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    cifs: Make big endian multiplex ID sequences monotonic on the wire · 3d378d3f
    Tim Gardner authored
    The multiplex identifier (MID) in the SMB header is only
    ever used by the client, in conjunction with PID, to match responses
    from the server. As such, the endianess of the MID is not important.
    However, When tracing packet sequences on the wire, protocol analyzers
    such as wireshark display MID as little endian. It is much more informative
    for the on-the-wire MID sequences to match debug information emitted by the
    CIFS driver.  Therefore, one should write and read MID in the SMB header
    assuming it is always little endian.
    
    Observed from wireshark during the protocol negotiation
    and session setup:
    
            Multiplex ID: 256
            Multiplex ID: 256
            Multiplex ID: 512
            Multiplex ID: 512
            Multiplex ID: 768
            Multiplex ID: 768
    
    After this patch on-the-wire MID values begin at 1 and increase monotonically.
    
    Introduce get_next_mid64() for the internal consumers that use the full 64 bit
    multiplex identifier.
    
    Introduce the helpers get_mid() and compare_mid() to make the endian
    translation clear.
    Reviewed-by: default avatarJeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarTim Gardner <timg@tpi.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSteve French <smfrench@gmail.com>
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