diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs] index 3ddc6bbedebd..250e7297661a 100644 --- a/[refs] +++ b/[refs] @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ --- -refs/heads/master: 452757897a311b939ae202744754ffd9ce6704d8 +refs/heads/master: 675f36fb1dfc14eb9f6136cbac505e819ae4be9d diff --git a/trunk/fs/cifs/Kconfig b/trunk/fs/cifs/Kconfig index 2b243af70aa3..a08306a8bec9 100644 --- a/trunk/fs/cifs/Kconfig +++ b/trunk/fs/cifs/Kconfig @@ -158,3 +158,23 @@ config CIFS_NFSD_EXPORT depends on CIFS && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN help Allows NFS server to export a CIFS mounted share (nfsd over cifs) + +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.