[PATCH 0/14][Focal,Groovy][linux] Enable CIFS GCM256
Tim Gardner
tim.gardner at canonical.com
Sun May 2 21:00:26 UTC 2021
BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1921916
[Impact]
Microsoft has asked to enable CIFS GCM256 encryption support.
SF#00307143
This looks like a safe enough feature that the manline kernel
would benefit from its inclusion. GCM256 is only enabled with
module parameters, so the default behavior remains unchanged.
[Test Plan]
Microsoft has tested Focal and Groovy mainline kernels with these
patch sets. No regression issues were found.
[Where problems could occur]
Samba servers without GCM256 support may not connect.
[Other Info]
These patches originate from v5.10 and v5.10.y. They were
recommended by the Microsoft CIFS team.
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