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0001598channel: kernel/el9--kernel--request-for-enhancement--public2026-08-01 15:45
Reporterbgervais Assigned Totoracat  
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityhave not tried
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Summary0001598: Enable CONFIG_SMB_SERVER_SMBDIRECT=m in kernel-lt (EL9)
DescriptionBoth kernel-ml and kernel-lt (checked on el9, kernel-ml 7.1.2 and kernel-lt
6.1.176) already enable ksmbd:

  CONFIG_SMB_SERVER=m

but leave SMB Direct (RDMA transport for ksmbd) turned off -

  # CONFIG_SMB_SERVER_SMBDIRECT is not set

Would it be possible to enable this? all the other rdma dependencies seem to be available, so I think it should be as simple as this one flag.
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toracat

2026-07-02 17:16

administrator   ~0010900

We will make the requested change in the next update to our kernels.

bgervais

2026-07-02 17:54

reporter   ~0010901

Thanks!

toracat

2026-07-04 17:47

administrator   ~0010905

CONFIG_SMB_SERVER_SMBDIRECT is type: boolean. Therefore to enable it,

CONFIG_SMB_SERVER_SMBDIRECT=y

toracat

2026-07-05 12:24

administrator   ~0010911

CONFIG_SMB_SERVER_SMBDIRECT is now enabled in the latest kernel update:

kernel-ml-7.1.3-1.el9.elrepo
kernel-lt-6.1.177-2.el9.elrepo

toracat

2026-08-01 15:45

administrator   ~0010925

Marking this 'resolved'. If you find any issue, feel free to reopen.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2026-07-02 14:13 bgervais New Issue
2026-07-02 14:13 bgervais Status new => assigned
2026-07-02 14:13 bgervais Assigned To => toracat
2026-07-02 16:11 toracat Status assigned => acknowledged
2026-07-02 17:16 toracat Note Added: 0010900
2026-07-02 17:54 bgervais Note Added: 0010901
2026-07-04 17:47 toracat Status acknowledged => assigned
2026-07-04 17:47 toracat Note Added: 0010905
2026-07-05 12:24 toracat Note Added: 0010911
2026-07-06 13:19 toracat Status assigned => feedback
2026-08-01 15:45 toracat Status feedback => resolved
2026-08-01 15:45 toracat Resolution open => fixed
2026-08-01 15:45 toracat Note Added: 0010925