hmm the bug report was not quite clear what the resulting rh fix is: 8e6f195af0e1f226e9b2e0256af8df46adb9d595 guess that could be a 2.6.18 backport cnadidate? on the other hand one could argue that 2.6.18 cifs sucked anyway. so leaving the decision on you, thanks for evaluating. -- maks