@@ -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 reception 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.
@@ -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.
.TP
.BR backup
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) <matttbe@kernel.org> --- man/man8/ip-mptcp.8 | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)