APPLIED: [PATCH 0/3] [focal/linux-azure] Backport CIFS updates

[Tim Gardner]

Applied to focal/linux-azure master-next. Thanks.

-rtg

On 2/10/22 1:14 PM, Tim Gardner wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1960549
> 
> SRU Justification
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> Microsoft is asking to have 3 CIFS patches backported to focal/linux-azure.
> 
> 506c1da44fee32ba1d3a70413289ad58c772bba6 ("cifs: use the expiry output of dns_query to schedule next resolution")
> 4ac0536f8874a903a72bddc57eb88db774261e3a ("cifs: set a minimum of 120s for next dns resolution")
> 7be3248f313930ff3d3436d4e9ddbe9fccc1f541 ("cifs: To match file servers, make sure the server hostname matches")
> 
> This is a second attempt because the first backport attempt caused a regression. This set has been thoroughly
> tested by Microsoft, especially for the case that was causing the regression (DFS enabled shares).
> 
> [Where things could go wrong]
> 
> Share connection attempts could fail. DFS shares could cause kernel panics.
> 
> [Other Info]
> 
> SF: #00324495
> 

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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc