Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 21st Nov 2007 13:53 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
"File-sharing between Windows and Sun's OpenSolaris Unix platform is being bolstered through two projects at Sun. The OpenSolaris project: CIFS Server features server software source code that implements the CIFS protocol also known as Server Message Block, the standard for Windows file-sharing services, Sun said. The internal CIFS server enables Microsoft users to store and retrieve files on an OpenSolaris system, Sun said. This project and a related effort, CIFS client, improve the usefulness of OpenSolaris in data environments that serve NFS and CIFS clients, Sun said. Sun recently donated server source code that implements CIFS to the OpenSolaris Project."
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Member since:2006-01-19
What are the advantages/differences of sun's CIFS implementation over Samba ?
One difference is that it is in kernel. Samba is all userland. The blog post above promises better integration with the rest of the OS and I would expect it to be faster once it matures (or now, who knows).
Now, why the NYT picked up on this, I have no idea.
Member since:2005-07-08
Samba is all userland.
Yes, the Samba package is purely userspace, but it requires native kernel support at the VFS and FS levels.
Additionally, it's unclear that an in-kernel implementation of a network filesystem and transfer protocol is a great idea in the long-run. The trend these days tends to be toward pushing unnecessary functionality into userspace.
Now, why the NYT picked up on this, I have no idea.
It's an IDG thing. There are probably contractual obligations. Media collusion is a Good Thing(TM)...
Notice that all three sentences in the second paragraph end with "Sun said". Outstanding journalism...
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What are the advantages/differences of sun's CIFS implementation over Samba ?