The implementation of advanced SMB3 features is a broad and important set of
topics on the Samba roadmap.  One of these SMB3 features that is currently
being actively worked on is Multi-Channel, a kind of channel bonding at the
SMB level intended to increase both performance and fault-tolerance of SMB
sessions.  It is not only one of the most generally useful features of SMB3 but
also a prerequisite for enabling RDMA as a transport for SMB with SMB Direct.

This talk will provide details about the current project to finish the
implementation of SMB3 Multi-Channel in Samba, explaining the challenges for
development and how they are solved. The presentation will include demos.
The talk will conclude with a brief outlook on how to add support for SMB Direct
to Samba.