SNIA Developer Conference September 15-17, 2025 | Santa Clara, CA
Abstract
The new SMB2 kernel client for Linux is turning out to be well suited for Linux, providing better data integrity, performance and features. This presentation will review and demonstrate the progress on the Linux kernel client for SMB2, as well as discuss the current status of the Linux cifs client, and will show areas where the SMB2 protocol is well suited to Linux, and areas where the proposed SMB2 Unix Extensions will make it even better.
Learning Objectives
Show how useful the SMB2 Unix Extensions are
Show where SMB2 can be useful for Linux, and how to use it
Show higher reliability available with SMB2
Show progress on Linux cifs client and recent improvements in it too