FAILED: patch "[PATCH] SMB3.1.1 dialect is no longer experimental" failed to apply to 4.16-stable tree

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2018-04-20 08:23 UTC #0 lore raw

The patch below does not apply to the 4.16-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <[email protected]>.

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greg k-h

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From d68f353fc9d086a88331d6714e437bd7f4f77f48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001

From: Steve French <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:35:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] SMB3.1.1 dialect is no longer experimental

SMB3.1.1 is a very important dialect, with much improved security. We can remove the ExPERIMENTAL comments about it. It is widely supported by servers.

Signed-off-by Steve French <[email protected]>

CC Stable <[email protected]>

fs/cifs/Kconfig +3 -4

index e901ef6a4813..741749a98614 100644
@@ -187,14 +187,13 @@ config CIFS_NFSD_EXPORT
 	   Allows NFS server to export a CIFS mounted share (nfsd over cifs)
 
 config CIFS_SMB311
-	bool "SMB3.1.1 network file system support (Experimental)"
+	bool "SMB3.1.1 network file system support"
 	depends on CIFS
 	select CRYPTO_SHA512
 
 	help
-	  This enables experimental support for the newest, SMB3.1.1, dialect.
-	  This dialect includes improved security negotiation features.
-	  If unsure, say N
+	  This enables support for the newest, and most secure dialect, SMB3.11.
+	  If unsure, say Y
 
 config CIFS_SMB_DIRECT
 	bool "SMB Direct support (Experimental)"