Re: [9fans] cifsd

[David Leimbach <leimy2k@gmail.com>]

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On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Akshat <akumar@mail.nanosouffle.net> wrote:

> Just for the official record: cifsd works perfectly fine with Windows 7.
>
> Cinap's approach to the problem of packet-based protocols is elegant,
> efficient, and through the invent of printf-alike functions, fits well with
> the Plan 9 programming suite/style.
>

Looks like a LinkedIn recommendation!  I would use this but I've been
happily windows free for years now.  Windows 7 seems to be drawing people
back in, but I'm not sure I want to make the leap yet.  Depends if Apple
turns Mac OS X into the iOS developer platform only or not I suppose.

Dave


>
> Well done.
> ak
>
> On Sep 20, 2010, at 20:34, cinap_lenrek@gmx.de wrote:
>
>  after doing some patching on aquarela, wrote a cifs/smb server
>> from scratch and got it down to 3350 lines of code.
>>
>> it uses binary regular expressions to unpack and pack the
>> various nested sub-structures in the packets.
>>
>> /n/sources/cinap_lenrek/cifsd.tgz
>> http://9hal.ath.cx/usr/cinap_lenrek/cifsd.tgz
>>
>> features include:
>>
>> run from listen(8) as none, so more secure.
>>
>> uses syslog() for informational logging (auth/share
>> accesses/errors/warnings).  debug tracing can be done with a separate
>> debug trace file.
>>
>> open/read/write/close/rename/delete files and directories.
>>
>> fixed auth so it doesnt fail half the time. the trick was to delay the
>> auth failure to the TREE_CONNECT_ANDX, otherwise windows
>> will try over and over again with wrong password and username
>> combinations.
>>
>> moving files/directories works by returning a special error code to
>> instruct the client to do a recursive copy.
>>
>> impements/pretends enougth IPC$/rap to get the local share listed.
>>
>> not implemented:
>>
>> oplocks
>> wildcard matching (will do (again))
>> netbios nameservice
>> named pipes/mailslots
>> setting file attributes
>> NT_TRANSACT / acls
>> anything i'v not seen while testing with w2k and wxp
>>
>> i'm interested in feedback. expecially tests with vista or w7.
>>
>> --
>> cinap
>>
>>
>>
>

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