Commit 65525802 authored by Steve French's avatar Steve French

cifs: minor documentation updates

Also updated a comment describing use of the GlobalMid_Lock
Signed-off-by: default avatarSteve French <stfrench@microsoft.com>
parent d44d1372
...@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ negotiated size) and send larger write sizes to modern servers. ...@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ negotiated size) and send larger write sizes to modern servers.
5) Continue to extend the smb3 "buildbot" which does automated xfstesting 5) Continue to extend the smb3 "buildbot" which does automated xfstesting
against Windows, Samba and Azure currently - to add additional tests and against Windows, Samba and Azure currently - to add additional tests and
to allow the buildbot to execute the tests faster. to allow the buildbot to execute the tests faster. The URL for the
buildbot is: http://smb3-test-rhel-75.southcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com
6) Address various coverity warnings (most are not bugs per-se, but 6) Address various coverity warnings (most are not bugs per-se, but
the more warnings are addressed, the easier it is to spot real the more warnings are addressed, the easier it is to spot real
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This is the client VFS module for the SMB3 NAS protocol as well This is the client VFS module for the SMB3 NAS protocol as well
older dialects such as the Common Internet File System (CIFS) as for older dialects such as the Common Internet File System (CIFS)
protocol which was the successor to the Server Message Block protocol which was the successor to the Server Message Block
(SMB) protocol, the native file sharing mechanism for most early (SMB) protocol, the native file sharing mechanism for most early
PC operating systems. New and improved versions of CIFS are now PC operating systems. New and improved versions of CIFS are now
called SMB2 and SMB3. These dialects are also supported by the called SMB2 and SMB3. Use of SMB3 (and later, including SMB3.1.1)
CIFS VFS module. CIFS is fully supported by network is strongly preferred over using older dialects like CIFS due to
file servers such as Windows 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 and 2016 security reaasons. All modern dialects, including the most recent,
as well by Samba (which provides excellent CIFS SMB3.1.1 are supported by the CIFS VFS module. The SMB3 protocol
server support for Linux and many other operating systems), Apple is implemented and supported by all major file servers
systems, as well as most Network Attached Storage vendors, so such as all modern versions of Windows (including Windows 2016
this network filesystem client can mount to a wide variety of Server), as well as by Samba (which provides excellent
servers. CIFS/SMB2/SMB3 server support and tools for Linux and many other
operating systems). Apple systems also support SMB3 well, as
do most Network Attached Storage vendors, so this network
filesystem client can mount to a wide variety of systems.
It also supports mounting to the cloud (for example
Microsoft Azure), including the necessary security features.
The intent of this module is to provide the most advanced network The intent of this module is to provide the most advanced network
file system function for SMB3 compliant servers, including advanced file system function for SMB3 compliant servers, including advanced
...@@ -24,12 +29,17 @@ ...@@ -24,12 +29,17 @@
cluster file systems for fileserving in some Linux to Linux environments, cluster file systems for fileserving in some Linux to Linux environments,
not just in Linux to Windows (or Linux to Mac) environments. not just in Linux to Windows (or Linux to Mac) environments.
This filesystem has an mount utility (mount.cifs) that can be obtained from This filesystem has a mount utility (mount.cifs) and various user space
tools (including smbinfo and setcifsacl) that can be obtained from
https://ftp.samba.org/pub/linux-cifs/cifs-utils/ https://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git
or
git://git.samba.org/cifs-utils.git
It must be installed in the directory with the other mount helpers. mount.cifs should be installed in the directory with the other mount helpers.
For more information on the module see the project wiki page at For more information on the module see the project wiki page at
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS
and
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS_utils https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS_utils
...@@ -1738,6 +1738,7 @@ require use of the stronger protocol */ ...@@ -1738,6 +1738,7 @@ require use of the stronger protocol */
* GlobalMid_Lock protects: * GlobalMid_Lock protects:
* list operations on pending_mid_q and oplockQ * list operations on pending_mid_q and oplockQ
* updates to XID counters, multiplex id and SMB sequence numbers * updates to XID counters, multiplex id and SMB sequence numbers
* list operations on global DnotifyReqList
* tcp_ses_lock protects: * tcp_ses_lock protects:
* list operations on tcp and SMB session lists * list operations on tcp and SMB session lists
* tcon->open_file_lock protects the list of open files hanging off the tcon * tcon->open_file_lock protects the list of open files hanging off the tcon
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