Beyond SMB3: New Developments in the Linux SMB3 Implementation

With another year of development, the Linux SMB3 kernel implementation continues to improve. This presentation will summarize the current status of the Linux SMB3 implementation, and newly implemented features such as compression and server copy offload. It will also discuss the status of the Unix Extensions for SMB3 which will help provide more strict POSIX semantics over SMB3 mounts, and also other proposals for improving SMB3 in Linux environments. Performance and stability of the SMB3 implementation have been much improved and the progress on multicredit support will be described. Newly implemented features will also be demonstrated.

Learning Objectives

What new SMB3 features are now available on Linux and how are they enabled and configured?
When should you use SMB3 for Linux?
Are the SMB3 Unix Extensions important for your workload?
How has the performance of SMB3 on Linux improved?
How do we test the Linux SMB3 implementation?