Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:26:42 -0400 From: Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org> To: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Deprecating smbfs(5) and removing it before FreeBSD 14 Message-ID: <20211028152642.ejvwewkztewotln4@mutt-hbsd> In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2CJKxMQQKwD3N=MTe-P4KodN77e3YCEh4z0Ssf9sXWEcQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPyFy2CJKxMQQKwD3N=MTe-P4KodN77e3YCEh4z0Ssf9sXWEcQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--brkcv3d7hvmd7n7w Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 10:44:56AM -0400, Ed Maste wrote: > 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. >=20 > 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 protoco= l. > smbfs and userspace counterparts smbutil(1) and mount_smbfs(8) are n= ot > present in FreeBSD 14 and above. Users are advised to evaluate the > sysutils/fusefs-smbnetfs port instead. >=20 > 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. >=20 > I am interested in comments, objections, or reports that anyone is in > fact using smbfs. >=20 It seems that smbfs might be used with some level of frequency in virtualized environments. I wonder if providing a 9pfs client would be a good step in helping deprecate smbfs. Thanks, --=20 Shawn Webb Cofounder / Security Engineer HardenedBSD https://git.hardenedbsd.org/hardenedbsd/pubkeys/-/raw/master/Shawn_Webb/03A= 4CBEBB82EA5A67D9F3853FF2E67A277F8E1FA.pub.asc --brkcv3d7hvmd7n7w Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEEA6TL67gupaZ9nzhT/y5nonf44foFAmF6wTAACgkQ/y5nonf4 4fpoXw//Q04ZLd66de+3d5PpWib5YDiJrHexiDyqahYGhhWcj3fLl3sMdkNoQ46L GVtqo4yeh6qs4EnUSSvNkXk0bO7R3nvaMORUWk3zHnxh98V5mj/O7abxn4DSnXkH Lk2CwoGMozizWL8Ht+s1Xsppl3QeUc1QwaXIFwf6blsmjU/+Gzusg9nVoPuaOhQm lurbEzXZJg2akXaG3apJJcB9MKBLGZV3adjFJpnyCnOa8pP/xOmc4ipsAHAUGQ82 pwAj4OM68MN3uUH3lTirn2l8Bm4+EbQXF104yc3BErEP7qpPAu/kcMvqTfKMDd9m R8zwSbh6x9FsK/qczVpqKP0nwQt8Nb9a6cVpA4/Oo0+uSrZMjNBzbWlnAscz0tW0 x4/WWfniT8wt4qDUwl20muwH8cWQaqhvIPfxruYQuBLnxyPejcwAffEX4IfkC3D9 LPGszuAkfXm1+zTQc8SHjC34x5hgK89b4vnZV7yh//uj/onMOI6pKBeyxU9EEu2U gMD+oreHXD+6G+r09tQa1E24ish/4U8Ap9LnyE0898Tr/XzmIo385D7Rp3MsJZlS 31m3Mv7EdyCPTo0l2AGHYt+YRq9FvibSh4h3ZUVEZrkcpbYVTavDQiEUv+GGMirU bPkIcIzhzpEIdaxIRVdPnID0G073U1hI2ipDqvGHq9/vHtMVqFw= =9HE4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --brkcv3d7hvmd7n7w--
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