Situation definitely improved after applying the patch (now we see a list of files passing via sambe), but backup still gets marked as bad:
Running: /usr/bin/smbclient \\\\
tp2.dev.videonext.net\\C -U BACKUP -E -d 1 -c tarmode\ full -Tc - \\BACKUP
full backup started for share C
Xfer PIDs are now 26536,26535
Domain=[TP2] OS=[Windows 7 Professional 7601 Service Pack 1] Server=[Windows 7 Professional 6.1]
tar:316 tarmode is now full, system, hidden, noreset, quiet
create 755 0/0 0 BACKUP
pool 644 0/0 388 BACKUP/FullBackup.sql
pool 644 0/0 197 BACKUP/index.htm
pool 644 0/0 646 BACKUP/makebackup.cmd
pool 644 0/0 841641472 BACKUP/TargetProcess2-Full.bak
pool 644 0/0 27 BACKUP/TIMESTAMP.TXT
create 755 0/0 0 BACKUP/upload
pool 644 0/0 18481152 BACKUP/upload/00102_cfefbbe4-97fd-408e-bd9e-10fc3e94a2f0.MTS
create 644 0/0 197 BACKUP/upload/PaxHeader/0200cdaa-9d50-4cfa-be6a-5819145c069c_Screen shot 2011-07-14 at 10.22.31 AM_97c9bb03-7c02
pool 644 0/0 299929 BACKUP/upload/0200cdaa-9d50-4cfa-be6a-5819145c069c_Screen shot 2011-07-14 at 10.22.31 AM_97c9bb03-7c02-404b-916b-
pool 644 0/0 25646 BACKUP/upload/05854726-2ac4-4682-bb79-149cb61b0d12_A_f734dd76-b84a-4310-9f83-61acfe13d1c5.jpg
[...]
pool 644 0/0 527 BACKUP/upload/_thumbs/Images/Splitters-current.png
pool 644 0/0 2726 BACKUP/upload/_thumbs/Images/tracking.jpg
pool 644 0/0 193 BACKUP/upload/PaxHeader/удаление_таймкарты_b73835f3-3bc2-
pool 644 0/0 512368 BACKUP/upload/удаление_таймкарты_b73835f3-3bc2-463e-b101-8
tarExtract: Done: 0 errors, 975 filesExist, 1042806631 sizeExist, 254330720 sizeExistComp, 997 filesTotal, 1042811116 sizeTotal
Got fatal error during xfer (No files dumped for share C)
Backup aborted (No files dumped for share C)
Not saving this as a partial backup since it has fewer files than the prior one (got 997 and 0 files versus 997)