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Date:      Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:27:54 +0200
From:      Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz>
To:        Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>, David Chisnall <theraven@FreeBSD.org>, "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Deprecating smbfs(5) and removing it before FreeBSD 14
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On 16/06/2022 15:56, Rick Macklem wrote:
> Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> wrote:
>> On 24/01/2022 16:13, Rick Macklem wrote:
>>
> [...]
>>
>>> So, I think Mark and Yuri are correct and looking at up to date
>>> Illumos sources is the next step.
>>> (As I mentioned, porting the Apple sources is beyond what I am
>>>    willing to attempt.)
>>>
>>> rick
>>
>> Hello Rick,
>> I would like to ask you I there is some progress with porting newer
>> SMBFS / CIFS version to FreeBSD? Did you find Illumos sources as a
>> possibility where to start porting?
> Yes. I have the stuff off Illumos-gate, which I think is pretty up-to-date
> and I agree that it should be easier than the Apple stuff to port into
> FreeBSD.  I don't think it is "straightforward" as someone involved
> with Illumos said, due to the big differences in VFS/locking, but...
> 
> Having said the above, I have not done much yet. I've been cleaning up
> NFS stuff, although I am nearly done with that now.
> I do plan on starting to work on it soon, but have no idea if/when I
> will have something that might be useful for others.

I'm glad to hear that.

>> We have more and more problems with current state of mount_smbfs. I
>> would be really glad if "somebody" can do the heroic work of
>> implementing SMBv2 in FreeBSD.
>> Maybe it's time to start some fundraising for sponsoring this work?
> Well, funding isn't an issue for me (I'm just a retired guy who does this
> stuff as a hobby). However, if there is someone else who is capable of
> doing it if they are funded, I have no problem with that.
> I could either help them, or simply stick with working on NFS and leave
> SMBv23 to them.
> 
> Sorry, but I cannot report real progress on this as yet, rick

No need to sorry. I really appreciate your endless work on NFS and that 
you still have kind of interest to try porting SMBv2/3.
Unfortunately I don't know anybody else trying to do this tremendous work.

Kind regards
Miroslav Lachman



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