As of 23 August 2026, the longtime maintainer of the Common Internet File System and SMB3 protocols in the Linux kernel stepped down ahead of Linux 7.3 release. The transition marks a changing of the guard in a critical kernel subsystem.
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There is a changing of the guard with Linux 7.3 as the maintainer of the Common Internet File System (CIFS) / SMB3 code within the Linux kernel. Longtime maintainer, principal Linux CIFS author, and current Microsoft employee Steve French has stepped down due to health reasons...
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