From nobody Thu Sep 19 01:16:57 2024 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 29D0E13AD2F for ; Wed, 5 Jun 2024 20:38:26 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1717619907; cv=none; b=um1mLchNxaF0hjdwxGyPTsox9bg7DqxCO4LigplTgwk2l5gbb5u9fJuXRaH1MoKCv7a+ahLoVNvOfm6xTDyCMVgcyP5/QS7kx+OU6exCZq1PwSZdXpnHZOWwOJxteKpycKEpdGMoS7/tECcDxe3F9k44rREtMQnmV6+kRXOVPzs= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1717619907; c=relaxed/simple; bh=MJgJII98g5zA+p4MZqKkUbFymhXZby+fhPDQNEVUdUs=; h=From:Date:Subject:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-Id:References: In-Reply-To:To:Cc; b=a+Pw/G3bia4dfn9T0wQOson3o7BaQHClnIxO5xRhXhtyd+YGQeoa2LYqsx5JRUHStOolS4/qMpi80EX3yh1VQUBjtNY3Un4yDbAAlvOsqGL/Qnfmb7L9LB/ExCLakqXgy5EzdbAXl7g4OK8JzrObLOvnAjdzzr71J/cOBcTW6ZY= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=ICxPkQBJ; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="ICxPkQBJ" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E58F5C2BD11; Wed, 5 Jun 2024 20:38:25 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1717619906; bh=MJgJII98g5zA+p4MZqKkUbFymhXZby+fhPDQNEVUdUs=; h=From:Date:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:To:Cc:From; b=ICxPkQBJUJUlSZxdEkkD5vgVPVZpBkeKLhtS7cb7MZTR8pkZ9YU7tR2lAhQmIfTIb 6mgmIernSpBub6LaiIFHAVIGuDpF0haOXIoVdySmht2eI37UCbfkt+oC2yVR66xPKx KF0SERSLXgr19KDtLMDL2uws1sURgHq1x4Lo5q5musE7ZEVYE2kWuES7BNpgKB8l8n gNMXWimm//fW4cv/hVQiBuKPBw8Hm3FxvGQ8s1YKe0xvcPn0SpR2Re9cXl/FNhJD+p pKrL6+/RUebMr+TXwSZf2ofg05ed7e9eB519UJKecvsw20t/skoBX04lcK/R4kqOC4 QEIAgwGlTQf8A== From: "Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)" Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:38:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH mptcp-iproute 2/4] man: mptcp: clarify 'signal' and 'subflow' flags Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: mptcp@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <20240605-mptcp-user-feedback-v1-2-d2dc3b399643@kernel.org> References: <20240605-mptcp-user-feedback-v1-0-d2dc3b399643@kernel.org> In-Reply-To: <20240605-mptcp-user-feedback-v1-0-d2dc3b399643@kernel.org> To: MPTCP Upstream Cc: "Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)" X-Mailer: b4 0.13.0 X-Developer-Signature: v=1; a=openpgp-sha256; l=1487; i=matttbe@kernel.org; h=from:subject:message-id; bh=MJgJII98g5zA+p4MZqKkUbFymhXZby+fhPDQNEVUdUs=; b=owEBbQKS/ZANAwAIAfa3gk9CaaBzAcsmYgBmYMy9GF7v7B1ilfdkULF5qqkWzwcvNKtDg482d ryUNr4RHGeJAjMEAAEIAB0WIQToy4X3aHcFem4n93r2t4JPQmmgcwUCZmDMvQAKCRD2t4JPQmmg cwi3EADCMU6U+UTKATF48ceENQ1pTjMEakXC3VCq8TUWEGcSQMO3fxk3jj8LSo0O7dwl+BSERpk HwH76y//Gp4CLyUtOyArB6nZdIihulBLxHL/5wOYmc9Jr4rJGfLtMHuGkzEFCtB1RvEuiviE7L2 9d+C+M/RBMOnby3ObtX4FIgPmJGzEC/Ux0YUCUKetn6dgYPQwAdLbl12MoRp1pS3dv3ZDec96ws DZywQHqvPTXY0/PGAM78UOgvqLzas990h7vOoqjvx4YNk5VoUNFUARmKCxkybv/dIxEgWXPhSHD qPG/39msRXF1Dh5eq+wXrISkwB+GWgzBUlZ/XHwlOFqL3T37WSLJ37C2Xo6wQyLgyjfghsrgwzz 5XaNrBss15IE6MCXKJSnVmUPUe5sr7EaKzHJRdWVMSbNFLAYcmmjJmuTJ4Iy872eqPxp43Gd2Y4 T51YY5TcqC3VieSqLknp9YG1oPVXKhF41QRSjz4fmYxskgT2sx3TcsUpRVpQFBBkyfPJkWRhBxD M/xNVc8LzFTNzcQyA4SIWqicFZcgDs2cFs0FwOhHgM4DAaqzqWVaj73uB864B3+pBB2f7GcC//L eyxA3L2XH7GF1Scjy+zysk3MCCgy8Nd06Ms13TdK3OEBrAlJbuXHmAJ4GWcUfR8bnrX4Ip9hYEL W8zjKAOfT43/bmQ== X-Developer-Key: i=matttbe@kernel.org; a=openpgp; fpr=E8CB85F76877057A6E27F77AF6B7824F4269A073 According to some bug reports on the MPTCP project, these options might be a bit confusing for some. Mentioning that the 'signal' flag is typically for a server, and the 'subflow' one is typically for a client should help the user knowing in which context which flag should be picked. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) --- man/man8/ip-mptcp.8 | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/man8/ip-mptcp.8 b/man/man8/ip-mptcp.8 index 89fcb64f..2b693564 100644 --- a/man/man8/ip-mptcp.8 +++ b/man/man8/ip-mptcp.8 @@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ is a unique numeric identifier for the given endpoint .TP .BR signal The endpoint will be announced/signaled to each peer via an MPTCP ADD_ADDR -sub-option. Upon reception of an ADD_ADDR sub-option, the peer can try to +sub-option. Typically, a server would be responsible for this. Upon recept= ion of +an ADD_ADDR sub-option, the other peer, typically the client side, can try= to create additional subflows, see .BR ADD_ADDR_ACCEPTED_NR. =20 @@ -158,7 +159,8 @@ create additional subflows, see .BR subflow If additional subflow creation is allowed by the MPTCP limits, the MPTCP path manager will try to create an additional subflow using this endpoint -as the source address after the MPTCP connection is established. +as the source address after the MPTCP connection is established. A client = would +typically do this. =20 .TP .BR backup --=20 2.43.0