3 files changed, 25 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/TODO b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/TODO
index 66b3f54aa6dc..9267f3fb131f 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/TODO
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/TODO
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ negotiated size) and send larger write sizes to modern servers.
 
 5) Continue to extend the smb3 "buildbot" which does automated xfstesting
 against Windows, Samba and Azure currently - to add additional tests and
-to allow the buildbot to execute the tests faster.
+to allow the buildbot to execute the tests faster. The URL for the
+buildbot is: http://smb3-test-rhel-75.southcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com
 
 6) Address various coverity warnings (most are not bugs per-se, but
 the more warnings are addressed, the easier it is to spot real
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/cifs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/cifs.txt
index 67756607246e..1be3d21c286e 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/cifs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/cifs.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
   This is the client VFS module for the SMB3 NAS protocol as well
-  older dialects such as the Common Internet File System (CIFS)
+  as for older dialects such as the Common Internet File System (CIFS)
   protocol which was the successor to the Server Message Block
   (SMB) protocol, the native file sharing mechanism for most early
   PC operating systems. New and improved versions of CIFS are now
-  called SMB2 and SMB3. These dialects are also supported by the
-  CIFS VFS module. CIFS is fully supported by network
-  file servers such as Windows 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 and 2016
-  as well by Samba (which provides excellent CIFS
-  server support for Linux and many other operating systems), Apple
-  systems, as well as most Network Attached Storage vendors, so
-  this network filesystem client can mount to a wide variety of
-  servers.
+  called SMB2 and SMB3. Use of SMB3 (and later, including SMB3.1.1)
+  is strongly preferred over using older dialects like CIFS due to
+  security reaasons. All modern dialects, including the most recent,
+  SMB3.1.1 are supported by the CIFS VFS module. The SMB3 protocol
+  is implemented and supported by all major file servers
+  such as all modern versions of Windows (including Windows 2016
+  Server), as well as by Samba (which provides excellent
+  CIFS/SMB2/SMB3 server support and tools for Linux and many other
+  operating systems).  Apple systems also support SMB3 well, as
+  do most Network Attached Storage vendors, so this network
+  filesystem client can mount to a wide variety of systems.
+  It also supports mounting to the cloud (for example
+  Microsoft Azure), including the necessary security features.
 
   The intent of this module is to provide the most advanced network
   file system function for SMB3 compliant servers, including advanced
@@ -24,12 +29,17 @@
   cluster file systems for fileserving in some Linux to Linux environments,
   not just in Linux to Windows (or Linux to Mac) environments.
 
-  This filesystem has an mount utility (mount.cifs) that can be obtained from
+  This filesystem has a mount utility (mount.cifs) and various user space
+  tools (including smbinfo and setcifsacl) that can be obtained from
 
-      https://ftp.samba.org/pub/linux-cifs/cifs-utils/
+      https://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git
+  or
+      git://git.samba.org/cifs-utils.git
 
-  It must be installed in the directory with the other mount helpers.
+  mount.cifs should be installed in the directory with the other mount helpers.
 
   For more information on the module see the project wiki page at
 
+      https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS
+  and
       https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS_utils
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 8b9ecf8c2986..c4f0f4e4bc6d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -1738,6 +1738,7 @@ require use of the stronger protocol */
  *  GlobalMid_Lock protects:
  *      list operations on pending_mid_q and oplockQ
  *      updates to XID counters, multiplex id  and SMB sequence numbers
+ *      list operations on global DnotifyReqList
  *  tcp_ses_lock protects:
  *      list operations on tcp and SMB session lists
  *  tcon->open_file_lock protects the list of open files hanging off the tcon