[linux-cifs-client] Re: Process hangs copying large file to cifs

[Steve French]

>  > This is copying a 197Mb from an my laptop's IDE hardisk to a cifs 
> mounted share that's on a Win2000 Server

Linus had suggested hashing cifs inodes, which makes sense as related to
the problem that you reported.  I have coded that and it tested out ok
today. If you have a chance could you try the patch at:

http://cifs.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.5cifs/gnupatch@40e0925dAlasT6JDoPqQE2q3e-zYiw