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
     visit_status2 = assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     assert visit_status1.date < visit_status2.date
     assert visit_status1.snapshot == visit_status2.snapshot
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 1 + 1  # computed twice the same snapshot
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
 
     # even starting from previous revision...
     start_revision = loader.storage.revision_get(
         [hash_to_bytes("95edacc8848369d6fb1608e887d6d2474fd5224f")]
     )[0]
     assert start_revision is not None
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url, swh_revision=start_revision)
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 2 + 1
     # ... with no change in repository, this yields the same snapshot
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
 
 def test_loader_tampered_repository(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """In this scenario, the dump has been tampered with to modify the
        commit log [1].  This results in a hash divergence which is
        detected at startup after a new run for the same origin.
 
        In effect, that stops the loading and do nothing.
 
     [1] Tampering with revision 6 log message following:
 
     ```
         tar xvf pkg-gourmet.tgz  # initial repository ingested
         cd pkg-gourmet/
         echo "Tampering with commit log message for fun and profit" > log.txt
         svnadmin setlog . -r 6 log.txt --bypass-hooks
         tar cvf pkg-gourmet-tampered-rev6-log.tgz pkg-gourmet/
     ```
     """
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     check_snapshot(GOURMET_SNAPSHOT, loader.storage)
 
     archive_path2 = os.path.join(datadir, "pkg-gourmet-tampered-rev6-log.tgz")
     repo_tampered_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(
         archive_path2, archive_name, tmp_path
     )
 
     loader2 = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_tampered_url, origin_url=repo_url)
     assert loader2.load() == {"status": "failed"}
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader2.storage, repo_url, status="failed", type="svn", snapshot=None,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 1
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 2
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_visit_with_changes(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """In this scenario, the repository has been updated with new changes.
        The loading visit should result in new objects stored and 1 new
        snapshot.
 
     """
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_initial_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(
         archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path
     )
 
     # repo_initial_url becomes the origin_url we want to visit some more below
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_initial_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     visit_status1 = assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_initial_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, "pkg-gourmet-with-updates.tgz")
     repo_updated_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(
         archive_path, "pkg-gourmet", tmp_path
     )
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_updated_url, origin_url=repo_initial_url,)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     visit_status2 = assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_updated_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     assert visit_status1.date < visit_status2.date
     assert visit_status1.snapshot != visit_status2.snapshot
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats == {
         "content": 22,
         "directory": 28,
         "origin": 1,
         "origin_visit": 2,
         "release": 0,
         "revision": 11,
         "skipped_content": 0,
         "snapshot": 2,
     }
 
     check_snapshot(GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT, loader.storage)
 
     # Let's start the ingestion from the start, this should yield the same result
     loader = SvnLoader(
         swh_storage, repo_updated_url, origin_url=repo_initial_url, incremental=False,
     )
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     visit_status3 = assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_updated_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
     assert visit_status2.date < visit_status3.date
     assert visit_status3.snapshot == visit_status2.snapshot
     check_snapshot(GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT, loader.storage)
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 1  # always the same visit
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 2 + 1  # 1 more visit
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 2  # no new snapshot
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_visit_start_from_revision(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Starting from existing revision, next visit on changed repo should yield 1 new
        snapshot.
 
     """
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_initial_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(
         archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path
     )
 
     # repo_initial_url becomes the origin_url we want to visit some more below
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_initial_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     visit_status1 = assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_initial_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     start_revision = loader.storage.revision_get(
         [hash_to_bytes("95edacc8848369d6fb1608e887d6d2474fd5224f")]
     )[0]
     assert start_revision is not None
 
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, "pkg-gourmet-with-updates.tgz")
     repo_updated_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(
         archive_path, "pkg-gourmet", tmp_path
     )
 
     # we'll start from start_revision
     loader = SvnLoader(
         swh_storage,
         repo_updated_url,
         origin_url=repo_initial_url,
         swh_revision=start_revision,
     )
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
 
     # nonetheless, we obtain the same snapshot (as previous tests on that repository)
     visit_status2 = assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_updated_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     assert visit_status1.date < visit_status2.date
     assert visit_status1.snapshot != visit_status2.snapshot
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats == {
         "content": 22,
         "directory": 28,
         "origin": 1,
         "origin_visit": 2,
         "release": 0,
         "revision": 11,
         "skipped_content": 0,
         "snapshot": 2,
     }
 
     check_snapshot(GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT, loader.storage)
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_visit_with_eol_style(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Check that a svn repo containing a versioned file with CRLF line
        endings with svn:eol-style property set to 'native' (this is a
        violation of svn specification as the file should have been
        stored with LF line endings) can be loaded anyway.
 
     """
     archive_name = "mediawiki-repo-r407-eol-native-crlf"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     mediawiki_snapshot = Snapshot(
         id=hash_to_bytes("d6d6e9703f157c5702d9a4a5dec878926ed4ab76"),
         branches={
             b"HEAD": SnapshotBranch(
                 target=hash_to_bytes("7da4975c363101b819756d33459f30a866d01b1b"),
                 target_type=TargetType.REVISION,
             )
         },
     )
     check_snapshot(mediawiki_snapshot, loader.storage)
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=mediawiki_snapshot.id,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 1
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 1
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_visit_with_mixed_crlf_lf(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Check that a svn repo containing a versioned file with mixed
     CRLF/LF line endings with svn:eol-style property set to 'native'
     (this is a violation of svn specification as mixed line endings
     for textual content should not be stored when the svn:eol-style
     property is set) can be loaded anyway.
 
     """
     archive_name = "pyang-repo-r343-eol-native-mixed-lf-crlf"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     pyang_snapshot = Snapshot(
         id=hash_to_bytes("6d9590de11b00a5801de0ff3297c5b44bbbf7d24"),
         branches={
             b"HEAD": SnapshotBranch(
                 target=hash_to_bytes("9c6962eeb9164a636c374be700672355e34a98a7"),
                 target_type=TargetType.REVISION,
             )
         },
     )
     check_snapshot(pyang_snapshot, loader.storage)
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage, repo_url, status="full", type="svn", snapshot=pyang_snapshot.id,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 1
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 1
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_with_external_properties(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Repository with svn:external properties cannot be fully ingested yet
 
     """
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, "pkg-gourmet-with-external-id.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     gourmet_externals_snapshot = Snapshot(
         id=hash_to_bytes("19cb68d0a3f22372e2b7017ea5e2a2ea5ae3e09a"),
         branches={
             b"HEAD": SnapshotBranch(
                 target=hash_to_bytes("82a7a4a09f9549223429143ba36ad77375e33c5c"),
                 target_type=TargetType.REVISION,
             )
         },
     )
     check_snapshot(gourmet_externals_snapshot, loader.storage)
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="partial",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=gourmet_externals_snapshot.id,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 1
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 1
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
     # repository holds 21 revisions, but the last commit holds an 'svn:externals'
     # property which will make the loader-svn stops at the last revision prior to the
     # bad one
     assert stats["revision"] == 21 - 1  # commit with the svn:external property
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_with_symlink(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Repository with symlinks should be ingested ok
 
     Edge case:
        - first create a file and commit it.
          Remove it, then add folder holding the same name, commit.
        - do the same scenario with symbolic link (instead of file)
 
     """
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(
         datadir, "pkg-gourmet-with-edge-case-links-and-files.tgz"
     )
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     gourmet_edge_cases_snapshot = Snapshot(
         id=hash_to_bytes("18e60982fe521a2546ab8c3c73a535d80462d9d0"),
         branches={
             b"HEAD": SnapshotBranch(
                 target=hash_to_bytes("3f43af2578fccf18b0d4198e48563da7929dc608"),
                 target_type=TargetType.REVISION,
             )
         },
     )
     check_snapshot(gourmet_edge_cases_snapshot, loader.storage)
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=gourmet_edge_cases_snapshot.id,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 1
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 1
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
     assert stats["revision"] == 19
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_with_wrong_symlinks(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Repository with wrong symlinks should be ingested ok nonetheless
 
     Edge case:
        - wrong symbolic link
        - wrong symbolic link with empty space names
 
     """
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, "pkg-gourmet-with-wrong-link-cases.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     gourmet_wrong_links_snapshot = Snapshot(
         id=hash_to_bytes("b17f38acabb90f066dedd30c29f01a02af88a5c4"),
         branches={
             b"HEAD": SnapshotBranch(
                 target=hash_to_bytes("cf30d3bb9d5967d0a2bbeacc405f10a5dd9b138a"),
                 target_type=TargetType.REVISION,
             )
         },
     )
     check_snapshot(gourmet_wrong_links_snapshot, loader.storage)
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=gourmet_wrong_links_snapshot.id,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 1
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 1
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
     assert stats["revision"] == 21
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_loader_from_remote_dump(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Repository with wrong symlinks should be ingested ok nonetheless
 
     Edge case:
        - wrong symbolic link
        - wrong symbolic link with empty space names
 
     """
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loaderFromDump = SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump(swh_storage, repo_url)
     assert loaderFromDump.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loaderFromDump.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     origin_url = repo_url + "2"  # rename to another origin
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url, origin_url=origin_url)
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}  # because are working on new origin
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         origin_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     check_snapshot(GOURMET_SNAPSHOT, loader.storage)
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 2  # created one more origin
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 2
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)  # no change on the origin-url
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         origin_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 2
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 3
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
 
     # second visit from the dump should be uneventful
     loaderFromDump = SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump(swh_storage, repo_url)
     assert loaderFromDump.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
 
 
 def test_loader_user_defined_svn_properties(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Edge cases: The repository held some user defined svn-properties with special
        encodings, this prevented the repository from being loaded even though we do not
        ingest those information.
 
     """
     archive_name = "httthttt"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     expected_snapshot = Snapshot(
         id=hash_to_bytes("70487267f682c07e52a2371061369b6cf5bffa47"),
         branches={
             b"HEAD": SnapshotBranch(
                 target=hash_to_bytes("604a17dbb15e8d7ecb3e9f3768d09bf493667a93"),
                 target_type=TargetType.REVISION,
             )
         },
     )
     check_snapshot(expected_snapshot, loader.storage)
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
         loader.storage,
         repo_url,
         status="full",
         type="svn",
         snapshot=expected_snapshot.id,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
     assert stats["origin"] == 1
     assert stats["origin_visit"] == 1
     assert stats["snapshot"] == 1
     assert stats["revision"] == 7
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_dir_added_then_removed(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Loader should handle directory removal when processing a commit"""
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}-add-remove-dir.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
 
     loader = SvnLoader(swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=tmp_path)
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     assert loader.visit_status() == "full"
 
 
 def test_loader_svn_loader_from_dump_archive(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
     archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
     repo_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path)
     origin_url = f"svn://{archive_name}"
     dump_filename = f"{archive_name}.dump"
 
     with open(os.path.join(tmp_path, dump_filename), "wb") as dump_file:
         # create compressed dump file of pkg-gourmet repo
         subprocess.run(["svnrdump", "dump", repo_url], stdout=dump_file)
         subprocess.run(["gzip", dump_filename], cwd=tmp_path)
 
         # load svn repo from that compressed dump file
         loader = SvnLoaderFromDumpArchive(
             swh_storage,
             url=origin_url,
             archive_path=os.path.join(tmp_path, f"{dump_filename}.gz"),
         )
 
         assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
 
         assert_last_visit_matches(
             loader.storage,
             origin_url,
             status="full",
             type="svn",
             snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT.id,
         )
 
         check_snapshot(GOURMET_SNAPSHOT, loader.storage)
 
         assert get_stats(loader.storage) == {
             "content": 19,
             "directory": 17,
             "origin": 1,
             "origin_visit": 1,
             "release": 0,
             "revision": 6,
             "skipped_content": 0,
             "snapshot": 1,
         }
 
 
 class CommitChangeType(Enum):
     AddOrUpdate = 1
     Delete = 2
 
 
 class CommitChange(TypedDict, total=False):
     change_type: CommitChangeType
     path: str
     properties: Dict[str, str]
     data: bytes
 
 
 def add_commit(repo_url: str, message: str, changes: List[CommitChange]) -> None:
     conn = RemoteAccess(repo_url, auth=Auth([get_username_provider()]))
     editor = conn.get_commit_editor({"svn:log": message})
     root = editor.open_root()
     for change in changes:
         if change["change_type"] == CommitChangeType.Delete:
             root.delete_entry(change["path"].rstrip("/"))
         else:
             dir_change = change["path"].endswith("/")
             split_path = change["path"].rstrip("/").split("/")
             for i in range(len(split_path)):
                 path = "/".join(split_path[0 : i + 1])
                 if i < len(split_path) - 1:
                     try:
                         root.add_directory(path).close()
                     except SubversionException:
                         pass
                 else:
                     if dir_change:
                         root.add_directory(path).close()
                     else:
                         try:
                             file = root.add_file(path)
                         except SubversionException:
                             file = root.open_file(path)
                         if "properties" in change:
                             for prop, value in change["properties"].items():
                                 file.change_prop(prop, value)
                         txdelta = file.apply_textdelta()
                         delta.send_stream(BytesIO(change["data"]), txdelta)
                         file.close()
     root.close()
     editor.close()
 
 
 def test_loader_eol_style_file_property_handling_edge_case(swh_storage, tmp_path):
     # create a repository
     repo_path = os.path.join(tmp_path, "tmprepo")
     repos.create(repo_path)
     repo_url = f"file://{repo_path}"
 
     # # first commit
     add_commit(
         repo_url,
         (
             "Add a directory containing a file with CRLF end of line "
             "and set svn:eol-style property to native so CRLF will be "
             "replaced by LF in the file when exporting the revision"
         ),
         [
             CommitChange(
                 change_type=CommitChangeType.AddOrUpdate,
                 path="directory/file_with_crlf_eol.txt",
                 properties={"svn:eol-style": "native"},
                 data=b"Hello world!\r\n",
             )
         ],
     )
 
     # second commit
     add_commit(
         repo_url,
         "Remove previously added directory and file",
         [CommitChange(change_type=CommitChangeType.Delete, path="directory/",)],
     )
 
     # third commit
     add_commit(
         repo_url,
         (
             "Add again same directory containing same file with CRLF end of line "
             "but do not set svn:eol-style property value so CRLF will not be "
             "replaced by LF when exporting the revision"
         ),
         [
             CommitChange(
                 change_type=CommitChangeType.AddOrUpdate,
                 path="directory/file_with_crlf_eol.txt",
                 data=b"Hello world!\r\n",
             )
         ],
     )
 
     # instantiate a svn loader checking after each processed revision that
     # the repository filesystem it reconstructed does not differ from a subversion
     # export of that revision
     loader = SvnLoader(
         swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=tmp_path, check_revision=1
     )
 
     assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
     assert loader.visit_status() == "full"
     assert get_stats(loader.storage) == {
         "content": 2,
         "directory": 5,
         "origin": 1,
         "origin_visit": 1,
         "release": 0,
         "revision": 3,
         "skipped_content": 0,
         "snapshot": 1,
     }
+
+
+def test_loader_eol_style_on_svn_link_handling(swh_storage, tmp_path):
+    # create a repository
+    repo_path = os.path.join(tmp_path, "tmprepo")
+    repos.create(repo_path)
+    repo_url = f"file://{repo_path}"
+
+    # first commit
+    add_commit(
+        repo_url,
+        (
+            "Add a regular file, a directory and a link to the regular file "
+            "in the directory. Set svn:eol-style property for the regular "
+            "file and the link. Set svn:special property for the link."
+        ),
+        [
+            CommitChange(
+                change_type=CommitChangeType.AddOrUpdate,
+                path="file_with_crlf_eol.txt",
+                properties={"svn:eol-style": "native"},
+                data=b"Hello world!\r\n",
+            ),
+            CommitChange(
+                change_type=CommitChangeType.AddOrUpdate,
+                path="directory/file_with_crlf_eol.txt",
+                properties={"svn:eol-style": "native", "svn:special": "*"},
+                data=b"link ../file_with_crlf_eol.txt",
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    # instantiate a svn loader checking after each processed revision that
+    # the repository filesystem it reconstructed does not differ from a subversion
+    # export of that revision
+    loader = SvnLoader(
+        swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=tmp_path, check_revision=1
+    )
+
+    assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
+    assert loader.visit_status() == "full"
+
+    # check loaded objects are those expected
+    assert get_stats(loader.storage) == {
+        "content": 2,
+        "directory": 2,
+        "origin": 1,
+        "origin_visit": 1,
+        "release": 0,
+        "revision": 1,
+        "skipped_content": 0,
+        "snapshot": 1,
+    }
+
+    root_dir = loader.snapshot.branches[b"HEAD"].target
+    revision = loader.storage.revision_get([root_dir])[0]
+
+    paths = {}
+    for entry in loader.storage.directory_ls(revision.directory, recursive=True):
+        paths[entry["name"]] = entry
+
+    assert (
+        loader.storage.content_get_data(paths[b"file_with_crlf_eol.txt"]["sha1"])
+        == b"Hello world!\n"
+    )
+
+    assert paths[b"directory/file_with_crlf_eol.txt"]["perms"] == DentryPerms.symlink
+    assert (
+        loader.storage.content_get_data(
+            paths[b"directory/file_with_crlf_eol.txt"]["sha1"]
+        )
+        == b"../file_with_crlf_eol.txt"
+    )