Re: [PATCH] cifs: implementation id context as negotiate context

Shyam Prasad N
2026-03-11T23:50:58Z

On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM Ralph Boehme <slow@samba.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Shyam,
>
> On 3/9/26 5:37 PM, Shyam Prasad N wrote:
> > This can be useful for servers like Azure SMB servers, where it is not
> > easy to explain client side behaviour without knowing what exact
> > version of the code is running on the client.
> so it is planned that MS is going to implement this in their servers?
>
> I was kind of assuming this which made me wonder why is this made an
> community extension instead of a protocol feature will full MS backing
> including inclusion in MS-SMB2.
>
> Thanks!
> -slow
>

Hi Ralph,

We are working with the responsible team to get it into MS-SMB2.
However, we also wanted to get an early POC and review comments on the
proposed draft and the client changes.

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Regards,
Shyam