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 stable@vger.kernel.org.
thanks,
greg k-h
------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
From d68f353fc9d086a88331d6714e437bd7f4f77f48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steve French smfrench@gmail.com 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 smfrench@gmail.com CC: Stable stable@vger.kernel.org
diff --git a/fs/cifs/Kconfig b/fs/cifs/Kconfig index e901ef6a4813..741749a98614 100644 --- a/fs/cifs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/cifs/Kconfig @@ -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)"