NACK: [PATCH 0/3 v2][focal:linux-azure] cifs: On cifs_reconnect, resolve the hostname again

[Tim Gardner]

v3 on the way

On 5/27/21 8:21 AM, Tim Gardner wrote:
> v2 - Added an LP BugLink.
> 
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1929831
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> Microsoft has asked to have commit commit 4e456b30f78c429b183db420e23b26cde7e03a78 applied.
> A customer is reporting difficulties, though details are quite sparse.
> The first 2 patches are scaffolding to make the backport simpler.
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> CIFS reconnects fail.
> 
> [Test Plan]
> 
> A test kernel made available to Microsoft has been verified to fix the problem.
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> 
> This could perturb CIFS connections in new and different ways.
> 
> [Other Info]
> 
> PPA: https://launchpad.net/~timg-tpi/+archive/ubuntu/cifs-reconnect-sf00309672
> SF: https://canonical.my.salesforce.com/5004K000005pQNG
> 

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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc