The CIFS module enables asynchronous I/O, and it increases archiving speed when combined with a version of archivepi that uses sendfile. (This is not necessary on Ubuntu 12.04 and later, which already supports asynchronous I/O.) To upgrade the CIFS module, complete the following steps: Disable all archive targets and unmount any cifs/smb share.Remove the CIFS… Continue reading Upgrading the CIFS Module on Ubuntu 10.04 System Running Kernel 3.0