[linux-cifs-client] FC3 cifs hang circumvented

[Steven French]

> Trace shows Windows box sending an ack and nothing further from
> cifs-client end.
>
> This is circumvented by one or all of:
>
> [svn at wdsnfs ~]$ cat /etc/rc.d/rc.local
> #!/bin/sh
> # CIFS setup
> # without these values set CIFS will hang up on large file xfers
> # GS 050524
> modprobe cifs
> echo 0 > /proc/fs/cifs/LinuxExtensionsEnabled
> echo 0 > /proc/fs/cifs/LookupCacheEnabled
> echo 0 > /proc/fs/cifs/OplockEnabled

The OplockEnabled might make a difference, but the LinuxExtensions won't
(that is not enabled to windows since they do not return that flag in
negotiate response).
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