diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
index 0b4eee3bed66..ef454170f37d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
@@ -410,8 +410,12 @@ static int cifs_debug_data_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 				seq_printf(m, "\n\tServer interfaces: %zu\n",
 					   ses->iface_count);
 			for (j = 0; j < ses->iface_count; j++) {
+				struct cifs_server_iface *iface;
+				iface = &ses->iface_list[j];
 				seq_printf(m, "\t%d)", j);
-				cifs_dump_iface(m, &ses->iface_list[j]);
+				cifs_dump_iface(m, iface);
+				if (is_ses_using_iface(ses, iface))
+					seq_puts(m, "\t\t[CONNECTED]\n");
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&ses->iface_lock);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_spnego.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_spnego.c
index 7f01c6e60791..7b9b876b513b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_spnego.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_spnego.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct key_type cifs_spnego_key_type = {
 struct key *
 cifs_get_spnego_key(struct cifs_ses *sesInfo)
 {
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = sesInfo->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(sesInfo);
 	struct sockaddr_in *sa = (struct sockaddr_in *) &server->dstaddr;
 	struct sockaddr_in6 *sa6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) &server->dstaddr;
 	char *description, *dp;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 54e204589cb9..441970293697 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
 	bool (*compare_fids)(struct cifsFileInfo *, struct cifsFileInfo *);
 	/* setup request: allocate mid, sign message */
 	struct mid_q_entry *(*setup_request)(struct cifs_ses *,
-						struct smb_rqst *);
+					     struct TCP_Server_Info *,
+					     struct smb_rqst *);
 	/* setup async request: allocate mid, sign message */
 	struct mid_q_entry *(*setup_async_request)(struct TCP_Server_Info *,
 						struct smb_rqst *);
@@ -590,6 +591,9 @@ struct smb_vol {
 	bool resilient:1; /* noresilient not required since not fored for CA */
 	bool domainauto:1;
 	bool rdma:1;
+	bool multichannel:1;
+	bool use_client_guid:1;
+	u8 client_guid[SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE]; /* reuse existing guid from master channel */
 	unsigned int bsize;
 	unsigned int rsize;
 	unsigned int wsize;
@@ -606,6 +610,7 @@ struct smb_vol {
 	__u64 snapshot_time; /* needed for timewarp tokens */
 	__u32 handle_timeout; /* persistent and durable handle timeout in ms */
 	unsigned int max_credits; /* smb3 max_credits 10 < credits < 60000 */
+	unsigned int max_channels;
 	__u16 compression; /* compression algorithm 0xFFFF default 0=disabled */
 	bool rootfs:1; /* if it's a SMB root file system */
 };
@@ -952,11 +957,17 @@ struct cifs_server_iface {
 	struct sockaddr_storage sockaddr;
 };
 
+struct cifs_chan {
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
+	__u8 signkey[SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE];
+};
+
 /*
  * Session structure.  One of these for each uid session with a particular host
  */
 struct cifs_ses {
 	struct list_head smb_ses_list;
+	struct list_head chan_ses_list;
 	struct list_head tcon_list;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon_ipc;
 	struct mutex session_mutex;
@@ -982,12 +993,15 @@ struct cifs_ses {
 	bool sign;		/* is signing required? */
 	bool need_reconnect:1; /* connection reset, uid now invalid */
 	bool domainAuto:1;
+	bool binding:1; /* are we binding the session? */
 	__u16 session_flags;
 	__u8 smb3signingkey[SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE];
 	__u8 smb3encryptionkey[SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE];
 	__u8 smb3decryptionkey[SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE];
 	__u8 preauth_sha_hash[SMB2_PREAUTH_HASH_SIZE];
 
+	__u8 binding_preauth_sha_hash[SMB2_PREAUTH_HASH_SIZE];
+
 	/*
 	 * Network interfaces available on the server this session is
 	 * connected to.
@@ -1001,8 +1015,22 @@ struct cifs_ses {
 	struct cifs_server_iface *iface_list;
 	size_t iface_count;
 	unsigned long iface_last_update; /* jiffies */
+
+#define CIFS_MAX_CHANNELS 16
+	struct cifs_chan chans[CIFS_MAX_CHANNELS];
+	size_t chan_count;
+	size_t chan_max;
 };
 
+static inline
+struct TCP_Server_Info *cifs_ses_server(struct cifs_ses *ses)
+{
+	if (ses->binding)
+		return ses->chans[ses->chan_count].server;
+	else
+		return ses->server;
+}
+
 static inline bool
 cap_unix(struct cifs_ses *ses)
 {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 99b1b1ef558c..4cda8bba308b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ extern int SendReceive(const unsigned int /* xid */ , struct cifs_ses *,
 extern int SendReceiveNoRsp(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 			    char *in_buf, int flags);
 extern struct mid_q_entry *cifs_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *,
+				struct TCP_Server_Info *,
 				struct smb_rqst *);
 extern struct mid_q_entry *cifs_setup_async_request(struct TCP_Server_Info *,
 						struct smb_rqst *);
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ extern void cifs_add_pending_open_locked(struct cifs_fid *fid,
 					 struct tcon_link *tlink,
 					 struct cifs_pending_open *open);
 extern void cifs_del_pending_open(struct cifs_pending_open *open);
+extern struct TCP_Server_Info *cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb_vol *vol);
 extern void cifs_put_tcp_session(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 				 int from_reconnect);
 extern void cifs_put_tcon(struct cifs_tcon *tcon);
@@ -582,6 +584,12 @@ void cifs_free_hash(struct crypto_shash **shash, struct sdesc **sdesc);
 
 extern void rqst_page_get_length(struct smb_rqst *rqst, unsigned int page,
 				unsigned int *len, unsigned int *offset);
+int cifs_try_adding_channels(struct cifs_ses *ses);
+int cifs_ses_add_channel(struct cifs_ses *ses,
+				struct cifs_server_iface *iface);
+bool is_server_using_iface(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
+			   struct cifs_server_iface *iface);
+bool is_ses_using_iface(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct cifs_server_iface *iface);
 
 void extract_unc_hostname(const char *unc, const char **h, size_t *len);
 int copy_path_name(char *dst, const char *src);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 2850c3ce4391..efd9ed46d5d6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_persistent, Opt_nopersistent,
 	Opt_resilient, Opt_noresilient,
 	Opt_domainauto, Opt_rdma, Opt_modesid, Opt_rootfs,
+	Opt_multichannel, Opt_nomultichannel,
 	Opt_compress,
 
 	/* Mount options which take numeric value */
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_min_enc_offload,
 	Opt_blocksize, Opt_rsize, Opt_wsize, Opt_actimeo,
 	Opt_echo_interval, Opt_max_credits, Opt_handletimeout,
-	Opt_snapshot,
+	Opt_snapshot, Opt_max_channels,
 
 	/* Mount options which take string value */
 	Opt_user, Opt_pass, Opt_ip,
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ static const match_table_t cifs_mount_option_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_noresilient, "noresilienthandles"},
 	{ Opt_domainauto, "domainauto"},
 	{ Opt_rdma, "rdma"},
+	{ Opt_multichannel, "multichannel" },
+	{ Opt_nomultichannel, "nomultichannel" },
 
 	{ Opt_backupuid, "backupuid=%s" },
 	{ Opt_backupgid, "backupgid=%s" },
@@ -218,6 +221,7 @@ static const match_table_t cifs_mount_option_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_echo_interval, "echo_interval=%s" },
 	{ Opt_max_credits, "max_credits=%s" },
 	{ Opt_snapshot, "snapshot=%s" },
+	{ Opt_max_channels, "max_channels=%s" },
 	{ Opt_compress, "compress=%s" },
 
 	{ Opt_blank_user, "user=" },
@@ -1664,6 +1668,10 @@ cifs_parse_mount_options(const char *mountdata, const char *devname,
 
 	vol->echo_interval = SMB_ECHO_INTERVAL_DEFAULT;
 
+	/* default to no multichannel (single server connection) */
+	vol->multichannel = false;
+	vol->max_channels = 1;
+
 	if (!mountdata)
 		goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
 
@@ -1957,6 +1965,12 @@ cifs_parse_mount_options(const char *mountdata, const char *devname,
 		case Opt_rdma:
 			vol->rdma = true;
 			break;
+		case Opt_multichannel:
+			vol->multichannel = true;
+			break;
+		case Opt_nomultichannel:
+			vol->multichannel = false;
+			break;
 		case Opt_compress:
 			vol->compression = UNKNOWN_TYPE;
 			cifs_dbg(VFS,
@@ -2120,6 +2134,15 @@ cifs_parse_mount_options(const char *mountdata, const char *devname,
 			}
 			vol->max_credits = option;
 			break;
+		case Opt_max_channels:
+			if (get_option_ul(args, &option) || option < 1 ||
+				option > CIFS_MAX_CHANNELS) {
+				cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: Invalid max_channels value, needs to be 1-%d\n",
+					 __func__, CIFS_MAX_CHANNELS);
+				goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
+			}
+			vol->max_channels = option;
+			break;
 
 		/* String Arguments */
 
@@ -2665,6 +2688,7 @@ cifs_put_tcp_session(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int from_reconnect)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
 
+	cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX server %px", server);
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	if (--server->srv_count > 0) {
 		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
@@ -2705,7 +2729,7 @@ cifs_put_tcp_session(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int from_reconnect)
 		send_sig(SIGKILL, task, 1);
 }
 
-static struct TCP_Server_Info *
+struct TCP_Server_Info *
 cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 {
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *tcp_ses = NULL;
@@ -2764,7 +2788,10 @@ cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 	       sizeof(tcp_ses->srcaddr));
 	memcpy(&tcp_ses->dstaddr, &volume_info->dstaddr,
 		sizeof(tcp_ses->dstaddr));
-	generate_random_uuid(tcp_ses->client_guid);
+	if (volume_info->use_client_guid)
+		memcpy(tcp_ses->client_guid, volume_info->client_guid, SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE);
+	else
+		generate_random_uuid(tcp_ses->client_guid);
 	/*
 	 * at this point we are the only ones with the pointer
 	 * to the struct since the kernel thread not created yet
@@ -2853,6 +2880,13 @@ static int match_session(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb_vol *vol)
 	    vol->sectype != ses->sectype)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If an existing session is limited to less channels than
+	 * requested, it should not be reused
+	 */
+	if (ses->chan_max < vol->max_channels)
+		return 0;
+
 	switch (ses->sectype) {
 	case Kerberos:
 		if (!uid_eq(vol->cred_uid, ses->cred_uid))
@@ -3269,14 +3303,25 @@ cifs_get_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 	ses->sectype = volume_info->sectype;
 	ses->sign = volume_info->sign;
 	mutex_lock(&ses->session_mutex);
+
+	/* add server as first channel */
+	ses->chans[0].server = server;
+	ses->chan_count = 1;
+	ses->chan_max = volume_info->multichannel ? volume_info->max_channels:1;
+
 	rc = cifs_negotiate_protocol(xid, ses);
 	if (!rc)
 		rc = cifs_setup_session(xid, ses, volume_info->local_nls);
+
+	/* each channel uses a different signing key */
+	memcpy(ses->chans[0].signkey, ses->smb3signingkey,
+	       sizeof(ses->smb3signingkey));
+
 	mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
 	if (rc)
 		goto get_ses_fail;
 
-	/* success, put it on the list */
+	/* success, put it on the list and add it as first channel */
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	list_add(&ses->smb_ses_list, &server->smb_ses_list);
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
@@ -4885,6 +4930,7 @@ int cifs_mount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb_vol *vol)
 	cifs_autodisable_serverino(cifs_sb);
 out:
 	free_xid(xid);
+	cifs_try_adding_channels(ses);
 	return mount_setup_tlink(cifs_sb, ses, tcon);
 
 error:
@@ -5130,7 +5176,7 @@ int
 cifs_negotiate_protocol(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
 
 	if (!server->ops->need_neg || !server->ops->negotiate)
 		return -ENOSYS;
@@ -5157,23 +5203,25 @@ cifs_setup_session(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		   struct nls_table *nls_info)
 {
 	int rc = -ENOSYS;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
-
-	ses->capabilities = server->capabilities;
-	if (linuxExtEnabled == 0)
-		ses->capabilities &= (~server->vals->cap_unix);
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
+
+	if (!ses->binding) {
+		ses->capabilities = server->capabilities;
+		if (linuxExtEnabled == 0)
+			ses->capabilities &= (~server->vals->cap_unix);
+
+		if (ses->auth_key.response) {
+			cifs_dbg(FYI, "Free previous auth_key.response = %p\n",
+				 ses->auth_key.response);
+			kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
+			ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
+			ses->auth_key.len = 0;
+		}
+	}
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Security Mode: 0x%x Capabilities: 0x%x TimeAdjust: %d\n",
 		 server->sec_mode, server->capabilities, server->timeAdj);
 
-	if (ses->auth_key.response) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Free previous auth_key.response = %p\n",
-			 ses->auth_key.response);
-		kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
-		ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
-		ses->auth_key.len = 0;
-	}
-
 	if (server->ops->sess_setup)
 		rc = server->ops->sess_setup(xid, ses, nls_info);
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/sess.c b/fs/cifs/sess.c
index 4c764ff7edd2..20c73a42755d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/sess.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/sess.c
@@ -31,6 +31,217 @@
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "cifs_spnego.h"
+#include "smb2proto.h"
+
+bool
+is_server_using_iface(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
+		      struct cifs_server_iface *iface)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_in *i4 = (struct sockaddr_in *)&iface->sockaddr;
+	struct sockaddr_in6 *i6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&iface->sockaddr;
+	struct sockaddr_in *s4 = (struct sockaddr_in *)&server->dstaddr;
+	struct sockaddr_in6 *s6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&server->dstaddr;
+
+	if (server->dstaddr.ss_family != iface->sockaddr.ss_family)
+		return false;
+	if (server->dstaddr.ss_family == AF_INET) {
+		if (s4->sin_addr.s_addr != i4->sin_addr.s_addr)
+			return false;
+	} else if (server->dstaddr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
+		if (memcmp(&s6->sin6_addr, &i6->sin6_addr,
+			   sizeof(i6->sin6_addr)) != 0)
+			return false;
+	} else {
+		/* unknown family.. */
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool is_ses_using_iface(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct cifs_server_iface *iface)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < ses->chan_count; i++) {
+		if (is_server_using_iface(ses->chans[i].server, iface))
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+/* returns number of channels added */
+int cifs_try_adding_channels(struct cifs_ses *ses)
+{
+	int old_chan_count = ses->chan_count;
+	int left = ses->chan_max - ses->chan_count;
+	int i = 0;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (left <= 0) {
+		cifs_dbg(FYI,
+			 "ses already at max_channels (%zu), nothing to open\n",
+			 ses->chan_max);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (ses->server->dialect != SMB311_PROT_ID) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "multichannel is not supported on this protocol version, use 3.1.1\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* ifaces are sorted by speed, try them in order */
+	for (i = 0; left > 0 && i < ses->iface_count; i++) {
+		struct cifs_server_iface *iface;
+
+		iface = &ses->iface_list[i];
+		if (is_ses_using_iface(ses, iface) && !iface->rss_capable)
+			continue;
+
+		rc = cifs_ses_add_channel(ses, iface);
+		if (rc) {
+			cifs_dbg(FYI, "failed to open extra channel\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "sucessfully opened new channel\n");
+		left--;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO: if we still have channels left to open try to connect
+	 * to same RSS-capable iface multiple times
+	 */
+
+	return ses->chan_count - old_chan_count;
+}
+
+int
+cifs_ses_add_channel(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct cifs_server_iface *iface)
+{
+	struct cifs_chan *chan;
+	struct smb_vol vol = {0};
+	const char unc_fmt[] = "\\%s\\foo";
+	char unc[sizeof(unc_fmt)+SERVER_NAME_LEN_WITH_NULL] = {0};
+	struct sockaddr_in *ipv4 = (struct sockaddr_in *)&iface->sockaddr;
+	struct sockaddr_in6 *ipv6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&iface->sockaddr;
+	int rc;
+	unsigned int xid = get_xid();
+
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "adding channel to ses %p (speed:%zu bps rdma:%s ",
+		 ses, iface->speed, iface->rdma_capable ? "yes" : "no");
+	if (iface->sockaddr.ss_family == AF_INET)
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "ip:%pI4)\n", &ipv4->sin_addr);
+	else
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "ip:%pI6)\n", &ipv6->sin6_addr);
+
+	/*
+	 * Setup a smb_vol with mostly the same info as the existing
+	 * session and overwrite it with the requested iface data.
+	 *
+	 * We need to setup at least the fields used for negprot and
+	 * sesssetup.
+	 *
+	 * We only need the volume here, so we can reuse memory from
+	 * the session and server without caring about memory
+	 * management.
+	 */
+
+	/* Always make new connection for now (TODO?) */
+	vol.nosharesock = true;
+
+	/* Auth */
+	vol.domainauto = ses->domainAuto;
+	vol.domainname = ses->domainName;
+	vol.username = ses->user_name;
+	vol.password = ses->password;
+	vol.sectype = ses->sectype;
+	vol.sign = ses->sign;
+
+	/* UNC and paths */
+	/* XXX: Use ses->server->hostname? */
+	sprintf(unc, unc_fmt, ses->serverName);
+	vol.UNC = unc;
+	vol.prepath = "";
+
+	/* Require SMB3.1.1 */
+	vol.vals = &smb311_values;
+	vol.ops = &smb311_operations;
+
+	vol.noblocksnd = ses->server->noblocksnd;
+	vol.noautotune = ses->server->noautotune;
+	vol.sockopt_tcp_nodelay = ses->server->tcp_nodelay;
+	vol.echo_interval = ses->server->echo_interval / HZ;
+
+	/*
+	 * This will be used for encoding/decoding user/domain/pw
+	 * during sess setup auth.
+	 *
+	 * XXX: We use the default for simplicity but the proper way
+	 * would be to use the one that ses used, which is not
+	 * stored. This might break when dealing with non-ascii
+	 * strings.
+	 */
+	vol.local_nls = load_nls_default();
+
+	/* Use RDMA if possible */
+	vol.rdma = iface->rdma_capable;
+	memcpy(&vol.dstaddr, &iface->sockaddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
+
+	/* reuse master con client guid */
+	memcpy(&vol.client_guid, ses->server->client_guid, SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE);
+	vol.use_client_guid = true;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ses->session_mutex);
+
+	chan = &ses->chans[ses->chan_count];
+	chan->server = cifs_get_tcp_session(&vol);
+	if (IS_ERR(chan->server)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(chan->server);
+		chan->server = NULL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We need to allocate the server crypto now as we will need
+	 * to sign packets before we generate the channel signing key
+	 * (we sign with the session key)
+	 */
+	rc = smb311_crypto_shash_allocate(chan->server);
+	if (rc) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: crypto alloc failed\n", __func__);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ses->binding = true;
+	rc = cifs_negotiate_protocol(xid, ses);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+
+	rc = cifs_setup_session(xid, ses, vol.local_nls);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* success, put it on the list
+	 * XXX: sharing ses between 2 tcp server is not possible, the
+	 * way "internal" linked lists works in linux makes element
+	 * only able to belong to one list
+	 *
+	 * the binding session is already established so the rest of
+	 * the code should be able to look it up, no need to add the
+	 * ses to the new server.
+	 */
+
+	ses->chan_count++;
+
+out:
+	ses->binding = false;
+	mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
+
+	if (rc && chan->server)
+		cifs_put_tcp_session(chan->server, 0);
+	unload_nls(vol.local_nls);
+
+	return rc;
+}
 
 static __u32 cifs_ssetup_hdr(struct cifs_ses *ses, SESSION_SETUP_ANDX *pSMB)
 {
@@ -342,6 +553,7 @@ int decode_ntlmssp_challenge(char *bcc_ptr, int blob_len,
 void build_ntlmssp_negotiate_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
 					 struct cifs_ses *ses)
 {
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
 	NEGOTIATE_MESSAGE *sec_blob = (NEGOTIATE_MESSAGE *)pbuffer;
 	__u32 flags;
 
@@ -354,9 +566,9 @@ void build_ntlmssp_negotiate_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
 		NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_128 | NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_UNICODE |
 		NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_NTLM | NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_EXTENDED_SEC |
 		NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_SEAL;
-	if (ses->server->sign)
+	if (server->sign)
 		flags |= NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_SIGN;
-	if (!ses->server->session_estab || ses->ntlmssp->sesskey_per_smbsess)
+	if (!server->session_estab || ses->ntlmssp->sesskey_per_smbsess)
 		flags |= NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_KEY_XCH;
 
 	sec_blob->NegotiateFlags = cpu_to_le32(flags);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index e311f58dc1c8..a95ed951c67f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "cifs_unicode.h"
 #include "smb2status.h"
 #include "smb2glob.h"
+#include "nterr.h"
 
 static int
 check_smb2_hdr(struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr, __u64 mid)
@@ -788,23 +789,37 @@ smb311_update_preauth_hash(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct kvec *iov, int nvec)
 	int i, rc;
 	struct sdesc *d;
 	struct smb2_sync_hdr *hdr;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
 
-	if (ses->server->tcpStatus == CifsGood) {
-		/* skip non smb311 connections */
-		if (ses->server->dialect != SMB311_PROT_ID)
-			return 0;
+	hdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)iov[0].iov_base;
+	/* neg prot are always taken */
+	if (hdr->Command == SMB2_NEGOTIATE)
+		goto ok;
 
-		/* skip last sess setup response */
-		hdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)iov[0].iov_base;
-		if (hdr->Flags & SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED)
-			return 0;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * If we process a command which wasn't a negprot it means the
+	 * neg prot was already done, so the server dialect was set
+	 * and we can test it. Preauth requires 3.1.1 for now.
+	 */
+	if (server->dialect != SMB311_PROT_ID)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (hdr->Command != SMB2_SESSION_SETUP)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* skip last sess setup response */
+	if ((hdr->Flags & SMB2_FLAGS_SERVER_TO_REDIR)
+	    && (hdr->Status == NT_STATUS_OK
+		|| (hdr->Status !=
+		    cpu_to_le32(NT_STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED))))
+		return 0;
 
-	rc = smb311_crypto_shash_allocate(ses->server);
+ok:
+	rc = smb311_crypto_shash_allocate(server);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	d = ses->server->secmech.sdescsha512;
+	d = server->secmech.sdescsha512;
 	rc = crypto_shash_init(&d->shash);
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: could not init sha512 shash\n", __func__);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index eaed18061314..0e66dc1aa1c9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/falloc.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/uuid.h>
+#include <linux/sort.h>
 #include <crypto/aead.h>
 #include "cifsglob.h"
 #include "smb2pdu.h"
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ smb2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	ses->server->CurrentMid = 0;
+	cifs_ses_server(ses)->CurrentMid = 0;
 	rc = SMB2_negotiate(xid, ses);
 	/* BB we probably don't need to retry with modern servers */
 	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
@@ -558,6 +559,13 @@ parse_server_interfaces(struct network_interface_info_ioctl_rsp *buf,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int compare_iface(const void *ia, const void *ib)
+{
+	const struct cifs_server_iface *a = (struct cifs_server_iface *)ia;
+	const struct cifs_server_iface *b = (struct cifs_server_iface *)ib;
+
+	return a->speed == b->speed ? 0 : (a->speed > b->speed ? -1 : 1);
+}
 
 static int
 SMB3_request_interfaces(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
@@ -587,6 +595,9 @@ SMB3_request_interfaces(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* sort interfaces from fastest to slowest */
+	sort(iface_list, iface_count, sizeof(*iface_list), compare_iface, NULL);
+
 	spin_lock(&ses->iface_lock);
 	kfree(ses->iface_list);
 	ses->iface_list = iface_list;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 87066f1af12c..8bcb278fdb0a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	struct kvec rsp_iov;
 	int rc = 0;
 	int resp_buftype;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
 	int blob_offset, blob_length;
 	char *security_blob;
 	int flags = CIFS_NEG_OP;
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	memset(server->preauth_sha_hash, 0, SMB2_PREAUTH_HASH_SIZE);
 	memset(ses->preauth_sha_hash, 0, SMB2_PREAUTH_HASH_SIZE);
 
-	if (strcmp(ses->server->vals->version_string,
+	if (strcmp(server->vals->version_string,
 		   SMB3ANY_VERSION_STRING) == 0) {
 		req->Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(SMB30_PROT_ID);
 		req->Dialects[1] = cpu_to_le16(SMB302_PROT_ID);
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 		total_len += 8;
 	} else {
 		/* otherwise send specific dialect */
-		req->Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(ses->server->vals->protocol_id);
+		req->Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(server->vals->protocol_id);
 		req->DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(1);
 		total_len += 2;
 	}
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ SMB2_sess_alloc_buffer(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 	int rc;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = sess_data->ses;
 	struct smb2_sess_setup_req *req;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
 	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	rc = smb2_plain_req_init(SMB2_SESSION_SETUP, NULL, (void **) &req,
@@ -1177,13 +1177,18 @@ SMB2_sess_alloc_buffer(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	/* First session, not a reauthenticate */
-	req->sync_hdr.SessionId = 0;
-
-	/* if reconnect, we need to send previous sess id, otherwise it is 0 */
-	req->PreviousSessionId = sess_data->previous_session;
-
-	req->Flags = 0; /* MBZ */
+	if (sess_data->ses->binding) {
+		req->sync_hdr.SessionId = sess_data->ses->Suid;
+		req->sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
+		req->PreviousSessionId = 0;
+		req->Flags = SMB2_SESSION_REQ_FLAG_BINDING;
+	} else {
+		/* First session, not a reauthenticate */
+		req->sync_hdr.SessionId = 0;
+		/* if reconnect, we need to send previous sess id, otherwise it is 0 */
+		req->PreviousSessionId = sess_data->previous_session;
+		req->Flags = 0; /* MBZ */
+	}
 
 	/* enough to enable echos and oplocks and one max size write */
 	req->sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(130);
@@ -1256,28 +1261,33 @@ SMB2_sess_establish_session(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = sess_data->ses;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
 
-	mutex_lock(&ses->server->srv_mutex);
-	if (ses->server->ops->generate_signingkey) {
-		rc = ses->server->ops->generate_signingkey(ses);
+	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
+	if (server->ops->generate_signingkey) {
+		rc = server->ops->generate_signingkey(ses);
 		if (rc) {
 			cifs_dbg(FYI,
 				"SMB3 session key generation failed\n");
-			mutex_unlock(&ses->server->srv_mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 			return rc;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!ses->server->session_estab) {
-		ses->server->sequence_number = 0x2;
-		ses->server->session_estab = true;
+	if (!server->session_estab) {
+		server->sequence_number = 0x2;
+		server->session_estab = true;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ses->server->srv_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "SMB2/3 session established successfully\n");
-	spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
-	ses->status = CifsGood;
-	ses->need_reconnect = false;
-	spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
+	/* keep exising ses state if binding */
+	if (!ses->binding) {
+		spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
+		ses->status = CifsGood;
+		ses->need_reconnect = false;
+		spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
+	}
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -1315,16 +1325,19 @@ SMB2_auth_kerberos(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 		goto out_put_spnego_key;
 	}
 
-	ses->auth_key.response = kmemdup(msg->data, msg->sesskey_len,
-					 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ses->auth_key.response) {
-		cifs_dbg(VFS,
-			"Kerberos can't allocate (%u bytes) memory",
-			msg->sesskey_len);
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_put_spnego_key;
+	/* keep session key if binding */
+	if (!ses->binding) {
+		ses->auth_key.response = kmemdup(msg->data, msg->sesskey_len,
+						 GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ses->auth_key.response) {
+			cifs_dbg(VFS,
+				 "Kerberos can't allocate (%u bytes) memory",
+				 msg->sesskey_len);
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out_put_spnego_key;
+		}
+		ses->auth_key.len = msg->sesskey_len;
 	}
-	ses->auth_key.len = msg->sesskey_len;
 
 	sess_data->iov[1].iov_base = msg->data + msg->sesskey_len;
 	sess_data->iov[1].iov_len = msg->secblob_len;
@@ -1334,9 +1347,11 @@ SMB2_auth_kerberos(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 		goto out_put_spnego_key;
 
 	rsp = (struct smb2_sess_setup_rsp *)sess_data->iov[0].iov_base;
-	ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
-
-	ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
+	/* keep session id and flags if binding */
+	if (!ses->binding) {
+		ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
+		ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
+	}
 
 	rc = SMB2_sess_establish_session(sess_data);
 out_put_spnego_key:
@@ -1430,9 +1445,11 @@ SMB2_sess_auth_rawntlmssp_negotiate(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "rawntlmssp session setup challenge phase\n");
 
-
-	ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
-	ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
+	/* keep existing ses id and flags if binding */
+	if (!ses->binding) {
+		ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
+		ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
+	}
 
 out:
 	kfree(ntlmssp_blob);
@@ -1489,8 +1506,11 @@ SMB2_sess_auth_rawntlmssp_authenticate(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 
 	rsp = (struct smb2_sess_setup_rsp *)sess_data->iov[0].iov_base;
 
-	ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
-	ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
+	/* keep existing ses id and flags if binding */
+	if (!ses->binding) {
+		ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
+		ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
+	}
 
 	rc = SMB2_sess_establish_session(sess_data);
 out:
@@ -1507,7 +1527,7 @@ SMB2_select_sec(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 {
 	int type;
 
-	type = smb2_select_sectype(ses->server, ses->sectype);
+	type = smb2_select_sectype(cifs_ses_server(ses), ses->sectype);
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "sess setup type %d\n", type);
 	if (type == Unspecified) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS,
@@ -1535,7 +1555,7 @@ SMB2_sess_setup(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		const struct nls_table *nls_cp)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
 	struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Session Setup\n");
@@ -1561,7 +1581,7 @@ SMB2_sess_setup(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the session hash with the server one.
 	 */
-	memcpy(ses->preauth_sha_hash, ses->server->preauth_sha_hash,
+	memcpy(ses->preauth_sha_hash, server->preauth_sha_hash,
 	       SMB2_PREAUTH_HASH_SIZE);
 
 	while (sess_data->func)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index 67a91b11fd59..804b6dc5546b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ extern int smb2_verify_signature(struct smb_rqst *, struct TCP_Server_Info *);
 extern int smb2_check_receive(struct mid_q_entry *mid,
 			      struct TCP_Server_Info *server, bool log_error);
 extern struct mid_q_entry *smb2_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *ses,
-			      struct smb_rqst *rqst);
+					      struct TCP_Server_Info *,
+					      struct smb_rqst *rqst);
 extern struct mid_q_entry *smb2_setup_async_request(
 			struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst);
 extern struct cifs_ses *smb2_find_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index 148d7942c796..539cf2fc1f3b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ smb2_crypto_shash_allocate(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 			       &server->secmech.sdeschmacsha256);
 }
 
-static int
+int
 smb3_crypto_shash_allocate(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
 	struct cifs_secmech *p = &server->secmech;
@@ -98,6 +98,47 @@ smb311_crypto_shash_allocate(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+u8 *smb2_find_chan_signkey(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct cifs_chan *chan;
+	int count;
+	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	count = ses->chan_count;
+	if (ses->binding)
+		count++;
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		chan = ses->chans + i;
+		if (chan->server == server) {
+			spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+			return chan->signkey;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct cifs_ses *
+smb2_find_global_smb_ses(__u64 ses_id)
+{
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
+	struct cifs_ses *ses;
+	cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: searching for sesid %llu", ses_id);
+	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(server, &cifs_tcp_ses_list, tcp_ses_list) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: server %px ", server);
+		list_for_each_entry(ses, &server->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
+			cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: ses %px ", ses);
+			if (ses->Suid == ses_id) {
+				spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+				return ses;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct cifs_ses *
 smb2_find_smb_ses_unlocked(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, __u64 ses_id)
 {
@@ -328,21 +369,34 @@ generate_smb3signingkey(struct cifs_ses *ses,
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->signing.label,
-			  ptriplet->signing.context, ses->smb3signingkey,
-			  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
-	rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->encryption.label,
-			  ptriplet->encryption.context, ses->smb3encryptionkey,
-			  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
-	rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->decryption.label,
-			  ptriplet->decryption.context,
-			  ses->smb3decryptionkey, SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
+	if (ses->binding) {
+		struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: BINDING! gen signkey");
+		server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
+		rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->signing.label,
+				  ptriplet->signing.context,
+				  smb2_find_chan_signkey(ses, server),
+				  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	} else {
+		rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->signing.label,
+				  ptriplet->signing.context,
+				  ses->smb3signingkey,
+				  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+		rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->encryption.label,
+				  ptriplet->encryption.context,
+				  ses->smb3encryptionkey,
+				  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
+		rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->decryption.label,
+				  ptriplet->decryption.context,
+				  ses->smb3decryptionkey,
+				  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
 
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -434,18 +488,35 @@ smb3_calc_signature(struct smb_rqst *rqst, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	struct cifs_ses *ses;
 	struct shash_desc *shash = &server->secmech.sdesccmacaes->shash;
 	struct smb_rqst drqst;
+	u8 *key;
 
-	ses = smb2_find_smb_ses(server, shdr->SessionId);
+	ses = smb2_find_global_smb_ses(shdr->SessionId);
 	if (!ses) {
 		cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "%s: Could not find session\n", __func__);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If we are binding an existing session use the session key,
+	 * otherwise use the channel key
+	 */
+	if (ses->binding) {
+		key = ses->smb3signingkey;
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: using bind ses key %px", key);
+	} else {
+		key = smb2_find_chan_signkey(ses, server);
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: using chan ses key %px", key);
+		if (!key) {
+			cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: could not find channel key");
+			return 0;
+		}
+        }
+
 	memset(smb3_signature, 0x0, SMB2_CMACAES_SIZE);
 	memset(shdr->Signature, 0x0, SMB2_SIGNATURE_SIZE);
 
 	rc = crypto_shash_setkey(server->secmech.cmacaes,
-				 ses->smb3signingkey, SMB2_CMACAES_SIZE);
+				 key, SMB2_CMACAES_SIZE);
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "%s: Could not set key for cmac aes\n", __func__);
 		return rc;
@@ -494,18 +565,35 @@ static int
 smb2_sign_rqst(struct smb_rqst *rqst, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr =
-			(struct smb2_sync_hdr *)rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr;
+	struct smb2_sess_setup_req *ssr;
+	bool is_binding;
+	bool is_signed;
 
-	if (!(shdr->Flags & SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED) ||
-	    server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate)
-		return rc;
+	shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base;
+	ssr = (struct smb2_sess_setup_req *)shdr;
 
-	if (!server->session_estab) {
+	is_binding = shdr->Command == SMB2_SESSION_SETUP &&
+		(ssr->Flags & SMB2_SESSION_REQ_FLAG_BINDING);
+	is_signed = shdr->Flags & SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
+
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "XXX: sign_rqst\n");
+
+	if (!is_signed) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "XXX: no signed flag\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "XXX: need nego\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!is_binding && !server->session_estab) {
 		strncpy(shdr->Signature, "BSRSPYL", 8);
-		return rc;
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "XXX: !session_estab\n");
+		return 0;
 	}
 
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "XXX: actually signing!\n");
 	rc = server->ops->calc_signature(rqst, server);
 
 	return rc;
@@ -610,18 +698,18 @@ smb2_mid_entry_alloc(const struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr,
 }
 
 static int
-smb2_get_mid_entry(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr,
+smb2_get_mid_entry(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr,
 		   struct mid_q_entry **mid)
 {
-	if (ses->server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting)
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	if (ses->server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect) {
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect) {
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "tcp session dead - return to caller to retry\n");
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	if (ses->server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate &&
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate &&
 	   shdr->Command != SMB2_NEGOTIATE)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
@@ -638,11 +726,11 @@ smb2_get_mid_entry(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr,
 		/* else ok - we are shutting down the session */
 	}
 
-	*mid = smb2_mid_entry_alloc(shdr, ses->server);
+	*mid = smb2_mid_entry_alloc(shdr, server);
 	if (*mid == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
-	list_add_tail(&(*mid)->qhead, &ses->server->pending_mid_q);
+	list_add_tail(&(*mid)->qhead, &server->pending_mid_q);
 	spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -675,24 +763,24 @@ smb2_check_receive(struct mid_q_entry *mid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 }
 
 struct mid_q_entry *
-smb2_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
+smb2_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr =
 			(struct smb2_sync_hdr *)rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base;
 	struct mid_q_entry *mid;
 
-	smb2_seq_num_into_buf(ses->server, shdr);
+	smb2_seq_num_into_buf(server, shdr);
 
-	rc = smb2_get_mid_entry(ses, shdr, &mid);
+	rc = smb2_get_mid_entry(ses, server, shdr, &mid);
 	if (rc) {
-		revert_current_mid_from_hdr(ses->server, shdr);
+		revert_current_mid_from_hdr(server, shdr);
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
 
-	rc = smb2_sign_rqst(rqst, ses->server);
+	rc = smb2_sign_rqst(rqst, server);
 	if (rc) {
-		revert_current_mid_from_hdr(ses->server, shdr);
+		revert_current_mid_from_hdr(server, shdr);
 		cifs_delete_mid(mid);
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 308ad0f495e1..a4c2d62ee437 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ cifs_check_receive(struct mid_q_entry *mid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 }
 
 struct mid_q_entry *
-cifs_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
+cifs_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *ignored, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct smb_hdr *hdr = (struct smb_hdr *)rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base;
@@ -995,7 +995,15 @@ compound_send_recv(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	server = ses->server;
+	if (!ses->binding) {
+		uint index = ((unsigned)get_random_int()) % ses->chan_count;
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: send/recv: using random channel %d", index);
+		server = ses->chans[index].server;
+	} else {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "XXX: send/recv: binding, using last serv");
+		server = cifs_ses_server(ses);
+	}
+
 	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
@@ -1040,7 +1048,7 @@ compound_send_recv(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_rqst; i++) {
-		midQ[i] = server->ops->setup_request(ses, &rqst[i]);
+		midQ[i] = server->ops->setup_request(ses, server, &rqst[i]);
 		if (IS_ERR(midQ[i])) {
 			revert_current_mid(server, i);
 			for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
