diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/auth.c b/fs/ksmbd/auth.c
index 911444d21267..c5a5c7b90d72 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/auth.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/auth.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ static int ksmbd_gen_sess_key(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *hash,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int calc_ntlmv2_hash(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *ntlmv2_hash,
-			    char *dname)
+static int calc_ntlmv2_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+			    char *ntlmv2_hash, char *dname)
 {
 	int ret, len, conv_len;
 	wchar_t *domain = NULL;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int calc_ntlmv2_hash(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *ntlmv2_hash,
 	}
 
 	conv_len = smb_strtoUTF16(uniname, user_name(sess->user), len,
-				  sess->conn->local_nls);
+				  conn->local_nls);
 	if (conv_len < 0 || conv_len > len) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int calc_ntlmv2_hash(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *ntlmv2_hash,
 	}
 
 	conv_len = smb_strtoUTF16((__le16 *)domain, dname, len,
-				  sess->conn->local_nls);
+				  conn->local_nls);
 	if (conv_len < 0 || conv_len > len) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ static int calc_ntlmv2_hash(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *ntlmv2_hash,
  *
  * Return:	0 on success, error number on error
  */
-int ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct ntlmv2_resp *ntlmv2,
-		      int blen, char *domain_name, char *cryptkey)
+int ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+		      struct ntlmv2_resp *ntlmv2, int blen, char *domain_name,
+		      char *cryptkey)
 {
 	char ntlmv2_hash[CIFS_ENCPWD_SIZE];
 	char ntlmv2_rsp[CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE];
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ int ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct ntlmv2_resp *ntlmv2,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	rc = calc_ntlmv2_hash(sess, ntlmv2_hash, domain_name);
+	rc = calc_ntlmv2_hash(conn, sess, ntlmv2_hash, domain_name);
 	if (rc) {
 		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not get v2 hash rc %d\n", rc);
 		goto out;
@@ -333,7 +334,8 @@ int ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob(struct authenticate_message *authblob,
 	/* process NTLMv2 authentication */
 	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "decode_ntlmssp_authenticate_blob dname%s\n",
 		    domain_name);
-	ret = ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(sess, (struct ntlmv2_resp *)((char *)authblob + nt_off),
+	ret = ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(conn, sess,
+				(struct ntlmv2_resp *)((char *)authblob + nt_off),
 				nt_len - CIFS_ENCPWD_SIZE,
 				domain_name, conn->ntlmssp.cryptkey);
 	kfree(domain_name);
@@ -659,8 +661,9 @@ struct derivation {
 	bool binding;
 };
 
-static int generate_key(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct kvec label,
-			struct kvec context, __u8 *key, unsigned int key_size)
+static int generate_key(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+			struct kvec label, struct kvec context, __u8 *key,
+			unsigned int key_size)
 {
 	unsigned char zero = 0x0;
 	__u8 i[4] = {0, 0, 0, 1};
@@ -720,8 +723,8 @@ static int generate_key(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct kvec label,
 		goto smb3signkey_ret;
 	}
 
-	if (sess->conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_CCM ||
-	    sess->conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_GCM)
+	if (conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_CCM ||
+	    conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_GCM)
 		rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx), L256, 4);
 	else
 		rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx), L128, 4);
@@ -756,17 +759,17 @@ static int generate_smb3signingkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 	if (!chann)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (sess->conn->dialect >= SMB30_PROT_ID && signing->binding)
+	if (conn->dialect >= SMB30_PROT_ID && signing->binding)
 		key = chann->smb3signingkey;
 	else
 		key = sess->smb3signingkey;
 
-	rc = generate_key(sess, signing->label, signing->context, key,
+	rc = generate_key(conn, sess, signing->label, signing->context, key,
 			  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	if (!(sess->conn->dialect >= SMB30_PROT_ID && signing->binding))
+	if (!(conn->dialect >= SMB30_PROT_ID && signing->binding))
 		memcpy(chann->smb3signingkey, key, SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
 
 	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "dumping generated AES signing keys\n");
@@ -820,30 +823,31 @@ struct derivation_twin {
 	struct derivation decryption;
 };
 
-static int generate_smb3encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+static int generate_smb3encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				      struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 				      const struct derivation_twin *ptwin)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = generate_key(sess, ptwin->encryption.label,
+	rc = generate_key(conn, sess, ptwin->encryption.label,
 			  ptwin->encryption.context, sess->smb3encryptionkey,
 			  SMB3_ENC_DEC_KEY_SIZE);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	rc = generate_key(sess, ptwin->decryption.label,
+	rc = generate_key(conn, sess, ptwin->decryption.label,
 			  ptwin->decryption.context,
 			  sess->smb3decryptionkey, SMB3_ENC_DEC_KEY_SIZE);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
 	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "dumping generated AES encryption keys\n");
-	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Cipher type   %d\n", sess->conn->cipher_type);
+	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Cipher type   %d\n", conn->cipher_type);
 	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Session Id    %llu\n", sess->id);
 	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Session Key   %*ph\n",
 		    SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE, sess->sess_key);
-	if (sess->conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_CCM ||
-	    sess->conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_GCM) {
+	if (conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_CCM ||
+	    conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_GCM) {
 		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "ServerIn Key  %*ph\n",
 			    SMB3_GCM256_CRYPTKEY_SIZE, sess->smb3encryptionkey);
 		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "ServerOut Key %*ph\n",
@@ -857,7 +861,8 @@ static int generate_smb3encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess)
+int ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				  struct ksmbd_session *sess)
 {
 	struct derivation_twin twin;
 	struct derivation *d;
@@ -874,10 +879,11 @@ int ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess)
 	d->context.iov_base = "ServerIn ";
 	d->context.iov_len = 10;
 
-	return generate_smb3encryptionkey(sess, &twin);
+	return generate_smb3encryptionkey(conn, sess, &twin);
 }
 
-int ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess)
+int ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				   struct ksmbd_session *sess)
 {
 	struct derivation_twin twin;
 	struct derivation *d;
@@ -894,7 +900,7 @@ int ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess)
 	d->context.iov_base = sess->Preauth_HashValue;
 	d->context.iov_len = 64;
 
-	return generate_smb3encryptionkey(sess, &twin);
+	return generate_smb3encryptionkey(conn, sess, &twin);
 }
 
 int ksmbd_gen_preauth_integrity_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *buf,
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/auth.h b/fs/ksmbd/auth.h
index 95629651cf26..25b772653de0 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/auth.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/auth.h
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ struct kvec;
 int ksmbd_crypt_message(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct kvec *iov,
 			unsigned int nvec, int enc);
 void ksmbd_copy_gss_neg_header(void *buf);
-int ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct ntlmv2_resp *ntlmv2,
-		      int blen, char *domain_name, char *cryptkey);
+int ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+		      struct ntlmv2_resp *ntlmv2, int blen, char *domain_name,
+		      char *cryptkey);
 int ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob(struct authenticate_message *authblob,
 				   int blob_len, struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 				   struct ksmbd_session *sess);
@@ -58,8 +59,10 @@ int ksmbd_gen_smb30_signingkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 			       struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
 int ksmbd_gen_smb311_signingkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 				struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
-int ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess);
-int ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess);
+int ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				  struct ksmbd_session *sess);
+int ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				   struct ksmbd_session *sess);
 int ksmbd_gen_preauth_integrity_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *buf,
 				     __u8 *pi_hash);
 int ksmbd_gen_sd_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *sd_buf, int len,
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/connection.h b/fs/ksmbd/connection.h
index 2e4730457c92..e7f7d5707951 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/connection.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/connection.h
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@
 
 #define KSMBD_SOCKET_BACKLOG		16
 
-/*
- * WARNING
- *
- * This is nothing but a HACK. Session status should move to channel
- * or to session. As of now we have 1 tcp_conn : 1 ksmbd_session, but
- * we need to change it to 1 tcp_conn : N ksmbd_sessions.
- */
 enum {
 	KSMBD_SESS_NEW = 0,
 	KSMBD_SESS_GOOD,
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.c b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.c
index 0d28e723a28c..b35ea6a6abc5 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.c
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 #include "user_session.h"
 
 struct ksmbd_tree_conn_status
-ksmbd_tree_conn_connect(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *share_name)
+ksmbd_tree_conn_connect(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+			char *share_name)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_tree_conn_status status = {-EINVAL, NULL};
 	struct ksmbd_tree_connect_response *resp = NULL;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ ksmbd_tree_conn_connect(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *share_name)
 		goto out_error;
 	}
 
-	peer_addr = KSMBD_TCP_PEER_SOCKADDR(sess->conn);
+	peer_addr = KSMBD_TCP_PEER_SOCKADDR(conn);
 	resp = ksmbd_ipc_tree_connect_request(sess,
 					      sc,
 					      tree_conn,
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.h b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.h
index 18e2a996e0aa..71e50271dccf 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/tree_connect.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 struct ksmbd_share_config;
 struct ksmbd_user;
+struct ksmbd_conn;
 
 struct ksmbd_tree_connect {
 	int				id;
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ static inline int test_tree_conn_flag(struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tree_conn,
 struct ksmbd_session;
 
 struct ksmbd_tree_conn_status
-ksmbd_tree_conn_connect(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *share_name);
+ksmbd_tree_conn_connect(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+			char *share_name);
 
 int ksmbd_tree_conn_disconnect(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 			       struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tree_conn);
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.c b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.c
index b9acb6770b03..ce32fdd66807 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.c
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ void ksmbd_session_destroy(struct ksmbd_session *sess)
 	if (!sess)
 		return;
 
-	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&sess->refcnt))
-		return;
-
 	down_write(&sessions_table_lock);
 	hash_del(&sess->hlist);
 	up_write(&sessions_table_lock);
@@ -184,16 +181,59 @@ static struct ksmbd_session *__session_lookup(unsigned long long id)
 int ksmbd_session_register(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 			   struct ksmbd_session *sess)
 {
-	sess->conn = conn;
+	sess->dialect = conn->dialect;
+	memcpy(sess->ClientGUID, conn->ClientGUID, SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE);
 	return xa_err(xa_store(&conn->sessions, sess->id, sess, GFP_KERNEL));
 }
 
+static int ksmbd_chann_del(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess)
+{
+	struct channel *chann, *tmp;
+
+	write_lock(&sess->chann_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(chann, tmp, &sess->ksmbd_chann_list,
+				 chann_list) {
+		if (chann->conn == conn) {
+			list_del(&chann->chann_list);
+			kfree(chann);
+			write_unlock(&sess->chann_lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	write_unlock(&sess->chann_lock);
+
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
+
 void ksmbd_sessions_deregister(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_session *sess;
-	unsigned long id;
 
-	xa_for_each(&conn->sessions, id, sess) {
+	if (conn->binding) {
+		struct hlist_node *tmp;
+		int bkt;
+
+		down_write(&sessions_table_lock);
+		hash_for_each_safe(sessions_table, bkt, tmp, sess, hlist) {
+			if (!ksmbd_chann_del(conn, sess)) {
+				up_write(&sessions_table_lock);
+				goto sess_destroy;
+			}
+		}
+		up_write(&sessions_table_lock);
+	} else {
+		unsigned long id;
+
+		xa_for_each(&conn->sessions, id, sess) {
+			if (!ksmbd_chann_del(conn, sess))
+				goto sess_destroy;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return;
+
+sess_destroy:
+	if (list_empty(&sess->ksmbd_chann_list)) {
 		xa_erase(&conn->sessions, sess->id);
 		ksmbd_session_destroy(sess);
 	}
@@ -205,27 +245,12 @@ struct ksmbd_session *ksmbd_session_lookup(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 	return xa_load(&conn->sessions, id);
 }
 
-int get_session(struct ksmbd_session *sess)
-{
-	return atomic_inc_not_zero(&sess->refcnt);
-}
-
-void put_session(struct ksmbd_session *sess)
-{
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sess->refcnt))
-		pr_err("get/%s seems to be mismatched.", __func__);
-}
-
 struct ksmbd_session *ksmbd_session_lookup_slowpath(unsigned long long id)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_session *sess;
 
 	down_read(&sessions_table_lock);
 	sess = __session_lookup(id);
-	if (sess) {
-		if (!get_session(sess))
-			sess = NULL;
-	}
 	up_read(&sessions_table_lock);
 
 	return sess;
@@ -306,7 +331,6 @@ static struct ksmbd_session *__session_create(int protocol)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sess->ksmbd_chann_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sess->rpc_handle_list);
 	sess->sequence_number = 1;
-	atomic_set(&sess->refcnt, 1);
 	rwlock_init(&sess->chann_lock);
 
 	switch (protocol) {
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.h b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.h
index 1ec659f0151b..8934b8ee275b 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/mgmt/user_session.h
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ struct preauth_session {
 struct ksmbd_session {
 	u64				id;
 
+	__u16				dialect;
+	char				ClientGUID[SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE];
+
 	struct ksmbd_user		*user;
-	struct ksmbd_conn		*conn;
 	unsigned int			sequence_number;
 	unsigned int			flags;
 
@@ -59,7 +61,6 @@ struct ksmbd_session {
 	__u8				smb3signingkey[SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE];
 
 	struct ksmbd_file_table		file_table;
-	atomic_t			refcnt;
 };
 
 static inline int test_session_flag(struct ksmbd_session *sess, int bit)
@@ -100,6 +101,4 @@ void ksmbd_release_tree_conn_id(struct ksmbd_session *sess, int id);
 int ksmbd_session_rpc_open(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *rpc_name);
 void ksmbd_session_rpc_close(struct ksmbd_session *sess, int id);
 int ksmbd_session_rpc_method(struct ksmbd_session *sess, int id);
-int get_session(struct ksmbd_session *sess);
-void put_session(struct ksmbd_session *sess);
 #endif /* __USER_SESSION_MANAGEMENT_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/oplock.c b/fs/ksmbd/oplock.c
index 9bb4fb8b80de..ce4c15c3554d 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/oplock.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/oplock.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static DEFINE_RWLOCK(lease_list_lock);
 static struct oplock_info *alloc_opinfo(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 					u64 id, __u16 Tid)
 {
+	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = work->conn;
 	struct ksmbd_session *sess = work->sess;
 	struct oplock_info *opinfo;
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ static struct oplock_info *alloc_opinfo(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 		return NULL;
 
 	opinfo->sess = sess;
-	opinfo->conn = sess->conn;
+	opinfo->conn = conn;
 	opinfo->level = SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_NONE;
 	opinfo->op_state = OPLOCK_STATE_NONE;
 	opinfo->pending_break = 0;
@@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ int find_same_lease_key(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct ksmbd_inode *ci,
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(lb, &lease_table_list, l_entry) {
-		if (!memcmp(lb->client_guid, sess->conn->ClientGUID,
+		if (!memcmp(lb->client_guid, sess->ClientGUID,
 			    SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE))
 			goto found;
 	}
@@ -987,7 +988,7 @@ int find_same_lease_key(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct ksmbd_inode *ci,
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		if (opinfo->o_fp->f_ci == ci)
 			goto op_next;
-		err = compare_guid_key(opinfo, sess->conn->ClientGUID,
+		err = compare_guid_key(opinfo, sess->ClientGUID,
 				       lctx->lease_key);
 		if (err) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
@@ -1121,7 +1122,7 @@ int smb_grant_oplock(struct ksmbd_work *work, int req_op_level, u64 pid,
 		struct oplock_info *m_opinfo;
 
 		/* is lease already granted ? */
-		m_opinfo = same_client_has_lease(ci, sess->conn->ClientGUID,
+		m_opinfo = same_client_has_lease(ci, sess->ClientGUID,
 						 lctx);
 		if (m_opinfo) {
 			copy_lease(m_opinfo, opinfo);
@@ -1239,7 +1240,7 @@ void smb_break_all_levII_oplock(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 {
 	struct oplock_info *op, *brk_op;
 	struct ksmbd_inode *ci;
-	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = work->sess->conn;
+	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = work->conn;
 
 	if (!test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
 				    KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_OPLOCKS))
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index ae5677a66cb2..1f4f2d5217a6 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -603,12 +603,9 @@ static void destroy_previous_session(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 	if (!prev_user ||
 	    strcmp(user->name, prev_user->name) ||
 	    user->passkey_sz != prev_user->passkey_sz ||
-	    memcmp(user->passkey, prev_user->passkey, user->passkey_sz)) {
-		put_session(prev_sess);
+	    memcmp(user->passkey, prev_user->passkey, user->passkey_sz))
 		return;
-	}
 
-	put_session(prev_sess);
 	prev_sess->state = SMB2_SESSION_EXPIRED;
 	write_lock(&prev_sess->chann_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(chann, &prev_sess->ksmbd_chann_list, chann_list)
@@ -1499,7 +1496,7 @@ static int ntlm_authenticate(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 	if (smb3_encryption_negotiated(conn) &&
 			!(req->Flags & SMB2_SESSION_REQ_FLAG_BINDING)) {
-		rc = conn->ops->generate_encryptionkey(sess);
+		rc = conn->ops->generate_encryptionkey(conn, sess);
 		if (rc) {
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB,
 					"SMB3 encryption key generation failed\n");
@@ -1590,7 +1587,7 @@ static int krb5_authenticate(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		sess->sign = true;
 
 	if (smb3_encryption_negotiated(conn)) {
-		retval = conn->ops->generate_encryptionkey(sess);
+		retval = conn->ops->generate_encryptionkey(conn, sess);
 		if (retval) {
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB,
 				    "SMB3 encryption key generation failed\n");
@@ -1678,7 +1675,7 @@ int smb2_sess_setup(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 			goto out_err;
 		}
 
-		if (conn->dialect != sess->conn->dialect) {
+		if (conn->dialect != sess->dialect) {
 			rc = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_err;
 		}
@@ -1688,7 +1685,7 @@ int smb2_sess_setup(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 			goto out_err;
 		}
 
-		if (strncmp(conn->ClientGUID, sess->conn->ClientGUID,
+		if (strncmp(conn->ClientGUID, sess->ClientGUID,
 			    SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE)) {
 			rc = -ENOENT;
 			goto out_err;
@@ -1890,7 +1887,7 @@ int smb2_tree_connect(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "tree connect request for tree %s treename %s\n",
 		    name, treename);
 
-	status = ksmbd_tree_conn_connect(sess, name);
+	status = ksmbd_tree_conn_connect(conn, sess, name);
 	if (status.ret == KSMBD_TREE_CONN_STATUS_OK)
 		rsp->hdr.Id.SyncId.TreeId = cpu_to_le32(status.tree_conn->id);
 	else
@@ -4875,7 +4872,7 @@ static int smb2_get_info_filesystem(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 				    struct smb2_query_info_rsp *rsp)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_session *sess = work->sess;
-	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = sess->conn;
+	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = work->conn;
 	struct ksmbd_share_config *share = work->tcon->share_conf;
 	int fsinfoclass = 0;
 	struct kstatfs stfs;
@@ -5793,7 +5790,7 @@ static int set_rename_info(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 	}
 next:
 	return smb2_rename(work, fp, user_ns, rename_info,
-			   work->sess->conn->local_nls);
+			   work->conn->local_nls);
 }
 
 static int set_file_disposition_info(struct ksmbd_file *fp,
@@ -5925,7 +5922,7 @@ static int smb2_set_info_file(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 		return smb2_create_link(work, work->tcon->share_conf,
 					(struct smb2_file_link_info *)req->Buffer,
 					buf_len, fp->filp,
-					work->sess->conn->local_nls);
+					work->conn->local_nls);
 	}
 	case FILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION:
 	{
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
index e1369b4345a9..318c16fa81da 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ struct smb_version_ops {
 	int (*check_sign_req)(struct ksmbd_work *work);
 	void (*set_sign_rsp)(struct ksmbd_work *work);
 	int (*generate_signingkey)(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
-	int (*generate_encryptionkey)(struct ksmbd_session *sess);
+	int (*generate_encryptionkey)(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess);
 	bool (*is_transform_hdr)(void *buf);
 	int (*decrypt_req)(struct ksmbd_work *work);
 	int (*encrypt_resp)(struct ksmbd_work *work);
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
index 5d185564aef6..4f75b1436eab 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
@@ -481,12 +481,11 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_write(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 		    char *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos, bool sync,
 		    ssize_t *written)
 {
-	struct ksmbd_session *sess = work->sess;
 	struct file *filp;
 	loff_t	offset = *pos;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (sess->conn->connection_type) {
+	if (work->conn->connection_type) {
 		if (!(fp->daccess & FILE_WRITE_DATA_LE)) {
 			pr_err("no right to write(%pd)\n",
 			       fp->filp->f_path.dentry);
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs_cache.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs_cache.c
index c4d59d2735f0..da9163b00350 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs_cache.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_open_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct file *filp)
 	atomic_set(&fp->refcount, 1);
 
 	fp->filp		= filp;
-	fp->conn		= work->sess->conn;
+	fp->conn		= work->conn;
 	fp->tcon		= work->tcon;
 	fp->volatile_id		= KSMBD_NO_FID;
 	fp->persistent_id	= KSMBD_NO_FID;
