RE: [[PATCH v1] 01/37] [CIFS] SMBD: Add parsing for new rdma mount option

[Tom Talpey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-cifs-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cifs-
> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Long Li
> Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 4:10 PM
> To: Steve French <sfrench@xxxxxxxxx>; linux-cifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; samba-
> technical@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Long Li <longli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [[PATCH v1] 01/37] [CIFS] SMBD: Add parsing for new rdma mount
> option
> 
> From: Long Li <longli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> When doing mount with "-o rdma", user can specify this is for connecting to a
> SMBD session.

Nit: it's an "SMB" session. SMBD (SMB Direct) is the transport connection.

The use of SMB Direct is only applicable when an SMB3.x dialect is negotiated.
Is there any restriction in the use of the mount option to preclude also specifying
SMB1 and SMB2.x?

Tom.