From nobody Thu Sep 19 01:09:36 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 72B3E1F951 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:01:50 +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=1721984510; cv=none; b=iuMuZS+S5/Tvy8cWNTe84DazHsPWQcw135KG2Xox3qvCda1VzZHxsw9wDaCtfmXvvGwEWQFpOGMgszhZR3NSA4GPfPtNZ1zXKGPDpQzvFTbJIXLb4ttu3JeqSYsjzJuaLIiB+dvjkc2XufCGm1pBaZMgtcWBPzbtaxIOnB2eU+I= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1721984510; c=relaxed/simple; bh=apSMkqX6PlYgHFRluqpDHKw+wbmfYFw9YsE5MBU44Eo=; h=From:Date:Subject:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-Id:References: In-Reply-To:To:Cc; b=ZMHrzzxiZskMV4Onr6FOspDN56fdfeFq9tZkwne9Pvf+Y9PzGnSHoC+52z83NFFLeYSaX138Luams3bTatCR7p/uxBbnzCD7CPREPelLkLYgKM+2CJR6U0nEjCkUdmtLFcb/KA4Az6+f+kLBWbWAadTVXflk7LNAuZ9BZC6Mwg4= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=NSAdlEzH; 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="NSAdlEzH" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5213EC4AF09; Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:01:49 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1721984510; bh=apSMkqX6PlYgHFRluqpDHKw+wbmfYFw9YsE5MBU44Eo=; h=From:Date:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:To:Cc:From; b=NSAdlEzHjjdvDLPGWihE1VVcc0e+kgBwoYGS0FIA9v4WkdjJwG10k05lUzgqOatl0 7VmemXu7LkYYEsuhQMg56zUMypsNGLlefr5KGBqAjH0urbD6MimdFKXVgba/rs2TjL vECwP6j3vAltKOa9X37h9HJorlO9IGf2FohFvoUOyo+RQVIEecpEQf32DnyqUEORq/ LCgzLSuhsOE7SRYU+esENRjRk6XuV9Dji4Bxb84yaxQ0hbfdieDYwTx4hd8sPNueO3 Miu4E2FXP53s/H9R6zMlAE7raglO3Iaov1vaDMHTCmGATVu99qMj5c+iP8OQpqQZeA iITfhmjlzCvRA== From: "Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)" Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:01:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH mptcp-iproute v3 2/7] 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: <20240726-mptcp-user-feedback-v3-2-c6ba1f5fa13e@kernel.org> References: <20240726-mptcp-user-feedback-v3-0-c6ba1f5fa13e@kernel.org> In-Reply-To: <20240726-mptcp-user-feedback-v3-0-c6ba1f5fa13e@kernel.org> To: MPTCP Upstream Cc: Mat Martineau , "Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)" X-Mailer: b4 0.14.1 X-Developer-Signature: v=1; a=openpgp-sha256; l=1487; i=matttbe@kernel.org; h=from:subject:message-id; bh=apSMkqX6PlYgHFRluqpDHKw+wbmfYFw9YsE5MBU44Eo=; b=owEBbQKS/ZANAwAIAfa3gk9CaaBzAcsmYgBmo2X6tVIDsMDfkiB1zy5JfigiSsG96Hxd9spyF C9zDA4SoeWJAjMEAAEIAB0WIQToy4X3aHcFem4n93r2t4JPQmmgcwUCZqNl+gAKCRD2t4JPQmmg c6HsD/40cUJOvk4dtaflevUzYF4K5GNEer/GjUCMEwYulxck6FPy+K2lHUbGYUao0QA3OL9DRzY 7iPuViNxzCB099yQKbblvp4uBYRhn3qo0UPkOgMMYAt6TcwfxpgC9yjEd4uS8nnb9uTP2Fb8HqR GaY1XWaJogzQxDlIdr6ktyT4LwGU39y4aKD1Iztg8UccyblaL79p0uFaHJmWAHRbMuPY/tJMg/3 z7qy6+SZUz3RSZgpfilJ80wLMuOrAlmXFtvJUEg9IU6zBiEddb6rnQfA0YbN5Zuk/C+kF4jNc0a c0Ayf40WHCfCnvIiNhNpogi/mDh9lazkqLQBi8Zsizre46Y8z4LQgHB7j3W1gLAGMlbgkCFgtVL XTJyy7SFGi0e3fvffbp2aidBWjalIgLtyEaZ5F4NeOT3in9twXGr5d5LjnwEcFg3CAxVZ09zUrG uiBizeNaDdf1UrY/3bnycIShCTzyFINPZhbKip/lMECyuIch+XV+MpYetgND/xJWmKFTZWlq6Rz DjuCB6qFhQaH82TMW1iK5LN16S/l3GDB7NXQmudNw/ZiBIPQn68lzx5RiwrSqCXoDwIeDywTwAS xrOYII/z+WM+2VbTmTTZjrOyv0F41Dcc9e+u8vtKuwB4TyJiMUCCRaesIPgRGyDDwrImbttSaY6 2b3T+Wpd1H5WIeQ== 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 2.45.2