[cifs-protocol] STATUS_OS2_INVALID_LEVEL

[Christopher R. Hertel]

Bill Wesse wrote:
> Thanks for the heads up Christopher - you are totally correct in saying
> my comments on the complexity of NT platform SMB error returns were
> meant to be 'polite understatements' (especially that pesky flipped
> response SMB_FLAGS2_NT_STATUS bit, not to mention the 'occasionally
> optional' WordCount and ByteCount absence from transact2 responses).

The thing about the flipped bit:  The SMB_FLAGS2_NT_STATUS bit is *NOT*
cleared by Windows NT when sending one of the suspect error codes.  NT, that
is, is saying that it's a 32-bit code.  We've documented these codes as such
in [MS-CIFS].  It makes it MUCH easier to document the entire problem.

Basically, though, what we're dealing with is a 20-year-old kludge with no
clear fix.  It simply needs to be explained so that implementers can work
with it.

> I will shortly forward your email to concerned internal parties...

I'm available internally as v-chhert.
Yeah... I'm a double agent!  :)
Say hello to Will and Darryl for me.

> I have no doubt a complete rundown of all the exceptions to the rule
> would be quite valuable to our respective organizations and customers

It's difficult to get the documentation right but it can be explained and
doing so would probably help you guys out.

> - figuring what to do in response to a 'surprise' error value classifies
> as yet another 'polite understatement'.

:)

> 
> I won't rule out the possibility of (my team) providing supplemental
> content concerning this, in case the documents aren't the optimal place
> for the info - I hate to state the obvious, but a complete WB
> description of the above for all NT/SMB (or just transact2) would be
> pretty big.

Perhaps a KB article that we can reference from a WB?

> 
> There I go again. Another understatement.

:)

Chris -)-----


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