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[mptcp-iproute,v3,3/7] man: mptcp: 'port' has to be used with 'signal'

Message ID 20240726-mptcp-user-feedback-v3-3-c6ba1f5fa13e@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Mat Martineau
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Series mptcp: guide the user to avoid mistakes | expand

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Matthieu Baerts July 26, 2024, 9:01 a.m. UTC
That's what is enforced by the kernel: the 'port' is used to create a
new listening socket on that port, not to create a new subflow from/to
that port. It then requires the 'signal' flag.

Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
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 man/man8/ip-mptcp.8 | 5 ++++-
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diff --git a/man/man8/ip-mptcp.8 b/man/man8/ip-mptcp.8
index 2b693564..11df43ce 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-mptcp.8
+++ b/man/man8/ip-mptcp.8
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@  is 0.
 When a port number is specified, incoming MPTCP subflows for already
 established MPTCP sockets will be accepted on the specified port, regardless
 the original listener port accepting the first MPTCP subflow and/or
-this peer being actually on the client side.
+this peer being actually on the client side. This option has to be used in
+combination with the
+.BR signal
+flag.
 
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