Directory symlink created in Windows does not work in WSL

[szilvaa]

• Your Windows build number:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.248]

• What you're doing and what's happening:

In Windows cmd.exe shell:

C:\>mklink /d AppData c:\Users\szilv\AppData
symbolic link created for AppData <<===>> c:\Users\szilv\AppData

Then in WSL (Ubuntu 16.04) shell:

$ls -l /mnt/c/AppData
ls: cannot read symbolic link '/mnt/c/AppData': Input/output error
lrwxrwxrwx 0 root root 0 Feb 19 14:19 /mnt/c/AppData

• What's wrong / what should be happening instead:

The directory symbolic link created in Windows does not work. Regular symbolic links (i.e. files) work.

• Strace of the failing command, if applicable:

https://gist.github.com/szilvaa/15eedc81323b9669acddf53c843f7052

[therealkenc]

Version 10.0.16299.248

#2898 (message)