diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX b/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX
index 4303614..8c624a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@
 	- how to use the seq_file API
 sharedsubtree.txt
 	- a description of shared subtrees for namespaces.
-smbfs.txt
-	- info on using filesystems with the SMB protocol (Win 3.11 and NT).
 spufs.txt
 	- info and mount options for the SPU filesystem used on Cell.
 sysfs-pci.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt b/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt
index 33223ff..d15834a 100644
--- a/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 't'	00-7F	linux/if_ppp.h
 't'	80-8F	linux/isdn_ppp.h
 't'	90	linux/toshiba.h
-'u'	00-1F	linux/smb_fs.h
+'u'	00-1F	linux/smb_fs.h		gone
 'v'	all	linux/videodev.h	conflict!
 'v'	00-1F	linux/ext2_fs.h		conflict!
 'v'	00-1F	linux/fs.h		conflict!
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 0150353..4a91908 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
 
 source "drivers/staging/lirc/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/smbfs/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/easycap/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/solo6x10/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index de5c0e5..7cb02a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_IDE_PHISON)	+= phison/
 obj-$(CONFIG_LINE6_USB)		+= line6/
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_QUATECH2)	+= serqt_usb2/
+obj-$(CONFIG_SMB_FS)		+= smbfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_QUATECH_USB2)	+= quatech_usb2/
 obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEON_ETHERNET)	+= octeon/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VT6655)		+= vt6655/
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/smbfs/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/smbfs/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/Kconfig
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/Makefile b/drivers/staging/smbfs/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/smbfs/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/Makefile
diff --git a/drivers/staging/smbfs/TODO b/drivers/staging/smbfs/TODO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f4d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+smbfs is on its way out of the kernel, it has been replaced
+by cifs several years ago.
+
+The smbfs code uses the big kernel lock which
+is getting deprecated.
+
+Users that find smbfs to work but not cifs should contact
+the CIFS developers on linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org.
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/cache.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c
similarity index 99%
rename from fs/smbfs/cache.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c
index 8c177eb..dbb9865 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/cache.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
+#include "smb_fs.h"
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "proto.h"
 
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/dir.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c
similarity index 99%
rename from fs/smbfs/dir.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c
index 00a70ca..936b3bb 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/dir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 #include <linux/net.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-#include <linux/smb_mount.h>
-#include <linux/smbno.h>
+#include "smb_fs.h"
+#include "smb_mount.h"
+#include "smbno.h"
 
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "proto.h"
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/file.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/file.c
similarity index 99%
rename from fs/smbfs/file.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/file.c
index 8e187a0..5dcd19c 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/file.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/file.c
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-#include <linux/smbno.h>
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-
+#include "smbno.h"
+#include "smb_fs.h"
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "proto.h"
 
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/getopt.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/getopt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/smbfs/getopt.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/getopt.c
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/getopt.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/getopt.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/smbfs/getopt.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/getopt.h
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
similarity index 98%
rename from fs/smbfs/inode.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
index 450c919..9287599 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <linux/highuid.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-#include <linux/smbno.h>
-#include <linux/smb_mount.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+#include "smb_fs.h"
+#include "smbno.h"
+#include "smb_mount.h"
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "getopt.h"
 #include "proto.h"
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 	if (warn_count < 5) {
 		warn_count++;
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "smbfs is deprecated and will be removed"
-			" from the 2.6.27 kernel. Please migrate to cifs\n");
+			" from the 2.6.37 kernel. Please migrate to cifs\n");
 	}
 
 	if (!raw_data)
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/ioctl.c
similarity index 95%
rename from fs/smbfs/ioctl.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/ioctl.c
index 0721531..2da1692 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/ioctl.c
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
 
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-#include <linux/smb_mount.h>
-
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+#include "smb_fs.h"
+#include "smb_mount.h"
 #include "proto.h"
 
 long
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/proc.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/proc.c
similarity index 99%
rename from fs/smbfs/proc.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/proc.c
index 71c29b6..2fb079c 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/proc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/proc.c
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-#include <linux/smbno.h>
-#include <linux/smb_mount.h>
-
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
 #include <asm/string.h>
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 
+#include "smb_fs.h"
+#include "smbno.h"
+#include "smb_mount.h"
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "proto.h"
 #include "request.h"
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/proto.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/proto.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/smbfs/proto.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/proto.h
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/request.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/request.c
similarity index 99%
rename from fs/smbfs/request.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/request.c
index 45f4593..3e77168 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/request.c
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
 #include <linux/net.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-#include <linux/smbno.h>
-#include <linux/smb_mount.h>
-
+#include "smb_fs.h"
+#include "smbno.h"
+#include "smb_mount.h"
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "request.h"
 #include "proto.h"
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/request.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/request.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/smbfs/request.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/request.h
diff --git a/include/linux/smb.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smb.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/smb.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smb.h
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/smb_debug.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_debug.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/smbfs/smb_debug.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_debug.h
diff --git a/include/linux/smb_fs.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs.h
similarity index 97%
rename from include/linux/smb_fs.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs.h
index 923cd8a..20a05c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/smb_fs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_SMB_FS_H
 #define _LINUX_SMB_FS_H
 
-#include <linux/smb.h>
+#include "smb.h"
 
 /*
  * ioctl commands
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-#include <linux/smb_fs_i.h>
-#include <linux/smb_fs_sb.h>
+#include "smb_fs_i.h"
+#include "smb_fs_sb.h"
+#include "smb_mount.h"
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
-#include <linux/smb_mount.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
diff --git a/include/linux/smb_fs_i.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_i.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/smb_fs_i.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_i.h
diff --git a/include/linux/smb_fs_sb.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_sb.h
similarity index 98%
rename from include/linux/smb_fs_sb.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_sb.h
index bb947dd..ca058af 100644
--- a/include/linux/smb_fs_sb.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_sb.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
-#include <linux/smb.h>
+#include "smb.h"
 
 /*
  * Upper limit on the total number of active smb_request structs.
diff --git a/include/linux/smb_mount.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_mount.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/smb_mount.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_mount.h
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/smbfs.txt b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smbfs.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/filesystems/smbfs.txt
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smbfs.txt
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/smbiod.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smbiod.c
similarity index 98%
rename from fs/smbfs/smbiod.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smbiod.c
index 0e39a92..ec99892 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/smbiod.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smbiod.c
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-#include <linux/smbno.h>
-#include <linux/smb_mount.h>
-
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+#include "smb_fs.h"
+#include "smbno.h"
+#include "smb_mount.h"
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "request.h"
 #include "proto.h"
diff --git a/include/linux/smbno.h b/drivers/staging/smbfs/smbno.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/smbno.h
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/smbno.h
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/sock.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/sock.c
similarity index 98%
rename from fs/smbfs/sock.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/sock.c
index e37fe4d..9e264090e 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/sock.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/sock.c
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@
 #include <net/tcp_states.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-#include <linux/smb.h>
-#include <linux/smbno.h>
-
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/ioctls.h>
 
+#include "smb_fs.h"
+#include "smb.h"
+#include "smbno.h"
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "proto.h"
 #include "request.h"
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/symlink.c
similarity index 96%
rename from fs/smbfs/symlink.c
rename to drivers/staging/smbfs/symlink.c
index 00b2909..632c4ac 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/symlink.c
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-#include <linux/smbno.h>
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
-
+#include "smbno.h"
+#include "smb_fs.h"
 #include "smb_debug.h"
 #include "proto.h"
 
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 30da8ee..25ce2dc 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@
 	default y
 
 source "net/sunrpc/Kconfig"
-source "fs/smbfs/Kconfig"
 source "fs/ceph/Kconfig"
 source "fs/cifs/Kconfig"
 source "fs/ncpfs/Kconfig"
diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index e571fed..9284c74 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKD)		+= lockd/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NLS)		+= nls/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSV_FS)		+= sysv/
-obj-$(CONFIG_SMB_FS)		+= smbfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CIFS)		+= cifs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NCP_FS)		+= ncpfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HPFS_FS)		+= hpfs/
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 718c706..b42f29a 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/smb.h>
-#include <linux/smb_mount.h>
 #include <linux/ncp_mount.h>
 #include <linux/nfs4_mount.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
@@ -745,30 +743,6 @@
 	return raw_data;
 }
 
-struct compat_smb_mount_data {
-	compat_int_t version;
-	__compat_uid_t mounted_uid;
-	__compat_uid_t uid;
-	__compat_gid_t gid;
-	compat_mode_t file_mode;
-	compat_mode_t dir_mode;
-};
-
-static void *do_smb_super_data_conv(void *raw_data)
-{
-	struct smb_mount_data *s = raw_data;
-	struct compat_smb_mount_data *c_s = raw_data;
-
-	if (c_s->version != SMB_MOUNT_OLDVERSION)
-		goto out;
-	s->dir_mode = c_s->dir_mode;
-	s->file_mode = c_s->file_mode;
-	s->gid = c_s->gid;
-	s->uid = c_s->uid;
-	s->mounted_uid = c_s->mounted_uid;
- out:
-	return raw_data;
-}
 
 struct compat_nfs_string {
 	compat_uint_t len;
@@ -835,7 +809,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define SMBFS_NAME      "smbfs"
 #define NCPFS_NAME      "ncpfs"
 #define NFS4_NAME	"nfs4"
 
@@ -870,9 +843,7 @@
 	retval = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (kernel_type && data_page) {
-		if (!strcmp(kernel_type, SMBFS_NAME)) {
-			do_smb_super_data_conv((void *)data_page);
-		} else if (!strcmp(kernel_type, NCPFS_NAME)) {
+		if (!strcmp(kernel_type, NCPFS_NAME)) {
 			do_ncp_super_data_conv((void *)data_page);
 		} else if (!strcmp(kernel_type, NFS4_NAME)) {
 			if (do_nfs4_super_data_conv((void *) data_page))
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index 03e59aa..34cf03c 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include <linux/videodev.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/raw.h>
-#include <linux/smb_fs.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/rtc.h>
@@ -558,25 +557,6 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
 
-static int do_smb_getmountuid(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
-			compat_uid_t __user *argp)
-{
-	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
-	__kernel_uid_t kuid;
-	int err;
-
-	cmd = SMB_IOC_GETMOUNTUID;
-
-	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	err = sys_ioctl(fd, cmd, (unsigned long)&kuid);
-	set_fs(old_fs);
-
-	if (err >= 0)
-		err = put_user(kuid, argp);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 /* Bluetooth ioctls */
 #define HCIUARTSETPROTO		_IOW('U', 200, int)
 #define HCIUARTGETPROTO		_IOR('U', 201, int)
@@ -1265,8 +1245,6 @@
 /* Raw devices */
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(RAW_SETBIND)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(RAW_GETBIND)
-/* SMB ioctls which do not need any translations */
-COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SMB_IOC_NEWCONN)
 /* Watchdog */
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(WDIOC_GETSUPPORT)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(WDIOC_GETSTATUS)
@@ -1528,10 +1506,6 @@
 	case RAW_GETBIND:
 		return raw_ioctl(fd, cmd, argp);
 #endif
-	/* One SMB ioctl needs translations. */
-#define SMB_IOC_GETMOUNTUID_32 _IOR('u', 1, compat_uid_t)
-	case SMB_IOC_GETMOUNTUID_32:
-		return do_smb_getmountuid(fd, cmd, argp);
 	/* Serial */
 	case TIOCGSERIAL:
 	case TIOCSSERIAL:
diff --git a/include/linux/Kbuild b/include/linux/Kbuild
index 626b629..98d520d 100644
--- a/include/linux/Kbuild
+++ b/include/linux/Kbuild
@@ -326,10 +326,6 @@
 header-y += shm.h
 header-y += signal.h
 header-y += signalfd.h
-header-y += smb.h
-header-y += smb_fs.h
-header-y += smb_mount.h
-header-y += smbno.h
 header-y += snmp.h
 header-y += socket.h
 header-y += sockios.h