> -----Original Message----- > From: linux-cifs-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <linux-cifs-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On > Behalf Of Kenneth D'souza > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2018 9:28 AM > To: linux-cifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: piastryyy@xxxxxxxxx; smfrench@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: [PATCH] Update mount.cifs with vers=default mount option. > > Signed-off-by: Kenneth D'souza <kdsouza@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > mount.cifs.rst | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/mount.cifs.rst b/mount.cifs.rst > index 405c459..19f9956 100644 > --- a/mount.cifs.rst > +++ b/mount.cifs.rst > @@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ vers=arg > - 2.1 - The SMBv2.1 protocol that was introduced in Microsoft Windows 7 > and Windows Server 2008R2. > - 3.0 - The SMBv3.0 protocol that was introduced in Microsoft Windows 8 > and Windows Server 2012. Shouldn't the 3.0.2 dialect be mentioned here? > - 3.1.1 or 3.11 - The SMBv3.1.1 protocol that was introduced in Microsoft > Windows Server 2016. > + - default - Tries to negotiate the highest possible version supported by the > server. The "highest" version is not universally the case, where SMB1 is involved. It would be safer to say "highest SMB2+ version" perhaps. > + > + If no dialect is specified on mount vers=default is used. > + To check ``Dialect`` refer to /proc/fs/cifs/DebugData > > Note too that while this option governs the protocol version used, not > all features of each version are available. > -- > 2.17.2
