> > On 2021/04/06 03:14, Aurélien Aptel wrote: > > "L. A. Walsh" <linux-cifs@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > >> On 2021/03/18 06:12, Dan Carpenter wrote: > >> > >>> [ cifsd: introduce SMB3 kernel server" > >>> > >> Is it to be Linux policy that it will give in-kernel support for only > >> for smb3, or is it planned to move the rest of the proto into the > >> kernel as well? It sorta seems like earlier parts of the protocol, > >> still dominant on home networks, though it seems linux not supporting > >> all of linux's smb devices, from smb2.1 and before. > >> > > > > smb1 (aka cifs) is unsecure, out of support and being actively > > deprecated for over 10 years. Microsoft is uninstalling the smb1 > > server on Windows updates. That's how hard they want to kill it. Samba > > is planning to drop smb1 too eventually. > > > Dropping Smb1 support for linux-serving would seem to be a reasonable step, since I would be hard- > pressed to find a client that still only talked Smb1 (clients from XP-era). > > I am more concerned about the more secure smb2 & smb2.1 dialects. > I have heard there is a security difference even between 2 & 2.1, though, I don't often see a breakout > between 2.0(only)+2.1, with both seeming to be lumped in under Smb2. > > So lets say dropping smb1 isn't an issue... > > > > > >> Isn't the base of an smb3 server the same functions of an smb2.x > >> server with the new smb3 extensions? > >> > > > > AFAICT Namjae's ksmbd support smb2 and above. > > > --- > Then would it be a problem if it is called something like "smb2n3" so it can be readily understood > to support both? > > It's just a small comfort issue, since 'smb3' really doesn't seem to be very convincing about its > smb2-support. You probably didn't check the cover letter of ksmbd patch series. Supported dialects was specified in it. See: https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-cifs/msg21154.html Well, It seems unnecessary to rename subject that is more difficult to understand because it is specified in the document and cover letter. Thanks! > > > Cheers, > > > Likewise! >
