[linux-cifs-client] Re: SMB2 file system - should it be a distinct module

[Chris Friesen]

Steve French wrote:

> ...we need to decide whether the kernel
> implementation of SMB2 client should be a distinct module or just part
> of the cifs.ko module.

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> My guess is that less than 1/3 of the cifs module would overlap - but
> that overlap is enough that it would be easier to do smb2 as part of
> cifs (although it would make the cifs module somewhat larger).

What about pulling out the common code into a helper module, which can 
then be used by both cifs and smb2?

Chris