CHANGES - OpenGrok cross reference for /linux-3.3/fs/cifs/CHANGES

2 ------------
3 Add sockopt=TCP_NODELAY mount option. EA (xattr) routines hardened
7 ------------
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21 sendfile will now work over cifs mounts again.  Add noforcegid
24 be allowed (rather than reusing the 1st port) - only when the
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31 on by default if server supports it).  Add forceuid and forcegid
34 uids to be overridden).  Add support for scope mount parm. Improve
36 read-only dos attribute on directories (for chmod) since Windows
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42 Guard against buffer overruns in various UCS-2 to UTF-8 string conversions
43 when the UTF-8 string is composed of unusually long (more than 4 byte) converted
44 characters. Add support for mounting root of a share which redirects immediately
47 rare cases where a UTF-8 string is much larger than the UCS2 string that
50 userids. Raw NTLMSSP fixed (it requires /proc/fs/cifs/experimental
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65 server disk (not just write it over the network).  Add new mount
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77 Add "forcemandatorylock" mount option to allow user to use mandatory
85 when using DFS.  Add better file create support to servers which support
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92 (when delete of an open file fails we mark the file as "delete-on-close"
94 file to a temporary name).  Add experimental support for more safely
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112 files (e.g. "cp -a") to Windows servers.  For mkdir and create honor setgid bit
120 Fix bug in rewinding readdir directory searches.  Add nodfs mount option.
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128 mount option) and add new "dynperm" mount option to enable temporary caching
133 ------------
139 Add ability to modify cifs acls for handling chmod (when mounted with
143 enabled. Fix memory leak in FindNext when the SMB call returns -EBADF.
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149 Windows 9x).  Add new feature "POSIX open" which allows servers
152 account umask on posix mkdir not just older style mkdir.  Add
161 with cifsacl mount option - mode bits are approximated based
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170 done with "serverino" mount option).  Add support for POSIX Unlink
172 Samba supports newer POSIX CIFS Protocol Extensions). Add "nounix"
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202 When DOS attribute of file on non-Unix server's file changes on the server side
203 from read-only back to read-write, reflect this change in default file mode
204 (we had been leaving a file's mode read-only until the inode were reloaded).
210 mounted to windows.  Add support for POSIX MkDir (slight performance
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220 Seek to SEEK_END forces check for update of file size for non-cached
222 non-cached file.  Fix reconnect to newer Samba servers (or other servers
225 Add experimental support for new POSIX Open/Mkdir (which returns
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239 ------------
250 ------------
253 Fix oops on ls to OS/2 servers.  Add support for level 1 FindFirst
258 on mount if corresponding /proc/fs/cifs/SecurityFlags is set (0x4004).
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264 (disabled by default controlled by proc/fs/cifs/Experimental).
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281 ------------
282 Fix NTLMv2 security (can be enabled in /proc/fs/cifs) so customers can
288 on socket is returned over and over).  Add POSIX (advisory) byte range
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302 ------------
309 on the server will be recognized.  Add client side permission check on setattr.
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327 ------------
336 ------------
337 Add support for mounting to older pre-CIFS servers such as Windows9x and ME.
338 For these older servers, add option for passing netbios name of server in
339 on mount (servernetbiosname).  Add suspend support for power management, to
341 Add mount option for disabling the default behavior of sending byte range lock
348 ------------
349 Add writepage performance improvements.  Fix path name conversions
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369 ------------
379 ------------
382 Add support for lsattr (getting ext2/ext3/reiserfs attr flags from the server)
387 cifs_close. Add mount option for remapping reserved characters in
391 oplock breaks as SMB responses). Add ioctl for checking that the
398 ------------
402 shutdown. Add generic readv/writev and aio support. Report inode numbers
404 specified use the inode number that the server reports - for both lookup
411 ------------
415 Add new POSIX Query FS Info for returning statfs info more accurately.
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424 ------------
425 Add module init parm for large SMB buffer size (to allow it to be changed
436 ------------
441 reconnects quickly from another task.  Add module init  parms for
446 ------------
447 Add setfacl support to allow setting of ACLs remotely to Samba 3.10 and later
453 ------------
455 longer UTF-8 strings than the string on the wire was in Unicode.  Add workaround
457 non-consecutive entries).  Do not do readdir when server negotiates
458 buffer size to small to fit filename. Add support for reading POSIX ACLs from
459 the server (add also acl and noacl mount options).
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464 ones by specifying mount option "serverino" - this is required for some apps
468 ------------
475 ------------
476 Add config option to enable XATTR (extended attribute) support, mapping
482 ------------
483 Add new mount parm to control whether mode check (generic_permission) is done
488 on mknod to match create and mkdir. Add optional mount parm to allow
495 ------------
496 Make transaction counts more consistent. Merge /proc/fs/cifs/SimultaneousOps
497 info into /proc/fs/cifs/DebugData.  Fix oops in rare oops in readdir
504 ------------
505 Fix /proc/fs/cifs/Stats and DebugData display to handle larger
515 ------------
525 ------------
534 ------------
536 Fix oops in build_path_from_dentry when out of memory.  Add checks for invalid
537 and closing file structs in writepage/partialpagewrite.  Add statistics
539 volume information displayed in /proc/fs/cifs/DebugData (only affects
544 ------------
549 ------------
555 ------------
562 ------------
567 ------------
572 ------------
579 ------------
580 Fix /proc/fs module unload warning message (that could be logged
586 ------------
593 ------------
599 ------------
607 ------------
611 ------------
618 ------------
624 ------------
633 ------------
637 ------------
643 ------------
652 ------------
659 ------------
664 ------------
670 ------------
673 failure.  Fix invalid dentry - race in mkdir when directory gets created
677 ------------
682 ------------
683 Add missing mount options including iocharset.  SMP fixes in write and open.
688 ------------
694 ------------
700 ------------
705 ------------
710 ------------
711 Fix non-POSIX behavior on rename of open file and delete of open file by taking
716 ------------
722 ------------
726 ------------
731 ------------
738 ------------
740 Fix MultiuserMount (/proc/fs/cifs configuration setting) so that when enabled
747 ------------
748 Add support for mknod of block or character devices.  Fix oplock
753 ------------
757 packet signing to be required now. Fix statfs (stat -f)
759 invalid value (-1 instead of 0) being set in the
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768 ------------
772 ------------
777 ------------
785 ------------
790 ------------
799 ------------
803 ------------
807 ------------
808 Add resume key support to search (readdir) code to workaround
809 Windows bug.  Add /proc/fs/cifs/LookupCacheEnable which
814 ------------
815 Add more oplock handling (distributed caching code).  Remove
820 ------------
822 mount).  Add support for overriding rsize at mount time.
825 ------------
827 Fix writepage code to release kmap on write data.  Allow "-ip=" new
830 tcp port of the target server via new mount option "-port="
833 ------------
840 ------------
845 showed up in "ls -R" (and applications that did search rewinding).
848 ------------
855 ------------
861 ------------
864 common error paths.  Add generic sendfile support.
867 ------------
873 ------------
877 sizes.  Add support for readpages
880 ------------
888 (doing this to Samba servers worked but Windows was rejecting it) - now it is
894 ------------
899 ------------
901 requirement).  Add readlink support for Windows junction points (directory symlinks).
904 ------------
909 ------------
911 the simultaneous operations counter (/proc/fs/cifs/SimultaneousOps) to increase on
915 ------------
919 ------------
925 ------------
926 Fix problem with captive thread hanging around at unmount time.  Adjust to 2.5.42-pre
928 buffer is reused for responses).  Add more oplock handling. Additional minor cleanup.
931 ------------
932 More stylistic updates to better match kernel style.  Add additional statistics
933 for filesystem which can be viewed via /proc/fs/cifs.  Add more pieces of NTLMv2
937 ------------
943 ------------
944 Update mount so the -unc mount option is no longer required (the ip address can be specified
948 ------------
953 ------------
957 ------------
961 ------------
965 ------------
969 ------------
973 ------------
977 ------------
982 ------------
988 ------------
993 ------------
1000 ------------
1005 ------------
1010 ------------
1014 ------------
1016 Begin adding oplock support.  Multiusermount and oplockEnabled flags added to /proc/fs/cifs
1020 ------------
1024 ------------
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1036 ------------
1063 -----------