diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/index.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/index.rst
index e762586b5dc7..1c8597a679ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/index.rst
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ CIFS
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
-   cifsd
+   ksmbd
    cifsroot
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/cifsd.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/ksmbd.rst
similarity index 98%
rename from Documentation/filesystems/cifs/cifsd.rst
rename to Documentation/filesystems/cifs/ksmbd.rst
index 01a0be272ce6..1e111efecd45 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/cifsd.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/ksmbd.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 ==========================
-CIFSD - SMB3 Kernel Server
+KSMBD - SMB3 Kernel Server
 ==========================
 
-CIFSD is a linux kernel server which implements SMB3 protocol in kernel space
+KSMBD is a linux kernel server which implements SMB3 protocol in kernel space
 for sharing files over network.
 
-CIFSD architecture
+KSMBD architecture
 ==================
 
 The subset of performance related operations belong in kernelspace and
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ NetServerGetInfo. Complete DCE/RPC response is prepared from the user space
 and passed over to the associated kernel thread for the client.
 
 
-CIFSD Feature Status
+KSMBD Feature Status
 ====================
 
 ============================== =================================================
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ How to run
 
 6. Access share from Windows or Linux using CIFS
 
-Shutdown CIFSD
+Shutdown KSMBD
 ==============
 
 1. kill user and kernel space daemon
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 7462761ebd2f..720c38f484c6 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ config NFS_V4_2_SSC_HELPER
 source "net/sunrpc/Kconfig"
 source "fs/ceph/Kconfig"
 source "fs/cifs/Kconfig"
-source "fs/cifsd/Kconfig"
+source "fs/ksmbd/Kconfig"
 source "fs/coda/Kconfig"
 source "fs/afs/Kconfig"
 source "fs/9p/Kconfig"
diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index 542a77374d12..e03a048b2cd8 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NLS)		+= nls/
 obj-$(CONFIG_UNICODE)		+= unicode/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSV_FS)		+= sysv/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CIFS)		+= cifs/
-obj-$(CONFIG_SMB_SERVER)	+= cifsd/
+obj-$(CONFIG_SMB_SERVER)	+= ksmbd/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HPFS_FS)		+= hpfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NTFS_FS)		+= ntfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_UFS_FS)		+= ufs/
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/Kconfig b/fs/ksmbd/Kconfig
similarity index 97%
rename from fs/cifsd/Kconfig
rename to fs/ksmbd/Kconfig
index 796f928a7da0..ba8554fc36d3 100644
--- a/fs/cifsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 config SMB_SERVER
-	tristate "SMB server support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	tristate "SMB3 server support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on INET
 	depends on MULTIUSER
 	depends on FILE_LOCKING
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/Makefile b/fs/ksmbd/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/Makefile
rename to fs/ksmbd/Makefile
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/asn1.c b/fs/ksmbd/asn1.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/asn1.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/asn1.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/asn1.h b/fs/ksmbd/asn1.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/asn1.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/asn1.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/auth.c b/fs/ksmbd/auth.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/auth.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/auth.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/auth.h b/fs/ksmbd/auth.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/auth.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/auth.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/connection.c b/fs/ksmbd/connection.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/connection.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/connection.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/connection.h b/fs/ksmbd/connection.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/connection.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/connection.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/crypto_ctx.c b/fs/ksmbd/crypto_ctx.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/crypto_ctx.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/crypto_ctx.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/crypto_ctx.h b/fs/ksmbd/crypto_ctx.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/crypto_ctx.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/crypto_ctx.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/glob.h b/fs/ksmbd/glob.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/glob.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/glob.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/ksmbd_server.h b/fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_server.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/ksmbd_server.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_server.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/ksmbd_spnego_negtokeninit.asn1 b/fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_spnego_negtokeninit.asn1
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/ksmbd_spnego_negtokeninit.asn1
rename to fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_spnego_negtokeninit.asn1
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/ksmbd_spnego_negtokentarg.asn1 b/fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_spnego_negtokentarg.asn1
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/ksmbd_spnego_negtokentarg.asn1
rename to fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_spnego_negtokentarg.asn1
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/ksmbd_work.c b/fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_work.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/ksmbd_work.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_work.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/ksmbd_work.h b/fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_work.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/ksmbd_work.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/ksmbd_work.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/ksmbd_ida.c b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/ksmbd_ida.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/ksmbd_ida.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/ksmbd_ida.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/ksmbd_ida.h b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/ksmbd_ida.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/ksmbd_ida.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/ksmbd_ida.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/share_config.c b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/share_config.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/share_config.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/share_config.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/share_config.h b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/share_config.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/share_config.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/share_config.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/tree_connect.c b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/tree_connect.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/tree_connect.h b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/tree_connect.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_config.c b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_config.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_config.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_config.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_config.h b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_config.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_config.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_config.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_session.c b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_session.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_session.h b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_session.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/misc.c b/fs/ksmbd/misc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/misc.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/misc.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/misc.h b/fs/ksmbd/misc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/misc.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/misc.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/ndr.c b/fs/ksmbd/ndr.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/ndr.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/ndr.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/ndr.h b/fs/ksmbd/ndr.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/ndr.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/ndr.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/nterr.h b/fs/ksmbd/nterr.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/nterr.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/nterr.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/ntlmssp.h b/fs/ksmbd/ntlmssp.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/ntlmssp.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/ntlmssp.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/oplock.c b/fs/ksmbd/oplock.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/oplock.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/oplock.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/oplock.h b/fs/ksmbd/oplock.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/oplock.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/oplock.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/server.c b/fs/ksmbd/server.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/server.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/server.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/server.h b/fs/ksmbd/server.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/server.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/server.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smb2misc.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smb2misc.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smb2ops.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2ops.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smb2ops.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/smb2ops.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smb2pdu.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smb2pdu.h b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smb2pdu.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smb_common.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smb_common.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smb_common.h b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smb_common.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smbacl.c b/fs/ksmbd/smbacl.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smbacl.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/smbacl.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smbacl.h b/fs/ksmbd/smbacl.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smbacl.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/smbacl.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smbfsctl.h b/fs/ksmbd/smbfsctl.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smbfsctl.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/smbfsctl.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/smbstatus.h b/fs/ksmbd/smbstatus.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/smbstatus.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/smbstatus.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/transport_ipc.c b/fs/ksmbd/transport_ipc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/transport_ipc.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/transport_ipc.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/transport_ipc.h b/fs/ksmbd/transport_ipc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/transport_ipc.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/transport_ipc.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/transport_rdma.c b/fs/ksmbd/transport_rdma.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/transport_rdma.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/transport_rdma.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/transport_rdma.h b/fs/ksmbd/transport_rdma.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/transport_rdma.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/transport_rdma.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/transport_tcp.c b/fs/ksmbd/transport_tcp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/transport_tcp.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/transport_tcp.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/transport_tcp.h b/fs/ksmbd/transport_tcp.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/transport_tcp.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/transport_tcp.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/unicode.c b/fs/ksmbd/unicode.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/unicode.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/unicode.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/unicode.h b/fs/ksmbd/unicode.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/unicode.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/unicode.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/uniupr.h b/fs/ksmbd/uniupr.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/uniupr.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/uniupr.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/vfs.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/vfs.h b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/vfs.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/vfs.h
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/vfs_cache.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs_cache.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/vfs_cache.c
rename to fs/ksmbd/vfs_cache.c
diff --git a/fs/cifsd/vfs_cache.h b/fs/ksmbd/vfs_cache.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/cifsd/vfs_cache.h
rename to fs/ksmbd/vfs_cache.h
