[PATCH v3] manpage: document the mount.cifs vers= option

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Thanks to Tom Talpey for clarifying some of the info here.

Cc: Tom Talpey <ttalpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 mount.cifs.8 | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mount.cifs.8 b/mount.cifs.8
index a4fdd98..515bd40 100644
--- a/mount.cifs.8
+++ b/mount.cifs.8
@@ -539,6 +539,57 @@ prefixpath=
 It's possible to mount a subdirectory of a share. The preferred way to do this is to append the path to the UNC when mounting. However, it's also possible to do the same by setting this option and providing the path there.
 .RE
 .PP
+vers=
+.RS 4
+SMB protocol version. Allowed values are:
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+1.0 - The classic CIFS/SMBv1 protocol. This is the default.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+2.0 - The SMBv2.002 protocol. This was initially introduced in Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Server 2008. Note that the initial release version of Windows Vista spoke a slightly different dialect (2.000) that is not supported.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+2.1 - The SMBv2.1 protocol that was introduced in Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+3.0 - The SMBv3.0 protocol that was introduced in Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
+.RE
+.PP
+Note too that while this option governs the protocol version used, not all features of each version are available.
+.RE
+.PP
 \-\-verbose
 .RS 4
 Print additional debugging information for the mount\&. Note that this parameter must be specified before the \-o\&. For example:
-- 
1.7.11.7

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