APPLIED: [PATCH 0/1][focal:linux] Revert "cifs: Set CIFS_MOUNT_USE_PREFIX_PATH flag on setting cifs_sb->prepath."

[Kleber Souza]

On 14.04.21 18:00, Tim Gardner wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1923670
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> Stable updates v5.4.101 contains a2c5e4a083a7e24b35b3eb808b760af6de15bac2 (cifs:
> Set CIFS_MOUNT_USE_PREFIX_PATH flag on setting cifs_sb->prepath.) which has
> caused a regression for consumers of The Microsoft Distributed File System.
> Upstream stable has decided to revert it in v5.4.112 for now until a root
> cause is determined.
> 
> [Test Plan]
> 
> Mount a DFS share and list sub folders.
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> 
> The intent of the original patch was to correct the output from /proc/*/*mount*.
> Existing DFS consumers have obviously not encountered the bug that the patch purported
> to fix, so reverting should not cause a regression.
> 
> [Other Info]
> 
> The bug report has some good discussion and diagnostics.
> 
> 

Applied to focal:linux master-next branch.

Thanks,
Kleber