WHATSNEW: SMB3 Directory Leases

Signed-off-by: Ralph Boehme <slow@samba.org>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
Autobuild-User(master): Ralph Böhme <slow@samba.org>
Autobuild-Date(master): Tue Nov  5 15:51:27 UTC 2024 on atb-devel-224

diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
index c9db9360169b74718e395a764af0c813a34ef3cd..de4bb9d6e4eac3762b24566421f87f2c47528391 100644 (file)
--- a/WHATSNEW.txt
+++ b/WHATSNEW.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ UPGRADING
 NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
 ====================
 
+SMB3 Directory Leases
+---------------------
+
+Starting with Samba 4.22 SMB3 Directory Leases are supported. The new global
+option "smb3 directory leases" controls whether the feature is enabled or
+not. By default, SMB3 Directory Leases are enabled on non-clustered Samba and
+disabled on clustered Samba, based on the "clustering" option. See man smb.conf
+for more details.
+
+SMB3 Directory Leases allow clients to cache directory listings and, depending
+on the workload, result in a decent reduction in SMB requests from clients.
+
 
 REMOVED FEATURES
 ================
@@ -43,6 +55,7 @@ smb.conf changes
 
   Parameter Name                          Description     Default
   --------------                          -----------     -------
+  smb3 directory leases                   New             Auto
   vfs mkdir use tmp name                  New             Auto
   fruit:posix_rename                      Removed