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    Subject[patch] smbfs: is obsolete, please use CIFS
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    Signed-off-by: Oleg Verych <olecom@flower.upol.cz>
    --

    Note, some white spaces were killed.

    --- linux-2.6-mm/fs/Kconfig~smbfs-is-obsolete+emacs-visiting 2006-11-15 08:58:53.097867250 +0000
    +++ linux-2.6-mm/fs/Kconfig 2006-11-18 03:22:24.055118500 +0000
    @@ -1200,5 +1200,5 @@
    help
    If you say Y here, you can use the 'debug' mount option to enable
    - debugging output from the driver.
    + debugging output from the driver.

    config BFS_FS
    @@ -1326,5 +1326,5 @@
    the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page, or visit
    <http://acl.bestbits.at/> for details).
    -
    +
    If unsure, say N.

    @@ -1337,8 +1337,8 @@
    Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and
    groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme.
    -
    +
    To learn more about Access Control Lists, visit the Posix ACLs for
    Linux website <http://acl.bestbits.at/>.
    -
    +
    If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N

    @@ -1352,5 +1352,5 @@
    enables an extended attribute handler for file security
    labels in the jffs2 filesystem.
    -
    +
    If you are not using a security module that requires using
    extended attributes for file security labels, say N.
    @@ -1852,5 +1852,5 @@

    config SMB_FS
    - tristate "SMB file system support (to mount Windows shares etc.)"
    + tristate "SMB file system support (OBSOLETE, please use CIFS)"
    depends on INET
    select NLS
    @@ -1875,6 +1875,6 @@
    Macs is on the WWW at <http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html>.

    - To compile the SMB support as a module, choose M here: the module will
    - be called smbfs. Most people say N, however.
    + To compile the SMB support as a module, choose M here:
    + the module will be called smbfs. Most people say N, however.

    config SMB_NLS_DEFAULT
    @@ -1908,28 +1908,28 @@

    config CIFS
    - tristate "CIFS support (advanced network filesystem for Samba, Window and other CIFS compliant servers)"
    + tristate "CIFS support (advanced network filesystem, SMBFS successor)"
    depends on INET
    select NLS
    help
    This is the client VFS module for the Common Internet File System
    - (CIFS) protocol which is the successor to the Server Message Block
    + (CIFS) protocol which is the successor to the Server Message Block
    (SMB) protocol, the native file sharing mechanism for most early
    - PC operating systems. The CIFS protocol is fully supported by
    - file servers such as Windows 2000 (including Windows 2003, NT 4
    + PC operating systems. The CIFS protocol is fully supported by
    + file servers such as Windows 2000 (including Windows 2003, NT 4
    and Windows XP) as well by Samba (which provides excellent CIFS
    server support for Linux and many other operating systems). Limited
    - support for Windows ME and similar servers is provided as well.
    + support for Windows ME and similar servers is provided as well.
    You must use the smbfs client filesystem to access older SMB servers
    such as OS/2 and DOS.

    The intent of the cifs module is to provide an advanced
    - network file system client for mounting to CIFS compliant servers,
    + network file system client for mounting to CIFS compliant servers,
    including support for dfs (hierarchical name space), secure per-user
    session establishment, safe distributed caching (oplock), optional
    - packet signing, Unicode and other internationalization improvements,
    + packet signing, Unicode and other internationalization improvements,
    and optional Winbind (nsswitch) integration. You do not need to enable
    cifs if running only a (Samba) server. It is possible to enable both
    smbfs and cifs (e.g. if you are using CIFS for accessing Windows 2003
    - and Samba 3 servers, and smbfs for accessing old servers). If you need
    + and Samba 3 servers, and smbfs for accessing old servers). If you need
    to mount to Samba or Windows from this machine, say Y.

    @@ -1969,5 +1969,5 @@
    mounts may be less secure than mounts using NTLM or more recent
    security mechanisms if you are on a public network. Unless you
    - have a need to access old SMB servers (and are on a private
    + have a need to access old SMB servers (and are on a private
    network) you probably want to say N. Even if this support
    is enabled in the kernel build, they will not be used
    @@ -1975,8 +1975,8 @@
    can be set to required (or optional) either in
    /proc/fs/cifs (see fs/cifs/README for more detail) or via an
    - option on the mount command. This support is disabled by
    + option on the mount command. This support is disabled by
    default in order to reduce the possibility of a downgrade
    attack.
    -
    +
    If unsure, say N.

    @@ -2019,5 +2019,5 @@
    option can be turned off unless you are debugging
    cifs problems. If unsure, say N.
    -
    +
    config CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
    bool "CIFS Experimental Features (EXPERIMENTAL)"
    @@ -2101,5 +2101,5 @@
    clients. If you really need to run the old Coda userspace
    cache manager then say Y.
    -
    +
    For most cases you probably want to say N.

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