5.8 already has the fixes. ** Description changed:
- CIFS team requested below patch to be backported (it was marked for - stable last month) to Ubuntu 18.04. + [Impact] - Patch: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/cifs/transport.c?id=6988a619f5b79e4efadea6e19dcfe75fbcd350b5 - "cifs: allow syscalls to be restarted in __smb_send_rqst()" + Microsoft CIFS team requested below patches to be backported (it was + marked for stable last month) to Ubuntu 18.04 and newer. + + 6988a619f5b7 "cifs: allow syscalls to be restarted in __smb_send_rqst()" + 2659d3bff3e1 cifs: fix interrupted close commands Since 6988a619f5b79e4efadea6e19dcfe75fbcd350b5 hasn't been picked up for 5.4.0-1031-azure (the current 18.04 kernel version for Azure image), I would like make a request for backport. - Please let me know, if you have any questions. + [Test Case] + + Since those are small improvements a basic smoke test can be used to + avoid regressions: + + 1. Install cifs-utils and dbench: + + $ sudo apt-get install cifs-utils dbench + + 2. Mount a CIFS share using: + + $ sudo mount -t cifs -o username=REMOTEUSER + \\remoteip\path\to\shared\folder /mnt + + 3. Run dbench and check for regressions: + + $ cd /mnt; dbench 20 -t 120 -D . + + [Where problems could occur] + + The regression potential is restricted to the ability of mounting and + accessing CIFS volumes. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Groovy) Status: Incomplete => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-azure (Ubuntu Groovy) Status: In Progress => Invalid ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Focal) Status: Incomplete => In Progress ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Focal) Status: In Progress => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1911438 Title: CIFS: Request for backport To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1911438/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
