Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:44:56 -0400 From: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> To: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Deprecating smbfs(5) and removing it before FreeBSD 14 Message-ID: <CAPyFy2CJKxMQQKwD3N=MTe-P4KodN77e3YCEh4z0Ssf9sXWEcQ@mail.gmail.com>
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The smbfs(5) filesystem supports only the obsolete SMBv1 protocol, and I propose removing it for FreeBSD 14. I know the CHERI folks have been using it but they plan to migrate away from it. It was broken for months before they fixed it, so I suspect nobody is using it on contemporary releases. I have review D32707 (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D32707) open to add this deprecation notice to the man page: The smbfs filesystem driver supports only the obsolete SMBv1 protocol. smbfs and userspace counterparts smbutil(1) and mount_smbfs(8) are not present in FreeBSD 14 and above. Users are advised to evaluate the sysutils/fusefs-smbnetfs port instead. A similar notice would be added to the smbutil and mount_smbfs man pages, and manu@ suggested having the userland utilities emit a warning when they are used. I am interested in comments, objections, or reports that anyone is in fact using smbfs.
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