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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/cifs/Kconfig | 20 |
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diff --git a/fs/cifs/Kconfig b/fs/cifs/Kconfig index 7cb0f7f847e..2a492aad40d 100644 --- a/fs/cifs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/cifs/Kconfig @@ -152,6 +152,26 @@ config CIFS_ACL Allows to fetch CIFS/NTFS ACL from the server. The DACL blob is handed over to the application/caller. +config CIFS_SMB2 + bool "SMB2 network file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INET && BROKEN + select NLS + select KEYS + select FSCACHE + select DNS_RESOLVER + + help + This enables experimental support for the SMB2 (Server Message Block + version 2) protocol. The SMB2 protocol is the successor to the + popular CIFS and SMB network file sharing protocols. SMB2 is the + native file sharing mechanism for recent versions of Windows + operating systems (since Vista). SMB2 enablement will eventually + allow users better performance, security and features, than would be + possible with cifs. Note that smb2 mount options also are simpler + (compared to cifs) due to protocol improvements. + + Unless you are a developer or tester, say N. + config CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL bool "CIFS Experimental Features (EXPERIMENTAL)" depends on CIFS && EXPERIMENTAL |