From: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 21:27:28 +0000 (+0200) Subject: doc: mptcp: net.mptcp.pm_type is deprecated X-Git-Tag: v6.17-rc6~16^2~8^2~1 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6f021e95d0828edc8ed104a294594c2f9569383a;p=thirdparty%2Fkernel%2Fstable.git doc: mptcp: net.mptcp.pm_type is deprecated The net.mptcp.pm_type sysctl knob has been deprecated in v6.15, net.mptcp.path_manager should be used instead. Adapt the section about path managers to suggest using the new sysctl knob instead of the deprecated one. Fixes: 595c26d122d1 ("mptcp: sysctl: set path manager by name") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reviewed-by: Geliang Tang Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250908-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-6-17-rc5-v1-2-5f2168a66079@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski --- diff --git a/Documentation/networking/mptcp.rst b/Documentation/networking/mptcp.rst index 17f2bab611644..2e31038d64620 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/mptcp.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/mptcp.rst @@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ address announcements. Typically, it is the client side that initiates subflows, and the server side that announces additional addresses via the ``ADD_ADDR`` and ``REMOVE_ADDR`` options. -Path managers are controlled by the ``net.mptcp.pm_type`` sysctl knob -- see -mptcp-sysctl.rst. There are two types: the in-kernel one (type ``0``) where the -same rules are applied for all the connections (see: ``ip mptcp``) ; and the -userspace one (type ``1``), controlled by a userspace daemon (i.e. `mptcpd +Path managers are controlled by the ``net.mptcp.path_manager`` sysctl knob -- +see mptcp-sysctl.rst. There are two types: the in-kernel one (``kernel``) where +the same rules are applied for all the connections (see: ``ip mptcp``) ; and the +userspace one (``userspace``), controlled by a userspace daemon (i.e. `mptcpd `_) where different rules can be applied for each connection. The path managers can be controlled via a Netlink API; see netlink_spec/mptcp_pm.rst.